Head of PMO (Contract)

*This is an Outside IR35 Contract role*

As a client facing Head of PMO, you will be embedded in a programme team and work closely with our Senior Delivery Manager, Delivery Principal and senior client stakeholders to develop, establish, and maintain project management standards with processes. Drive consistent methodologies, adherence to and continuous improvements within our processes and procedures to ensure excellence in our delivery to all our customers.

• Support the wider programme in setting up a PMO function
• Support the Programme Director to drive governance and oversight across the project portfolio
• Support the evolution of how weekly reports are delivered and reported
• Supporting the weekly RAID & RAG review meetings with the Project Managers & Senior Management team
• Maintenance and management of the project portfolio weekly status reporting pack (Power BI Dashboards)
• Actively participate in various steering groups across the project landscape.
• Ability to take on Project Management initiatives on an ad hoc basis as and when required
• Identify, creating and implementing new processes, procedures or methodologies as required by the business to enhance our delivery capability
• Ensuring that lessons learned are performed at the end of a complex project, documented and communicated to the rest of the practice community for inclusion in any future similar estimations, implementations, processes to further improve our delivery capability

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of setting up a PMO office
• PMO / Project Management Office or Delivery Assurance Experience
• Experience as a Project Manager or a Delivery Manager
• Experience in Microsoft tools e.g. Excel, PowerBI and SharePoint
• GDS / Government Digital Services experience or ERP experience 
• Agile and Waterfall Project management delivery experience is essential 
• Examples of Continuous Improvement within Project Management
• Highly motivated and good stakeholders engagement skills

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.