Programme Management Officer

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In response to the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, the Government established the Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) Remediation Funds and the Building Safety Fund (BSF) to make sure high-rise buildings are safe and people living in them feel safe now and in the future. The ACM and BSF Programmes sit within the Remediation Portfolio which is part of the Government Major Project Portfolio. The Government has made over 5bn of funding available to building owners to enable them to undertake remediation of unsafe cladding on high rise buildings.

The Programme Support Officer will work within the Programme Management Office (PMO) team supporting governance, Programme Board, reporting, information management, programme closure and RAID management. The post holder will play a visible role, engaging and collaborating with external and internal stakeholders including our Delivery Partners and our Contract Management team. Prioritisation and adaptability will be key in managing priorities in a busy PMO.

As the Programme Management Officer your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the establishment of a new governance framework
• Providing secretariat and reporting functions, including for Programme Board and Operational Board meetings
• Programme and Portfolio reporting, including managing, monitoring and change control
• RAID management, monitoring, reporting, working with subject matter experts to identify, mitigate and manage programme risks, issues and dependencies, and escalating as appropriate
• Leading on commissioning updates from subject matter experts and team leaders to track milestones and activity
• Maintaining team and programme information management systems and supporting associated quality assurance processes
• Supporting programme and portfolio level evaluation, Lessons Learnt and benefits management
• Supporting project and programme planning, timelines and milestone management
• Leading on programme events and activities

Essential Criteria:

• Track record, knowledge and experience working in a PMO, project/programme environment
• Qualification in one or more of the following areas:
• Able to build productive relationships across the programme
• Qualification in one or more of the following areas:

  o PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments) Foundation

  o APM (Association for Project Management) Project Fundamentals Qualification

  o Managing Successful Programmes Foundation

  o Agile Project Management Foundation

  o Other Project Delivery Qualifications such as Lean Six Sigma; Change Management Qualifications; Management of Risk etc.