PMO Manager, SEO, 12 Month FTC, Liverpool/Newport in West Kirby

PMO Manager, SEO, 12 Month FTC, Liverpool/Newport

The PMO Manager will define and maintain the project management standards and processes needed to optimise the business outcomes of the Charity Commission’s Futures Programme. This includes implementing and sharing best practices, and developing and applying project procedures, tools, and techniques to standardise methodologies and achieve efficiencies. The PMO Manager provides expert guidance, support, and insight on projects, acting as the source of all project information and metrics.

The PMO Manager will be responsible for defining and developing the project management machinery needed to ensure projects are delivered to time, cost and quality and to provide appropriate data and analysis for senior stakeholder assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

In addition, the postholder will be responsible for driving process improvement and fostering innovation within project management practices. The PMO Manager will lead initiatives to streamline workflows, introduce automation, and embed best practices that enhance efficiency, agility, and value delivery. By championing continuous improvement and leveraging data-driven insights, this role ensures the PMO evolves as a strategic enabler of organizational growth and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Standards & Governance

• Design and implement PMO standards, processes, and templates that drive consistency and quality across the business change lifecycle
• Ensure compliance with organizational governance while allowing flexibility for business specific needs.
• Establishes and implements protocols for changing project or programme scope, and updates configuration documents as required.
• Oversee the portfolio of projects ensuring prioritization aligns with the requirements of the Strategic Change Board.
• Evaluate and monitor project resource allocation, dependencies, and capacity planning to provide the programme’s governance structure with independent assurance on the delivery of objectives and anticipated quality standards.
• Establishes project processes and standards for managing risks and issues. Provides assurance to the programme governance structure on the effectiveness of risk and issue management arrangements.

Delivery Assurance

• Provide assurance on project health through stage-gate reviews, risk assessments, and quality checks.
• Support escalation management and issue resolution.

Process Improvement

• Identify inefficiencies in project delivery processes and implement improvements to enhance speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
• Introduce automation and digital tools to streamline reporting and governance.
• Drive adoption of best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across the embedded PMO and delivery teams.
• Benchmark performance and implement lessons learned to improve future delivery.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership providing accurate and honest perspectives of the progress being made against each project.
• Facilitate communication between delivery teams, business stakeholders, and the central PMO.

Capability Building

• Coach and mentor project managers and business teams on delivery best practices.
• Promote continuous improvement and adoption of modern delivery approaches (Agile, hybrid).

Reporting & Insights

• Produce accurate, timely dashboards and reports on portfolio performance, risks, and financials.
• Use data analytics to identify trends and recommend improvements.

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PMO Manager, SEO, 12 Month FTC, Liverpool/Newport

Company: Government Recruitment Service Salary: £45,348 to £45,348 a year Hours: Full-time Location: L20 7HS Job type: Temporary Posting date: 2 Nov 2026 Closing date: 16 Nov 2026

Summary

The PMO Manager will define and maintain the project management standards and processes needed to optimise the business outcomes of the Charity Commission’s Futures Programme. This includes implementing and sharing best practices, and developing and applying project procedures, tools, and techniques to standardise methodologies and achieve efficiencies. The PMO Manager provides expert guidance, support, and insight on projects, acting as the source of all project information and metrics.

The PMO Manager will be responsible for defining and developing the project management machinery needed to ensure projects are delivered to time, cost and quality and to provide appropriate data and analysis for senior stakeholder assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

In addition, the postholder will be responsible for driving process improvement and fostering innovation within project management practices. The PMO Manager will lead initiatives to streamline workflows, introduce automation, and embed best practices that enhance efficiency, agility, and value delivery. By championing continuous improvement and leveraging data-driven insights, this role ensures the PMO evolves as a strategic enabler of organizational growth and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Standards & Governance

• Design and implement PMO standards, processes, and templates that drive consistency and quality across the business change lifecycle
• Ensure compliance with organizational governance while allowing flexibility for business specific needs.
• Establishes and implements protocols for changing project or programme scope, and updates configuration documents as required.

Portfolio Management

• Oversee the portfolio of projects ensuring prioritization aligns with the requirements of the Strategic Change Board.
• Evaluate and monitor project resource allocation, dependencies, and capacity planning to provide the programme’s governance structure with independent assurance on the delivery of objectives and anticipated quality standards.

Risk Management:

• Establishes project processes and standards for managing risks and issues. Provides assurance to the programme governance structure on the effectiveness of risk and issue management arrangements.

Delivery Assurance

• Provide assurance on project health through stage-gate reviews, risk assessments, and quality checks.
• Support escalation management and issue resolution.

Process Improvement

• Identify inefficiencies in project delivery processes and implement improvements to enhance speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
• Introduce automation and digital tools to streamline reporting and governance.
• Drive adoption of best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across the embedded PMO and delivery teams.
• Benchmark performance and implement lessons learned to improve future delivery.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership providing accurate and honest perspectives of the progress being made against each project.
• Facilitate communication between delivery teams, business stakeholders, and the central PMO.

Capability Building

• Coach and mentor project managers and business teams on delivery best practices.
• Promote continuous improvement and adoption of modern delivery approaches (Agile, hybrid).

Reporting & Insights

• Produce accurate, timely dashboards and reports on portfolio performance, risks, and financials.
• Use data analytics to identify trends and recommend improvements.

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