Head Of Portfolio Management – 6-month FTC

Global Financial Services Firm is hiring for a Head of Portfolio Management for a 6-month FTC paying a salary of £75K – £90K pro rata. This role requires travel to Milton Keynes for 2 days per week for the duration of the Contract. Experience in the insurance industry in Portfolio Management is essential for this role.

The Head of Portfolio Management role exists to support the Change Director in providing high quality reporting, governance, oversight of a portfolio of results-driven business change across the enterprise. This critical role will work collaboratively with stakeholders across the business to build and operate a centralised Change capability that is supported by a change delivery framework that is practical and consistently applied.

Responsibilities include:

• Design, deliver and implement a practical and fit-for-purpose Change Framework and approach, applied across the enterprise
• Create an effective framework that supports and coordinates the planning process, monitoring, tracking and reporting on business goals and key indicators
• Provide enterprise-wide transparency and oversight ensuring implementation of an aligned, effective, and efficient process to all entities
• Ensuring an appropriate cadence to timely coordination and creation of an enterprise-wide Change & providing recommendations & rationale as to the suggested status of such changes; Start, Stop, Continue activity
• Implement process improvements & increase efficiency across the Project Management function, whilst maintaining a collaborative team environment; including but not limited to Reporting, Budget Planning – Forecasting – Tracking, Resource & Capacity Management
• Responsible for the governance & oversight of programmes and projects and ensuring reporting processes are in line with best practice

Skills and Experience:

• Insurance experience preferred
• Extensive experience in leading major projects and programmes
• Agile and Waterfall understanding
• Excellent communication and written skills
• Hold a Portfolio management qualification (MOP) or P3M3 or MSP
• Have the ability to manage complex stakeholders and partnering relationships

Please apply for immediate interview!

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