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Seize the unique opportunity to shape a major transformation programme at Arts Council England, a mission-driven organisation fostering creativity and culture.
Overview
Salary
£50468
Location
Manchester, UK - Hybrid
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
Arts Council England is a dynamic organisation dedicated to investing in creativity and culture, with a vision to make these accessible to all in England. As an employee, you'll join a mission-driven team that values inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement, driving cultural growth across the nation.
Role Summary
- Develop and lead a Programme Management Office (PMO) supporting the next phase of the Arts Council's transformation programme, comprised of several complex, interdependent projects.
- Work at the heart of the PMO function, bringing clarity, consistency, and momentum to complex change initiatives.
- Collaborate with a dynamic team aiming to improve how change is delivered across the organisation.
Role Requirements
- Create and adapt PMO processes, governance and ways of working.
- Maintain oversight of plans, milestones, dependencies, and risks across multiple projects.
- Make programme and project management accessible and practical, explaining concepts in clear terms and introducing flexible ways of working.
- Provide concise, insightful programme reporting to senior leaders.
Application Process Details
- Benefits include hybrid and flexible working, generous annual leave, and access to the Arts Council Retirement Plan, a final salary scheme.
Arts Council England invests in creativity and culture so that everyone in England can experience and benefit from it. Joining us means being part of a mission-driven organisation that values inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
The role: We are seeking an experienced PMO Lead to continue to develop a Programme Management Office (PMO) to support the next phase of the Arts Council's transformation programme. The programme includes several complex and interdependent projects. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of a growing Programme Management Office (PMO) function, helping to bring clarity, consistency, and momentum to a portfolio of complex change initiatives. You'll be part of a collaborative and evolving team focused on improving how we deliver change across the organisation.
Job requirements: You will play a key role in developing a newly established Programme Management Office (PMO) to support the effective delivery of a complex transformation programme. Working closely with senior delivery colleagues, you will shape PMO processes, governance, and ways of working, adapting these to suit service owners who may be less familiar with structured project or agile approaches. You will maintain oversight of plans, milestones, dependencies, and risks across multiple projects, helping teams manage complexity and sustain momentum. A central part of the role involves making programme and project management accessible and practical. You will explain concepts in clear, straightforward terms, adapting tools, language, and approaches to build confidence and understanding across a range of experience levels. Rather than enforcing a single methodology, you will introduce flexible ways of working that reflect the needs of different teams, co-developing simple, effective tools and templates with delivery colleagues. You will provide concise, insightful programme reporting that enables senior leaders to understand progress, risks, and issues without needing technical detail.
Benefits: Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance, and the Arts Council Retirement Plan - a final salary scheme.
