PMO (Portfolio Management Officer - IT Directorate)

Avon and Somerset Police is a dynamic and innovative organisation, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment that encourages creativity and professional growth.

Offering hybrid working arrangement, you can work the majority of your time from home with weekly visits to the office. Our office is based at Police and Fire Headquarters in Portishead, with free parking and a range of on-site facilities, including a gym and coffee shop.

Job Description:

We are seeking a talented and motivated individual to join our team as a Portfolio Management Officer in the IT department. As a Portfolio Management Officer, you will play a crucial role in overseeing and coordinating various IT projects, ensuring their successful completion within scope, schedule, and budget.

You will have a pivotal role in the service request process and oversee the Resource Management System to schedule daily project activities effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with colleagues within the IT directorate to proactively identify inter-dependencies, risks, issues, milestones, delays, and generating necessary mitigation plans and reports.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, and deliverables
• Develop and maintain portfolio plans, schedules, and budgets
• Coordinate and communicate with cross-functional teams to ensure project milestones are achieved
• Monitor and report on project progress, identifying and addressing potential risks and issues
• Provide leadership and support to project team members
• Foster a positive and collaborative team culture
• Ensure adherence to project management best practices and methodologies

Skills & Experience:

• Experience of working in a Portfolio Management Office environment
• Experience of working in a IT environment
• Experience in relevant project / portfolio / programme management technologies
• Excellent organisational skills with good written and oral communications skills
• Experience and ability to priorities tasks and meet deadlines, be experienced at applying planning skills, tools and techniques.
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple pieces of work.
• An awareness of project / programme management methodologies and governance
• Experience of developing good working relationships within a team, department and colleagues across the organisation
• Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team.

Additional Information:

In addition to the application form, we also require a copy of your current CV. If you are are unable to upload your CV to your application, please email a copy to:

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3 year checkable history in the UK ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

About us

Diversity is a strength and individuality is an asset.

We recognise the benefit different life experience and perspectives can bring.

We are on a journey to become the most inclusive police force in the country.

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Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.

Blended Working/ Hybrid Working

Avon and Somerset Police encourage flexible working where operationally possible.
This role has been identified as a blended role.
The successful candidate for this role will have the opportunity to work from home whilst also at a secondary work location, which will be a police premises. The successful applicant will have the option to discuss working arrangements with their line manager. All applicants must reside within the UK.