AMS PSR

On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for a PMO Manager Inside IR35  for a 6 months contract based REMOTELY with occasional travel as per business requirements 

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields – from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

As a PMO Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Develop, implement, and maintain a robust IT governance framework that directly supports and enables the CIO's delegations.
• Design and establish clear linkages, escalation routes, and exception handling processes between various governance levels (e.g., strategic, tactical, operational).
• Lead the creation, review, and ongoing refinement of IT governance policies, standards, and procedures.
• Governance Committee Establishment & Management:
• Define the optimal structure, roles, and responsibilities for IT steering committees and governance boards.
• Draft comprehensive Terms of Reference (ToR) for each committee, outlining their purpose, scope, membership, and decision-making authority.
• Facilitate and provide expert support to governance boards, steering committees, and key decision-making forums to ensure effective outcomes on IT investments, priorities, and resource allocation

Essential:

• Experience of COBIT
• Experience in applying ISO38500
• Experience of setting key performance indicators and tracking mechanisms
• Experience of monitoring the effectiveness of government controls

Desirable:

• Design experience IT

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

UKRI guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".