PMO Planning and Assurance Manager

Job Description

Location : Mansfield, Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield, LeicesterOur client is looking for a PMO Planning and Assurance ManagerWorking with them:They encourage applicants from anywhere in the UK - as long as youre able to be in the Mansfield office for a minimum of 1-2 days a week and attend their regular team meetings in person, they embrace a hybrid working model as much as possible.They offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to youat your interview.With a genuine commitment to flexible working, they believe that work life balance is incredibly important. There are a number of wonderful benefits that youll access being a part of their inclusive team including 27.5 days holiday (with an additional 6days flexi time), an option to work in a hybrid way, a great civil service pension scheme, generous gym membership contribution, and support for your professional membership.Who they are:They really are a great team to work with. Theyre united in their passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.They carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping people and the environment safe from mine water pollution.They are excited about what their future holds. Their work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, they hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zeroemissions by 2050.They truly are a supportive organisation where they all live and breathe their values. They are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that they do.About the role:Working within the PMO and reporting to the Principal PMO Manager, the PMO Planning Manager will have a broad range of touch points with members across the PMO and Environment Department particularly.At the highest level, the PMO Planning Manager will be interfacing with Environment Leads to support Programme and Project Delivery through Planning, Assurance and Programme level reporting.The role will be critical in maintaining and establishing robust governance and assurance processes for all projects and programmes delivered by the Environment department.Taking ownership for creating and managing project related reports across the directorate as well as developing and executing plans to build the required skills and capabilities within the department and across them.Championing continuous improvement, supporting this through co-ordination of process improvement activities with an aim to deliver the PMO Roadmap.For more information about the role please refer to the attached job description.About you:

• Theyre looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and organised individual with a high level of commitment and drive
• You are a good communicator - verbal, written and reporting
• You should have the ability to influence and stay resilient
• You are highly organised and have the ability to manage multiple tasks in parallel with both the tact and ability to converse and when required challenge senior stakeholders
• You have great experience of working and delivering in a Programme and/or Portfolio role

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:They are committed to developing a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. They encourage applications from people with the required skills and experience, from different backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. Diversity is vital totheir success and innovation and is fundamental to their values of being trusted, inclusive and progressive. They offer a guaranteed interview for candidates with disabilities who meet the basic selection criteria.If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative format application forms you can get in touch with them by contacting the HR team.Other essential informationSchedule:Application closing date: 03 08 2022Application outcome:They would love to respond to all candidates, however due to the high volumes they receive, only candidates invited to interview will be contacted. Therefore if you have not heard anything within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your applicationunsuccessful. They do encourage you to keep an eye on their website and see if there are any other roles that may be suitable for you.Security:Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.Changes to the UKs Immigration following the UKs departure from the EUPlease note there is now a new immigration system which will apply to people arriving in the UK from 1 January 2021, and EU citizens moving to the UK to work after this date will need to get a visa in advance.EU citizens applying for a skilled worker visa must now show they have a job offer from an approved employer sponsor to be able to apply. Currently, they are not an approved employer sponsor, so they will be unable to employ any new EU citizens wishing towork in the UK after 1 January 2021.EU citizens who were already living and working in the UK before 1 January 2021 may continue to do so, providing they meet all the requirements and they apply to the EU Settlement Scheme before 30 June 2021. This will mean that they can continue to livethe UK after 30 June 2021. If you are an EU citizen who has lived in the UK for many years or you have a permanent residence document, you still need to apply.

Keyskills :
GovernanceMiningProcess ImprovementRenewable EnergyProject Delivery