CPMO Delivery Lead

Job Introduction

About Us

At Oxfordshire County Council, we are committed to delivering high‑quality, efficient services that make a real difference to our communities. Our new Corporate Portfolio Management Office (CPMO) is central to this ambition, bringing together programme assurance, governance and performance oversight into a unified corporate function. 

As we transition to a strengthened corporate PMO model, this is an exciting time to join us. You’ll be part of a team that drives best practice, champions transparency, and enables confident, evidence based decision making across the organisation. 

We are an organisation rooted in our values — Always Learning, Be Kind and Caring, Equality and Integrity, Take Responsibility, and Daring to Do It Differently. These values guide everything we do, from the way we support our colleagues to how we deliver for the residents of Oxfordshire. 

About the Role

The CPMO Delivery Lead is a senior organisational leader responsible for driving excellence across the Council’s strategic portfolio. This is not a traditional PMO role, it is a high‑impact leadership opportunity to challenge how things are done, intervene where delivery is at risk, and ensure transformational change delivers real outcomes for our communities.  

You will oversee programme delivery assurance, governance, performance, and benefits realisation, and hold delegated authority to intervene where delivery risk threatens organisational outcomes. 

Acting as a trusted advisor to Directors, Senior Responsible Officers, Members, and key partners, you will influence major decisions and shape the future of programme and portfolio delivery across the Council. 

Key elements of the role include: 

• Leading the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of corporate delivery frameworks.
• Providing authoritative programme delivery expertise and strategic challenge across high‑risk, high‑value programmes.
• Overseeing performance reviews, assurance processes, and delivery confidence assessments at portfolio level.
• Ensuring robust financial oversight, benefits tracking, and alignment with the MTFS.
• Building capability across the organisation through training, professional standards, and communities of practice.
• Representing the Council in regional and national programme management networks.
• Deputising for the CPMO Manager, taking a leadership role in governance, reporting, and team management.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the Council’s strategic direction, ensure value for money, and enable successful delivery of transformation across Oxfordshire. 

About you

You will bring extensive experience of working in a corporate PMO, monitoring crosscutting programmes in a large public sector setting, alongside exceptional judgement, communication, and leadership skills. With the confidence to influence senior leaders and challenge constructively, you’ll have the ability to operate with autonomy and authority. 

Are you the next CPMO Delivery Lead? who is not afraid to challenge, intervene and reset how complex programmes are delivered. This is a role for senior PMO professionals who want real licence to act: shaping corporate frameworks, calling delivery risk early, and embedding high‑performance discipline across major  programmes. 

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate: 

• Expert knowledge of programme and portfolio methodologies (such as MSP, APM, PRINCE2, Agile).
• A strong track record of delivering transformation and managing multi‑million‑pound budgets.
• Experience in benefits realisation, risk management, assurance, planning, dependency management and governance.
• The ability to lead and develop teams, building a culture of continuous improvement.
• Skilled stakeholder management, with experience presenting to senior boards, Members, or inspectorates.
• Commitment to inclusive leadership and modelling organisational values.

A relevant professional qualification or equivalent senior‑level experience is essential. 

Rewards and benefits

• Agile working policy
• 30 days of annual leave per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to buy additional leave
• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer's contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your continuing development.

Our commitment to:
 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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