Head of Planning and PMO

Establish and operate the corporate Portfolio Management Office and processes and its working arrangement with embedded project management process within divisions and corporate areas, negotiating timescales and delivery plans with stakeholders. Oversee the development and delivery of all of the Trusts Annual Business Plan and the annual major projects and programmes each year through effective development and management of the Trusts portfolio management office. Manage the whole lifecycle through to effective closure of a number of programmes relating to the Annual Business Plan and/or where agreed, in line with the Trust strategy ensuring excellent governance throughout. Provide PMO and planning line management for the corporate function, in addition to training, professional management and support of any embedded divisional roles. Ensure programmes are aligned and duplication is avoided through detailed highly complex analysis, and that these are built and follow a programme approach underpinned by clear

PMO and transformation principles

following this analysis, understand and manage interdependencies along with identifying, deriving and reporting the optimum benefits from our programmes. Support the Deputy Director in the development and delivery of the annual planning round with the Divisions including the development of the annual business framework, business planning process and submission and production of the Trust annual plan publication. Supporting the Trusts financial recovery programme and ensuring the schemes that form the Trusts Financial Improvement Programme (FIP) follow process. Following ongoing and detailed analysis, manage the whole lifecycle of programmes of work containing multiple projects, reporting on progress and managing risks and issues, acting as a point of escalation for the team. Deliver detailed programme performance and progress reports to the Directorates Deputy and Lead Director and prepare papers and reports for corporate committees and Boards. Manage the delivery of benefits and track realisation of project / programme outcomes. For further information please see attached job description