Programme Management Office (PMO) Co-ordinator
Employer – Trafford Council
Address – Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, M32 0TH
Salary – £34,834 to £37,336 per annum
Salary Grade – Band 7
Job category – Business & Corporate Services
Job Type – Policy, Business Analysis, Change & Transformation
Working Pattern – Full Time
Working hours – 36.25 hours
Contract type – Permanent
Closing date – Tuesday 7th May at 12.00 Midday
Interview date – To be confirmed.
About us
Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace.
Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a vision which sees us working together to reduce inequality, supporting people out of poverty, address our climate crisis and maximise Trafford’s huge potential.
This is an excellent opportunity to implement change programmes that sit at the heart of Trafford Council’s corporate focus and future plans.
Trafford is a great place to work. With a fantastic culture, we embrace innovation and encourage high performance. We are looking to recruit people with the right skills, enthusiasm, and behaviours to help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking to recruit someone who has experience of working within a Project Management Office environment either within the public or private sector.
About the Role
As the Project Management Office Co Ordinator, you will lead a small team to provide project and administrative support to the Modernisation team at project level. This will include managing governance reporting, including reviewing risk and issue logs, coordinating highlight reports, and ensuring consistency in the quality of reporting across all programs.
You will join a busy, friendly, and proactive team with opportunities to support a variety of high-quality projects that bring about change, helping to ensure that Trafford’s services are sustainable, future-proof, and deliver the best outcomes for residents.
The role benefits from working within a large Modernisation team, which delivers programs and projects at pace and in a timely manner to deliver a range of outputs and outcomes that support the three corporate priorities via both directorate investment led activity or options for savings and change.
You will possess excellent written communication skills to produce good quality materials including reports, presentations, information bulletins and minutes. Knowledge and understanding of project management methodology and techniques is essential, along with the ability to work under pressure and meet competing deadlines.
You will have experience of working within a formal Project Management Office (PMO) environment and a track record of stakeholder management.
You will need a degree or similar and ideally a qualification in Project Management.
PMO Co-ordinator Role Profile.pdf
About the benefits to you
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.
Trafford recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including mental health first aiders, staff network groups (LGBT+/Carers/BAME/Disability) and health and wellbeing events.
Our great benefits include:-
Local Government Pension Scheme
Home Technology Scheme
Health and Wellbeing Offsite and/ or Intranet offer
Working Well Passport (opt in scheme)
Car Lease Scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Simply Healthcare
Employee Discount Scheme - 'Perks at Work'
CONTACT DETAILS
For an informal discussion contact Chris Jennings chris.jennings@trafford.gov.uk