Working within the Portfolio and Project Management team, the PMO Lead will play a critical role in ensuring robust management of the strategic change portfolio within the Agency. You will be joining a talented team committed to making a positive impact on how initiatives are managed, successfully delivered, and benefits realised.

The team is dedicated to delivering a first-class customer service, resolving issues informally wherever possible, and taking an innovative and creative approach to portfolio and programme challenges. A collaborative way of working is encouraged to support strong decision-making and effective problem-solving.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of the Agency within a fast-growing, national organisation with a strong social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional programme team, you will ensure that efficient, consistent, and effective best practice is deployed across the portfolio.

A bit about you...

You will be comfortable supporting a strategic portfolio with complex P3M issues, enabling first-class delivery across programmes and projects. You will be proficient in core P3M practices, including governance, planning, risk management, and assurance, alongside strong stakeholder management skills and experience of working in a fast-paced and flexible environment. Strong P3M planning expertise is particularly valued.

You will be resilient and confident managing senior stakeholders, with discussions shaped by a clear understanding of the commercial and operational impacts of portfolio-level decisions. You will enjoy working in an innovative, engaging way and will be able to negotiate and persuade effectively.

As an experienced PMO professional, you will understand how to manage and support colleagues, demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively and inclusively as part of a high-performing team.

Who are we?

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer...

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you.

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go.

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.

We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities.

Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country. For more information about our EDI strategy please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 to 2025 — Second Edition - GOV.UK

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

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PMO Lead

Salary: £59,631 - £69,548

Working Pattern: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed Term

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Do you currently have the right to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship? If you answer yes to this question, we will need to see evidence at interview stage.

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This role will require working on hybrid basis from our listed offices as advertised. Please can you confirm which office would be your preference?

In 250 words, please can you give an example where you have used your planning skills and expertise to support delivery of a portfolio and/or large scale programme.

In 250 words, can you please outline your experience in a PMO role within a strategic portfolio context, including how your skills and experience enabled, matured and increased confidence in successful delivery.

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