Our Centralernment client is looking for a Portfolio Director to lead the strategic oversight and delivery of the Service Transformation portfolio across their services. This role ensures alignment with organisational priorities, drives efficiency, and delivers improved oues for citizens, businesses, and the environment.
The Portfolio Director will own and lead both the Change Management Office (CMO) and the Portfolio Management Office (PMO), embedding best practice in portfolioernance, change management, benefits realisation, and stakeholder engagement across the organisation.What you will lead:
1. Strategic direction andernance of the service transformation portfolio
2. Maturing PMO practices: planning, prioritisation, reporting, assurance
3. Senior leadership of the CMO and change management standards
4. Portfolio performance, risk management, and benefits tracking
5. Resource and budget optimisation
6. Continuous improvement in agile delivery and service design
Skills & Experience
7. Proven experience in portfolio director or programme director leadership withinplex organisations.
8. Strong understanding of service transformation, portfolioernance, and change management.
9. Experience establishing or leading PMO and CMO functions.
10. Excellent stakeholder management andmunication skills.
11. Familiarity withernment frameworks (, GDS standards, Cabinet Office assurance).
In return, you will receive the opportunity to support a majorernment department, going through large transformation. The possibility to work on a long-term contract (multiple extensions), on a hybrid basis for the foreseeable paying up to £850 p/day (in scope of IR35).