About the job

Job summary

This position is based nationally

Job description

Senior PMO Manager

Location: National*

Closing Date: 2nd July

Interviews: From 18th July

Grade: 7

(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

Salary: £58,847 - £66,670 (London); £54,358 - £61,585 (National)

Working pattern: Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working

Contract Type: Permanent

Vacancy number: 88109

*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP

The Role

We’re recruiting for a Senior PMO Manager here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Strategic Initiatives team.

You will form part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for the delivery of a range of outcomes in support of the wider Technology Services teams. You will play a key role within the team whose deliverables include :-

• Identifying and documenting existing and future Technology, Service and Security landscapes and Strategies

• Identifying and preparing market ready requirements,

• The development of Business Cases

• Supporting Commercial and Financial processes,

• Supporting Service Design and Architecture

• The Transition of services from supplier to supplier or in-house

• Deployment of technology or services across the MoJ estate

• Exiting of services from incumbent suppliers

• Tracking and reporting on Finance forecast and spend

• Business and Stakeholder engagement and communication

To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the successful implementation of the PMO’s strategy, responsibilities, services and deliverables

• Monitor reporting and assist Delivery Leads in reporting to Senior Management

• Provide planning, Milestone management, Scope management, Resource forecasting, Change Management, Finance Management

• Establish and maintain frameworks and standards aligned with best practices and the wider Justice Digital and MoJ objectives.

• Manage and compile financial and KPI information whilst ensuring adherence to the corporate financial processes

• Prepare and present cost-benefit analyses to support business case development and the implementation of initiatives

• Provide and maintain a capacity planning and resource tracking services

• Update and maintain the Risk Log, Action Log, Decisions Log, and Issue Register

• Ensure the appropriate benefits are identified, quantified and their realisation planned

• Ensure dependencies are managed and the dependency log is accurately maintained.

• Provide a quality assurance role in line with defined PMO process.

• Coordinate project closure to distil good practice and ensure lessons learned are logged.

• Line Manage PMO staff

• Define and embed control and governance processes

• Manage and support governance activities for business cases aligned with the HM Treasury Green Book principles

• Foster and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders including senior leadership and private office teams. Ensure efficient change control methods and process are utilised

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of building a PMO office which has gone on to planning and executing the end to end lifecycle responsibilities of a PMO within large complex projects and portfolios

• Experience of project management using AGILE or PRINCE2 methodology (or equivalent) for large sized projects with a specific focus on Business Cases, and governance processes

• Proven track record of cultivating strong relationships with all stakeholders levels including senior leadership

• Strong skills in creating and maintaining project and programme plans, including risks, actions, issues, dependencies, benefits, resource planning and task assignment

• Line management or team leader experience

• Training and coaching of Project Managers and PMO staff

Willingness to be assessed against  the requirements for BPSS clearance

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

Person specification

Please refer to attached Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £54,358, Ministry of Justice contributes £15,165 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

How to Apply

Candidates must submit a CV and Personal Statement.  Your Personal Statement should be no more than 750 words and should describe how you meet the following 3 requirements from the Person Specification:

• Experience of building a PMO office which has gone on to planning and executing the end to end lifecycle responsibilities of a PMO within large complex projects and portfolios

• Experience of project management using AGILE or PRINCE2 methodology (or equivalent) for large sized projects with a specific focus on Business Cases and governance processes

• Strong skills in creating and maintaining project and programme plans, including risks, actions, issues, dependencies, benefits, resource planning and task assignment

A diverse panel will review your application against the criteria listed above.  Applications submitted without a Personal Statement will not be considered.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your ‘Experience of building a PMO office which has gone on to planning and executing the end to end lifecycle responsibilities of a PMO within large complex projects and portfolios’ will be conducted before the sift.

In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:

• Changing and Improving

• Working Together

• Communicating and Influencing

• Managing a Quality Service

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference. Please note, candidates will be asked to prepare and deliver a presentation during their interview.  Details of this will be provided to candidates a minimum of 5 working days prior to their interview.

Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.

Terms & Conditions

Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact recruitment@digital.justice.gov.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.