PMO Governance Officer

Please note this is a fixed term post to 30/04/2027. Reporting to the PMO Manager, the PMO Officer will play an important role in supporting the development, review, monitoring and reporting of Projects and Programmes, contributing to effective management and governance across the entire portfolio of programmes and projects in the Change and Delivery Service in line with the Council's Project Management Framework.

The purpose of the PMO Officer is to support/ensure programme and projects achieve benefits and value. They will do this through coordinating, planning, controlling, reporting and analysing activity to support decision makers and ensure that the strategic objectives are achieved. The PMO Officer will help provide insight, information and support which strengthens project governance and enables prioritisation decisions and effective allocation of resources. The PMO Officer will help ensure that programmes and projects are being implemented in the right way so that they are more likely to realise their anticipated benefits.

About you

• Ability to interpret and explain complex issues to a wide range of audiences, presenting complex data sets in a clear and meaningful way and skilled at writing and supporting the preparation of papers such as committee papers.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with ability to self‑direct and work under own initiative.
• Ability to approach problem solving in an adaptable and insightful way to provide innovative and beneficial solutions.
• Excellent set of interpersonal and communication skills – able to communicate with and influence a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to negotiate with key partners and businesses to build collaborative solutions that recognise the diverse needs of communities; confidence to follow up on actions, chase submissions, etc.
• Ability to build support for new, and sometimes unpopular, ideas and processes.
• Ability to be proactive and take a systematic approach in the organisation of work.
• Ability to challenge where necessary with a wide range of stakeholders using good networking and influencing skills.

Our benefits

• A comprehensive wellbeing package covering all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, also accessible by your family.
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro‑rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances.
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings.
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth.
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day.
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards.
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in‑store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Cambridgeshire County Council is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and empowering workplace. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action. We are a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and when you join us, and we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustment needs. As part of our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. If you need additional time on an assessment or require a document with larger text, contact us with your needs.