Corporate Programme Management Office (PMO) Lead

Dudley Council is seeking an exceptional Corporate PMO Lead to provide strategic leadership of our corporate Project Management Office and oversee delivery across the full council portfolio - including capital programmes, major improvement initiatives, inspection readiness, business process redesign, and cultural transformation.,

• Lead and mature the Corporate PMO - ensuring a cohesive, high-performing portfolio aligned to Council priorities.
• Embed robust governance and methodology - developing proportionate, user-friendly frameworks (PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent) that drive transparency and delivery confidence.
• Oversee portfolio performance - assuring compliance, financial control, risk management, and benefits realisation across all programmes.
• Provide executive-level insight - delivering high-quality reporting and dashboards that enable informed decision-making.
• Build capability and culture - mentoring PMO professionals and fostering accountability, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.
• Navigate complex stakeholder landscapes - working across directorates, elected members, partners, and multi-agency environments to resolve delivery challenges.
• Champion transformation - acting as a visible advocate for improvement and organisational change.
• Ensure compliance and assurance - maintaining adherence to statutory, governance and health & safety obligations.
  
  Are you an experienced corporate PMO leader ready to shape and drive a complex, high-profile portfolio at scale?, You will bring:
• Significant corporate portfolio leadership experience within the public sector (local government experience strongly preferred).
• A proven track record of delivering complex, high-value, multi-programme portfolios.
• Experience operating within politically sensitive and multi-agency environments.
• Strong financial oversight and risk management capability.
• The credibility and presence to influence at senior executive and member level.
• A passion for raising standards, simplifying governance, and driving measurable impact.
This role requires strategic clarity, operational grip, and the confidence to challenge and support senior stakeholders in equal measure.

Dudley is on a significant improvement and transformation journey, with a clear commitment to strengthening governance, raising performance standards and ensuring programmes deliver measurable benefits for residents. You will sit at the heart of that ambition - influencing strategic investment decisions, embedding modern and proportionate delivery frameworks, and providing the visibility and assurance that underpins organisational confidence. This role offers both challenge and impact: the chance to build lasting corporate capability, lead during meaningful change, and leave a tangible legacy in a council determined to deliver high performance and accountability for its communities., Top tip when applying - As we've got a new recruitment system the application process has changed a little and we hope you'll like it! You'll first need to register and create a profile the first time you apply. Creating your profile will enable you do things such as track your application progress, view emails you've received from us and manage communication preferences, manage your interview bookings and offer information if successful. About Dudley Council It's an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. At Dudley Council we have a 'one council' ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities. We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of 'Forge a Future for all' www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves. In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:
• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents