Portfolio Programme Manager

We are looking to appoint a Portfolio Programme Manager to join the Business Design and Assurance (BDA) Department, where your focus will be on the delivery of expert and professional services on a range of transformational and transitional change management and benefit management matters.

As Portfolio Programme Manager you will ensure the integrity of the portfolio and all associated programmes and projects contained within it. You will provide leadership and direction to a department responsible for change management and benefits management activities, developing and implementing planned change initiatives that are intrinsically linked to the strategic priorities of the OPFCC, and NYP.

Through your leadership and direction, you will embrace change and innovation, ensuring the provision of a credible, high performing, strategically led service which can deliver real value to front line services through demonstrable results.

Reporting to the Head of Business Design and Assurance, you will lead the design of the Portfolio Programme Management Office components of the BDA service and associated delivery to inform ongoing performance measurement and improvement of service delivery.

Key responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement the PPMO Service Strategy and Service Delivery Plan.
• Maintain a global overview of all major change activity across each organisation to ensure a clear understanding of the interdependencies and opportunities.
• Drive a positive and inclusive team culture, ensuring all PPMO colleagues are aligned to exemplify a clear and consistent service delivery model to service users.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of the components of the PPMO BDA Service and associated KPI’s.
• Lead on PPMO service review activity.
• Build and maintain the relationship between the PPMO and service users to support front line service delivery.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure the portfolio of programmes and projects can deliver organisation’s strategic objectives and are aligned to the business and financial plans.
• Provide expert advice and insight on the capability, development and improvement of change management and benefits management matters along with regulatory and legal requirements.
• Act as confidante, coach, and constructive challenger to support leaders and managers to role model the right organisational values and behaviours.
• Support the design and delivery of associated initiates to ensure such values are effectively communicated, understood and embraced.
• Be accountable for a planned resourcing strategy.
• Be responsible for the effective management of the PPMO budget.

Requirements:

To be successful you will be a proven leader with significant insight and experience of planning and delivering transformational change in a multidiscipline service, including the delivery of successful programmes and projects and their associated benefits to demonstrate a return on investment.

You will be capable of solving complex problems and have experience of working collaboratively with key senior stakeholders.

With highly developed networking, communication and influencing skills, you will have real strength in your ability to forge effective and influential working relationships at all levels and have the ability to influence a range of internal and external stakeholders.

You will be competent and confident in preparing and presenting reports and information to senior members of the organisation and have demonstrable experience of budgetary planning and management.

You will be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications.

Your credibility as a Portfolio Programme Manager will be critical to your success in this role; you will therefore be able to demonstrate how you combine your strong professional knowledge and insight, with personal credibility and flair, in order to engage colleagues and stakeholders through significant and often complex change.

Working for us - what we can offer you

Working for the emergency services is truly rewarding, and we want to inspire all colleagues to achieve their full potential. Everything we do has a direct impact to the service our organisation delivers, and each of us contributes to ensuring our communities continue to feel safe.

You’ll be welcomed into an organisation that is committed to ensuring everyone is treated fairly and supported equally. We value different perspectives, skills and experiences and we care about the well-being of our staff, and actively support people so they can perform to their best.

In addition, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Staff support networks
• Training and development
• Excellent government pension scheme
• Access to onsite Health and Wellbeing services
• 24 days holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days with length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Access to discounts at major retailers
• Unison – recognised trade union
• Inclusion and Diversity support networks

Positive Action

We, at North Yorkshire Police value difference. We have a positive action team who are dedicated to supporting you through your application and beyond. If you feel you need any reasonable adjustments to help reach your potential, please contact our Positive Action Team, positiveaction@northyorkshire.police.uk.

How to apply

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, please submit your application, we want to hear from you. For further information on this opportunity, please contact Rebecca Baran, Head of Business Design and Assurance, rebecca.baran@northyorkshire.police.uk.

Key dates:

Vacancy closing: 09:00am on Monday 5th February 2024.

Interviews: Monday 19th February 2024

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £63,288.00-£70,332.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Flexitime
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Northallerton