Project Management Office Lead

About Us

The City of London Corporation (CoL) is dedicated to a vibrant and thriving City supporting a diverse and sustainable London within a globally successful UK. Key to this is maintaining London and the UK’s position as the world’s leading financial and professional services centre, ensuring economic prosperity across London and the wider UK.  

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated PMO Lead to establish, drive and continuously improve project and programme management across the Innovation & Growth Directorate. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled programme and project professional to work at the heart of a high-profile directorate, supporting the delivery of strategic priorities that help maintain London and the UK's position as a world-leading financial and professional services centre. 

You will work closely with senior leaders, programme sponsors and project managers to embed a consistent project management approach, strengthen governance and reporting, and provide strategic operational support to the Directorate's leadership team. 

About the Role 

As PMO Lead, you will be responsible for developing and managing the Directorate's programme and project management framework, ensuring projects are delivered effectively and aligned to strategic objectives. 

You’ll be responsible for: 

• Leading and continuously improving the Directorate's project and programme management methodology. 

• Driving adoption of project management standards, tools and best practice across teams. 

• Maintaining project pipelines, dashboards, performance reporting and KPI frameworks. 

• Monitoring programme risks, issues, dependencies and delivery progress. 

• Supporting annual business planning and performance management processes. 

• Providing hands-on project management support for priority strategic initiatives. 

• Producing high-quality reports, briefings and recommendations for senior leadership. 

• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive successful delivery. 

• Acting as a trusted adviser to senior leaders on programme governance, prioritisation and delivery risk. 

About You 

We are looking for someone who combines strong project management expertise with excellent communication, analytical and stakeholder management skills. 

You will ideally have: 

• A recognised project management qualification or equivalent experience. 

• Experience working within a PMO, programme office or transformation environment. 

• Experience implementing or improving project management frameworks and governance. 

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and provide practical recommendations. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• Experience producing reports, dashboards and executive briefings. 

• The confidence to challenge constructively and influence senior stakeholders. 

• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure. 

• Advanced Microsoft 365 skills, particularly Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Teams. 

• Experience operating in a public sector, financial services or similarly complex organisation. 

What do we offer? 

• Competitive salary with annual reviews. 

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (employer contribution currently 21%). 

• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service. 

• Learning and development opportunities including professional study support. 

• Employee benefits, volunteering opportunities, and staff discounts. 

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Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OOIG1506 if you experience any difficulties.  A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732. 

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. 

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