Programme Management Office Lead
CompanyLeicester City Council
Location
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/16/2026
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Description
Reference: REQ7218
Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent We're looking for an exceptional DDaT PMO Lead to play a pivotal leadership role within our Digital, Data and Technology Service (DDaT), supporting the transformation on how digital, data and technology programmes are delivered across the Council. You'll lead the DDaT PMO, managing a team that includes Senior Delivery Managers, while working closely with Product Managers, developers, data specialists and operational colleagues to drive delivery across the Council's digital transformation portfolio. Together, you'll ensure our programmes are structured, transparent and delivering real value. This is a high-impact, fast-paced role at the heart of the Council's transformation. You'll shape how we plan, govern and deliver a growing portfolio of digital, data and technology initiatives that support services used by thousands of residents and businesses every day. Working within the DDaT function, you'll help build a strong culture of delivery excellence — embedding best practice, strengthening governance and enabling teams to successfully deliver complex programmes. You'll provide portfolio insight, governance and delivery assurance across a major roadmap of technology modernisation, service digitalisation and critical line-of-business systems, ensuring initiatives are aligned to strategic priorities and delivering measurable outcomes. This is not a passive oversight role. It's an opportunity to set the standard for delivery, embed best-practice portfolio management, and enable teams to deliver complex transformation programmes that create real value for Leicester and its residents. It's demanding. It's fast moving. And it's an opportunity to play a defining role in shaping Leicester's digital future. What we're looking for We're looking for a confident and experienced PMO leader who thrives in complex delivery environments and can bring structure, insight and leadership to a large and evolving portfolio of work. You'll bring strong experience in portfolio, programme and project governance, alongside the ability to influence senior stakeholders and enable teams to deliver at pace. Ideally, you'll demonstrate: Leadership of PMO or portfolio management functions, with experience managing delivery professionals such as Delivery Managers or Project Managers. Strong knowledge of portfolio, programme and project management frameworks (for example PRINCE2
Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent We're looking for an exceptional DDaT PMO Lead to play a pivotal leadership role within our Digital, Data and Technology Service (DDaT), supporting the transformation on how digital, data and technology programmes are delivered across the Council. You'll lead the DDaT PMO, managing a team that includes Senior Delivery Managers, while working closely with Product Managers, developers, data specialists and operational colleagues to drive delivery across the Council's digital transformation portfolio. Together, you'll ensure our programmes are structured, transparent and delivering real value. This is a high-impact, fast-paced role at the heart of the Council's transformation. You'll shape how we plan, govern and deliver a growing portfolio of digital, data and technology initiatives that support services used by thousands of residents and businesses every day. Working within the DDaT function, you'll help build a strong culture of delivery excellence — embedding best practice, strengthening governance and enabling teams to successfully deliver complex programmes. You'll provide portfolio insight, governance and delivery assurance across a major roadmap of technology modernisation, service digitalisation and critical line-of-business systems, ensuring initiatives are aligned to strategic priorities and delivering measurable outcomes. This is not a passive oversight role. It's an opportunity to set the standard for delivery, embed best-practice portfolio management, and enable teams to deliver complex transformation programmes that create real value for Leicester and its residents. It's demanding. It's fast moving. And it's an opportunity to play a defining role in shaping Leicester's digital future. What we're looking for We're looking for a confident and experienced PMO leader who thrives in complex delivery environments and can bring structure, insight and leadership to a large and evolving portfolio of work. You'll bring strong experience in portfolio, programme and project governance, alongside the ability to influence senior stakeholders and enable teams to deliver at pace. Ideally, you'll demonstrate: Leadership of PMO or portfolio management functions, with experience managing delivery professionals such as Delivery Managers or Project Managers. Strong knowledge of portfolio, programme and project management frameworks (for example PRINCE2
, MSP, Agile delivery approaches or equivalent). Experience supporting large-scale digital, technology or organisational transformation programmes. The ability to establish and maintain robust governance, reporting and assurance processes across complex delivery portfolios. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including working with senior leaders, programme boards and cross-service teams. Experience providing portfolio insight and performance reporting, enabling evidence-based decision making. The ability to balance strategic oversight with practical delivery support, helping teams resolve issues and maintain progress. A commitment to continuous improvement, embedding best practice and strengthening delivery capability across teams. You'll be someone who is comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, able to bring clarity to complex programmes, and motivated by the opportunity to help deliver meaningful change for Leicester and its residents. What you'll be doing As DDaT PMO Lead, you'll play a central role in enabling effective programme and project delivery by: Leading the development and operation of PMO governance, standards and reporting across DDaT programmes. Supporting the planning, coordination and assurance of digital and corporate transformation projects. Providing portfolio oversight, including tracking delivery progress, risks, issues, benefits and dependencies. Producing clear reporting and insight for senior leadership and governance boards. Working closely with project managers, service teams and suppliers to ensure projects follow agreed delivery frameworks and best practice. Supporting resource planning, programme coordination and delivery assurance across initiatives within the Corporate Resources Division. Helping embed consistent project management capability and continuous improvement across teams. Why join us Help shape how digital and corporate change is delivered across the Council. Collaborate with senior leaders, delivery teams and partners across multiple service areas. Strengthen governance, reporting and delivery standards aligned with recognised DDaT and project management frameworks. Be part of a forward-thinking team driving Leicester's digital and organisational transformation. This is an opportunity to apply your programme and project management expertise to meaningful public service outcomes. Ready to make a difference This is more than a PMO role — it's a chance to help shape how digital and corp
orate transformation is delivered across Leicester. If you're passionate about enabling successful programmes and strengthening delivery capability, we'd love to hear from you. This is a full time, permanent role working 37 hours per week. You'll have flexibility in hybrid working being both office based, at City Hall or working remotely from home to suit your needs. However, under our New Ways of Working Policy you'll be required to work from a non-home location a minimum of two days a week. Apply today and help drive Leicester's digital future. Pre-employment checks This post is subject to: Right to work in the UK Satisfactory employment references What we can offer you As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can lookforward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generousannual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexibleworking. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of trainingand development opportunities. In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits,including discounts on city buses and trains. Foran illustrative value of your benefits package,take a look at ourbenefits calculator. Join us We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build acouncil that is fitting and representative of our great city. That's why we've designed ourrecruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you.We'll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with yourapplication,take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment' page. This is more than a PMO role — it's a chance to help shape how digital and corporate transformation is delivered across Leicester. If you're passionate about enabling successful programmes and strengthening delivery capability, we'd love to hear from you. If you'd like to have a chat before applying, feel free to contact Rebecca Cowan Interviews will take place w/c 11th May 2026.
Region:
Region:
Central
Location: Hybrid working - Home and Leicester City Offices
Salary: *GBP*61,277 - *GBP*65,646 Per Year
Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): *GBP*89,514
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time,
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent
We’re looking for an exceptional DDaT PMO Lead to play a pivotal leadership role within our Digital, Data and Technology Service (DDaT), supporting the transformation on how digital, data and technology programmes are delivered across the Council.
You’ll lead the DDaT PMO, managing a team that includes Senior Delivery Managers, while working closely with Product Managers, developers, data specialists and operational colleagues to drive delivery across the Council’s digital transformation portfolio. Together, you’ll ensure our programmes are structured, transparent and delivering real value.
This is a high-impact, fast-paced role at the heart of the Council’s transformation. You’ll shape how we plan, govern and deliver a growing portfolio of digital, data and technology initiatives that support services used by thousands of residents and businesses every day.
Working within the DDaT function, you’ll help build a strong culture of delivery excellence — embedding best practice, strengthening governance and enabling teams to successfully deliver complex programmes.
You’ll provide portfolio insight, governance and delivery assurance across a major roadmap of technology modernisation, service digitalisation and critical line-of-business systems, ensuring initiatives are aligned to strategic priorities and delivering measurable outcomes.
This is not a passive oversight role. It’s an opportunity to set the standard for delivery, embed best-practice portfolio management, and enable teams to deliver complex transformation programmes that create real value for Leicester and its residents.
It’s demanding. It’s fast moving. And it’s an opportunity to play a defining role in shaping Leicester’s digital future.
What We’re Looking For
Location: Hybrid working - Home and Leicester City Offices
Salary: *GBP*61,277 - *GBP*65,646 Per Year
Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): *GBP*89,514
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time,
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent
We’re looking for an exceptional DDaT PMO Lead to play a pivotal leadership role within our Digital, Data and Technology Service (DDaT), supporting the transformation on how digital, data and technology programmes are delivered across the Council.
You’ll lead the DDaT PMO, managing a team that includes Senior Delivery Managers, while working closely with Product Managers, developers, data specialists and operational colleagues to drive delivery across the Council’s digital transformation portfolio. Together, you’ll ensure our programmes are structured, transparent and delivering real value.
This is a high-impact, fast-paced role at the heart of the Council’s transformation. You’ll shape how we plan, govern and deliver a growing portfolio of digital, data and technology initiatives that support services used by thousands of residents and businesses every day.
Working within the DDaT function, you’ll help build a strong culture of delivery excellence — embedding best practice, strengthening governance and enabling teams to successfully deliver complex programmes.
You’ll provide portfolio insight, governance and delivery assurance across a major roadmap of technology modernisation, service digitalisation and critical line-of-business systems, ensuring initiatives are aligned to strategic priorities and delivering measurable outcomes.
This is not a passive oversight role. It’s an opportunity to set the standard for delivery, embed best-practice portfolio management, and enable teams to deliver complex transformation programmes that create real value for Leicester and its residents.
It’s demanding. It’s fast moving. And it’s an opportunity to play a defining role in shaping Leicester’s digital future.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a confident and experienced PMO leader who thrives in complex delivery environments and can bring structure, insight and leadership to a large and evolving portfolio of work.
You’ll bring strong experience in portfolio, programme and project governance, alongside the ability to influence senior stakeholders and enable teams to deliver at pace.
Ideally, You’ll Demonstrate
As DDaT PMO Lead, you’ll play a central role in enabling effective programme and project delivery by:
You’ll bring strong experience in portfolio, programme and project governance, alongside the ability to influence senior stakeholders and enable teams to deliver at pace.
Ideally, You’ll Demonstrate
- Leadership of PMO or portfolio management functions, with experience managing delivery professionals such as Delivery Managers or Project Managers.
- Strong knowledge of portfolio, programme and project management frameworks (for example PRINCE2, MSP, Agile delivery approaches or equivalent).
- Experience supporting large-scale digital, technology or organisational transformation programmes.
- The ability to establish and maintain robust governance, reporting and assurance processes across complex delivery portfolios.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including working with senior leaders, programme boards and cross-service teams.
- Experience providing portfolio insight and performance reporting, enabling evidence-based decision making.
- The ability to balance strategic oversight with practical delivery support, helping teams resolve issues and maintain progress.
- A commitment to continuous improvement, embedding best practice and strengthening delivery capability across teams.
- You’ll be someone who is comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, able to bring clarity to complex programmes, and motivated by the opportunity to help deliver meaningful change for Leicester and its residents.
As DDaT PMO Lead, you’ll play a central role in enabling effective programme and project delivery by:
- Leading the development and operation of PMO governance, standards and reporting across DDaT programmes.
- Help shape how digital and corporate change is delivered across the Council.
- Collaborate with senior leaders, delivery teams and partners across multiple service areas.
- Strengthen governance, reporting and delivery standards aligned with recognised DDaT and project management frameworks.
- Be part of a forward-thinking team driving Leicester’s digital and organisational transformation.
Ready to make a difference
This is more than a PMO role — it’s a chance to help shape how digital and corporate transformation is delivered across Leicester.
If you’re passionate about enabling successful programmes and strengthening delivery capability, we’d love to hear from you.
This is a full time, permanent role working 37 hours per week. You’ll have flexibility in hybrid working being both office based, at City Hall or working remotely from home to suit your needs. However, under our New Ways of Working Policy you’ll be required to work from a non-home location a minimum of two days a week.
Apply today and help drive Leicester’s digital future.
Pre-employment checks
This Post Is Subject To
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can lookforward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generousannual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexibleworking.
We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of trainingand development opportunities.
In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits,including discounts on city buses and trains. Foran illustrative value of your benefits package,take a look at ourbenefits calculator.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build acouncil that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed ourrecruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you.We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with yourapplication,take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
This is more than a PMO role — it’s a chance to help shape how digital and corporate transformation is delivered across Leicester.
If you’re passionate about enabling successful programmes and strengthening delivery capability, we’d love to hear from you.
If you’d like to have a chat before applying, feel free to contact Rebecca Cowan
Interviews will take place w/c 11th May 2026.
- Right to work in the UK
- Satisfactory employment references
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can lookforward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generousannual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexibleworking.
We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of trainingand development opportunities.
In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits,including discounts on city buses and trains. Foran illustrative value of your benefits package,take a look at ourbenefits calculator.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build acouncil that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed ourrecruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you.We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with yourapplication,take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
This is more than a PMO role — it’s a chance to help shape how digital and corporate transformation is delivered across Leicester.
If you’re passionate about enabling successful programmes and strengthening delivery capability, we’d love to hear from you.
If you’d like to have a chat before applying, feel free to contact Rebecca Cowan
Interviews will take place w/c 11th May 2026.