Manage the business transformation portfolio, overseeing the intake, tracking and progress of business cases, projects and change proposals from idea through to delivery and benefits realisation.
Support value-based prioritisation of initiatives, helping leaders balance organisational impact with delivery capacity and available resources.
Identify and manage dependencies across projects and teams to optimise delivery flow and reduce bottlenecks across the change portfolio.
Provide clear portfolio reporting and insights, including status, risks, budgets and benefits, enabling informed decision-making by senior stakeholders.
Track and monitor benefits realisation, ensuring transformation initiatives deliver the outcomes and value they were designed to achieve.
Champion lean-agile portfolio management practices, encouraging faster delivery cycles, experimentation and continuous improvement.
Provide guidance and support to project managers and business owners on business case development, portfolio processes and effective change delivery.
Facilitate collaboration and alignment across teams through workshops, portfolio reviews and ongoing stakeholder engagement.

Experience managing project portfolios or large-scale change initiatives, ideally within a business transformation or PMO environment in the charity sector.
Demonstrable competency in applying Lean and/or Agile principles at portfolio level to improve value, flow and prioritisation of work, with a strong understanding of customer value and practical use of Lean thinking in decision‑making.
Experience of introducing or embedding portfolio management ways of working and tools across an organisation using Microsoft platforms, including system-level setup, standardisation, and influencing adoption at scale.
Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Confidence in analysing complex information and translating it into clear insights, as well as working with visual portfolio management tools and dashboards.
Relevant qualification in Portfolio Management will be an asset.

Flexible working.
25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
Continuous professional development opportunities.
Industry-leading training programmes
Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
Access to Blue Light Card membership
Subsidised Eye Care

Portfolio Office Manager

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