Project Management Office Manager

About the GMC

We work with doctors, physician associates (PAs), anaesthesia associates (AAs), those they care for and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors, PAs, AAs and their educators need to meet, and help them achieve them. If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors, PAs, or AAs may be at risk, we can investigate and take action if needed.

The role

Are you looking for a role where you can play a key leadership part in shaping and supporting the organisation’s transformation and change portfolio?

If so, this opportunity to join our Business Transformation team may be a great fit.

As our PMO Manager, you’ll work in a varied and fast‑moving environment alongside project and policy professionals. You’ll help set proportionate ways of working, oversee progress and resource reporting, and ensure our portfolio is delivered smoothly and effectively.

You’ll also lead a small team of project officers, supporting them individually and collectively to develop, grow and thrive.

Our Business Transformation team is supportive, dynamic and guided by the values in our team charter including, collaboration, openness and honesty, compassion and empowered leadership.

Colleagues who have previously held this role have gone on to progress within the organisation, thanks to the exposure it offers to project delivery, governance, and the organisation’s strategic direction.

Key responsibilities

• Accountability for the development and maintenance of the Business Transformation and Policy work plan
• Managing and supporting the project officer team, helping them learn, grow and develop in line with organisational value
  • Responsibility for forecasting and recording resource requirements across the portfolio
  • Advocating proportionate project and programme management delivery
  • Responsibility for completing project and programme health checks, holding project teams to account for consistent approach for delivery of the section’s portfolio of work
  • Implementing and managing the governance standards across the portfolio
  • Facilitating lessons learned workshops, providing a central point for lessons learned, templates and best practice to project and programme managers.
  • Leading the PMO development programme, identifying and implementing improvements to processes, tools and ways of working
  • Establishing, developing and maintaining appropriate support structures to facilitate decision making, benefits realisation, risk management and successful delivery of projects and programmes

The person

We need someone who is highly organised, strong on assurance, and able to juggle line management with broader operational and strategic work.

Working Pattern

This is a hybrid role between home working and office working, you’ll work 1 day minimum a week in the office. We may ask you to attend the office on additional days where necessary.

We are happy to consider a range of flexible working options. Flexible working requests will be considered in line with the policy.

You can find more detail on the tasks you will undertake, and the essential skills required for the role, in the job description.

GMC benefits

You’ll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people with several excellent benefits including:

• 30 days holiday with the option to buy and sell more
• A generous employer pension contribution of 15%
• Access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Attractive salary that’s reviewed annually
• Private medical insurance
• Bike lockers and shower facilities

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How to apply for the role

If you are interested in applying for this role, please provide a CV and a supporting statement, which demonstrates your reason for applying and a summary of how you can meet the essential skills listed in the job description, provide examples where possible.

Please note, applications submitted without the above information will be considered incomplete and not shortlisted.

Details on how to complete the application can be found in the attached guidance document.

We let you know whether you will progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The GMC values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination. We are committed to the Disability Confident Employer scheme, and candidates with a disability who best meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification will be offered an interview.

The GMC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750)