DAC-044 Data Product Portfolio Office Manager

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Who Speclialist Work With A mixed team of civil servants, contractors and suppliers of business development services. There will be close working with the various project teams and senor stakeholders What Specialists Work On The post holder will develop and maintain robust relationships with all parts of the business as well as within the project teams, to ensure that all activities and deliverables meet the objectives of the unit and governance. The individual will understand the wider objectives of the portfolio, have credibility within the environment, and be able to influence others. They must be able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with senior managers, the project/service teams and any third party service providers. The role will also provide strategic overview and scrutiny, ensuing alignment with wider policy and strategic initiatives. Where the Work Takes Place Based in Croydon with some travel to headquarters in central London and various stakeholder teams in the UK Early Market Engagement None. Working Arrangements The supplier is expected supply a resource working within an agile team. We expect the supplier to be flexible. Off site and remote working can be accommodated, however due to security considerations this would need to be discussed. Travel to regional sites to be agreed, expenses incurred from travel outside of the M25/Greater London will be subject to Home Office Travel and Subsistence Policy. Work Location Based in Croydon with some travel to headquarters in central London and various stakeholder teams in the UK Security Clearance All staff must be SC cleared. We will ask bidders for details of key personnel, if successful the bidder will be asked for confirmation of security clearance or we will initiate clearance process. Additional T&Cs Standard Contract. Skills & Experience 4 years experience working in a Portfolio Management Office with demonstrable experience of leadership, and drive with the capability of improving the delivery of a PMO support team - 6% Demonstrable experience of establishing PMO functions in multiple environments and business domains, tailoring existing standards and in house methodologies where necessary to deliver major business change– 4% Demonstrable experience of co-ordinating and supporting the planning process and roadmap definition across a UK Government Programme and Portfolio - 7% Demonstrable experience of managing a PMO team that supports Agile delivery methods and techniques across multiple locations -11% Knowledge and demonstrable experience of Management Information, including statistical modelling, KPI definition, dash-boarding, RAID and reporting – 7% Ability and demonstrable experience of defining and enforcing appropriate governance models across stakeholder groups – 5% Planning experience from high level, strategic roadmaps to detailed project plans - 7% Demonstrable experience of portfolio financial planning, budgets and forecasting across a number of different projects – 11% Demonstrable experience of MPA Gateway Reviews and knowledge of PPM models (PRINCE 2, MSP, MoR practitioner or equivalent such as APM) including Agile – 7% Nice to Haves Working in a high-profile service organisation of comparable size and complexity, contributing to the delivery of data analysis services, information and reporting. Experience of working in an ITIL support environment Experience of working in various stages of a procurement lifecycle or of leading work against a range of commercial specification No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Have high integrity and values – 1% Proactive rather than re-active – 1% Understand Central Government – 1% Be able to work with mixed teams (civil servants/contractors/strategic partners) and be able to bring the best out of them in order to meet the deliverables – 2% Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 5% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £500.00