A fixed-term loan post in the Parole Board's Portfolio Office, within the Risk, Governance and Portfolio Assurance team of Strategy and Corporate Services. The holder supports projects and programmes with governance, assurance and reporting, and helps colleagues apply proportionate templates, tools and coaching. The role is hybrid, with about 20% in-person contact and occasional in-person attendance for SLT meetings and away days, and it is open only to existing civil servants and accredited NDPB employees. Fit turns on a statement of suitability, and no prior project management background is needed.
What the job involves
- Help develop and maintain portfolio management arrangements, business planning, performance reporting and benefits realisation
- Work with project and programme leads to set governance, delivery plans, reporting and proportionate documentation
- Develop and maintain practical project and programme management frameworks, templates, tools and guidance
- Coach and advise colleagues so they can manage projects and programmes consistently
- Give assurance that projects and programmes have clear decision routes, roles, risk management, milestones, dependencies and reporting
- Review portfolio information to spot weak governance, controls, reporting or delivery confidence and elevate through agreed routes
- Provide clear reporting and assurance to the Portfolio Board and senior leaders to support decisions and corrective action
- Support project initiation, governance reviews and lessons learned sessions
- Work across the organisation to improve the quality, consistency and completeness of portfolio data and reporting
- Support leads to develop proportionate business cases, identify resource and funding needs, and report against budgets, benefits and value for money
- Analyse portfolio data to support governance, assurance, reporting and evaluation, working with performance and data colleagues
What’s required
Experience
- Experience of supporting projects, programmes, governance, reporting, assurance or organisational change
Skills & knowledge
- Strong governance mindset, applying processes consistently and proportionately
- Excellent attention to detail, spotting gaps, inconsistencies or poor-quality information
- Proactive, following up actions, identifying risks early and escalating when needed
- Building relationships and constructively challenging stakeholders using evidence and sound judgement
- Strong organisational skills, managing competing priorities independently
- Strong written and verbal communication, drawing out key messages from data and reports
Checks & eligibility
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check
- Existing Civil Service employee or employee of an accredited NDPB
- Meets Civil Service nationality rules
Nice to have
- Experience of project, programme or portfolio management support
- Experience developing or improving processes, guidance, templates or reporting frameworks
- Experience of governance, assurance, risk, audit, business planning, performance reporting or benefits realisation
- Confidence using Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint
- Interest in digital tools, automation or AI that support organisational effectiveness
What’s offered
- Choice of Civil Service pension schemes
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after five years, plus public holidays and one privilege day
- Option to buy or sell up to three days' leave each year
- Flexible working, including part-time and job share where business needs allow
- Family friendly policies and paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave
- Flexible benefits, retail vouchers and discounts
- Extensive training and development opportunities
- Employee networks and free annual sight tests for screen users
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
