# Project Management Office Lead

**Company**: City of London
**Location**: City of London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Salary**: GBP 61,120 - 68,990 per year
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

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.

**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.

**Responsibilities:**

- 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.

**Requirements:**

- 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.

## Skills

### Required
- project management
- programme management
- Microsoft 365
- Excel
- Power BI
- PowerPoint
- SharePoint
- Teams
- analytical skills
- communication skills
- stakeholder management

### Nice to have
- recognised project management qualification
- PMO experience
- programme office experience
- transformation environment experience
- project management frameworks and governance experience

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