PMO Lead – Major Government Transformation Programme

Location: UK – To be confirmed
Contract: To be confirmed
Rate: Competitive – dependent on experience
Clearance: SC or DV Clearance required 
Sector: Central Government / Digital Transformation

Location: London, Milton Keynes or East Kilbride

The Opportunity

La Fosse is supporting a major UK Government department in the recruitment of an experienced PMO Lead to support a complex, high-profile transformation programme.

This is an opportunity for an established PMO professional to take ownership of programme governance, planning, reporting, risk management and assurance, working closely with senior programme leadership to drive effective delivery.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and improving the Programme Management Office, establishing robust controls and providing the insight, structure and challenge needed to support programme delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve PMO services across a complex government programme.

• Establish and maintain effective programme governance, controls, reporting and management information.

• Develop consistent programme planning methodologies, utilising Azure DevOps where appropriate.

• Oversee programme risk and issue management, ensuring clear ownership, mitigation and escalation.

• Produce high-quality programme dashboards, delivery reports and executive-level management information.

• Provide expert P3M advice, challenge and assurance to senior programme stakeholders.

• Coordinate programme quality reviews and support continuous improvement.

• Lead preparations for IPA, Gateway and other independent programme assurance reviews.

• Conduct PPM maturity assessments using P3M3 or comparable frameworks.

• Support workforce and resource planning, recruitment, onboarding and capability development.

• Build strong working relationships across programme leadership, delivery teams and wider stakeholders.

Skills & Experience Required

We are particularly interested in candidates with:

• PMO Leadership: Significant experience establishing, leading or improving PMO functions within large, complex programmes.

• Government Programme Delivery: Experience operating within UK Central Government or similarly regulated environments.

• P3M / Programme Governance: Strong knowledge of portfolio, programme and project management methodologies, governance and controls.

• P3M3: Practical experience assessing and improving programme or portfolio management maturity.

• Programme Assurance: Experience preparing for IPA, Gateway or equivalent independent assurance reviews.

• Risk Management: Strong understanding of Management of Risk (MoR) or comparable structured approaches.

• Planning & Reporting: Advanced programme planning, reporting and dashboard development capabilities, ideally with Azure DevOps.

• Stakeholder Management: Confidence engaging with Programme Managers, Senior Responsible Owners and senior delivery stakeholders.

• Resource Management: Experience supporting workforce planning, resource allocation and team development.

Relevant professional qualifications such as MSP, PRINCE2, MoP, P3O or MoR would be advantageous.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be a proactive, delivery-focused PMO professional who can operate strategically while maintaining attention to programme detail.

You will be comfortable challenging senior stakeholders, identifying delivery risks, improving existing processes and translating complex programme information into clear, actionable insights.

Experience supporting large-scale digital, technology or business transformation programmes within Government would be particularly valuable.

Interested?

If you have experience leading PMO functions within complex transformation programmes, particularly within Central Government, I would be keen to hear from you.

Apply directly or contact me for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.

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