Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£74,999

About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Senior Programme Management Officer to lead the Programme Management Office for our Health and Universal Free School Meals (UFSM) team. This is a high-impact role that calls for a sharp eye for detail, strong leadership, and a passion for driving results in a complex, fast-paced environment. Working with multiple stakeholders internal and external, your oversight will ensure smooth programme delivery and unlock opportunities for strategic cross-team collaboration between Health and UFSM. Your role will be to provide project oversight and forward planning for the Team’s corporate responsibilities, including corporate performance reporting and other corporate returns and briefings, working closely with the Senior Managers and with the Business Support team. This role offers the opportunity to shape delivery on a programme that directly supports the wellbeing of Londoners. If you are an experienced programme manager with excellent organisation skills, attention to detail and quality, experienced in PMO systems and leading teams – we want to hear from you.

What Your Day Will Look Like
Lead the PMO functions across the health and UFSM teams, embedding governance, assurance and planning across key workstreams. Provide project oversight and forward planning working in an agile and flexible way. Ensure effective delivery and reporting across a high-profile programme portfolios. Prepare clear and concise programme reports, dashboards and agendas. Work closely with Finance, Governance, Legal and policy teams to ensure compliance with GLA policies and frameworks. Support risk management, forward planning and continuous improvement. Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the GLA, local government, and partners.

Experience
An understanding of the issues associated with working in complex political environments. Proven experience managing large-scale programmes with multiple projects and partners, including risk management. Experience of delivering effective monitoring processes/systems as well as experience of managing budgets and corporate reporting. Critical thinking, analytical and written skills, experience of analysing data from multiple sources and demonstrable ability to utilise these to assess, interpret, and present ideas, data, and information. Substantial experience of co-ordinating work across a number of stakeholders and building and managing relationships in a partnership environment across a wide range of sectors especially the public sector. Experience of managing teams. Understanding of the Universal free school meals programme is desirable.

About You
We are looking for a candidate who is proactive, detail-oriented, and possesses strong leadership skills. You should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for improving the wellbeing of Londoners.

Qualifications
Relevant experience in programme management and a strong understanding of PMO systems.