PSO/PMO Lead

Your new company My clients are looking for a PMO Lead who is available to take on a challenging PMO Lead role. This role is a 6-month rolling contract and paying £550 per day inside scope of IR35. This role is remote working with the possible odd travel to the office. This role also requires someone who has active government SC Clearance. Anyone without an active government SC clearance will not be considered. Your new role Essential behaviours Ability to communicate effectively with Stakeholders at diff level Tenacity, persistence Drive to move beyond blockers Good communications skills, can adapt delivery vehicle to receiver and message links to readership Good influencing skills Curiosity to seek and drive improvements Ability to learn/use Home Office tools to support their outputs Essential skills Microsoft packages TEAMS, SharePoint, excel, project, PowerPoint, WORD Jira CoPilot (or other AI support tools) Stakeholder mgmt. across different level of mgmt. Knowledge and experience of project methodologies Desirable skill Microsoft: power bi PSO Role A hands-on support role embedded within the portfolio or specific project management teams.Typical responsibilities Maintaining RAID logs, plans, schedules, actions Producing weekly/monthly reports and MI Supporting governance meetings and follow-ups Tracking risks, issues, and dependencies Supporting delivery managers and programme leads with admin and coordination Drive staff onboarding activities, communicating beyond department boundaries to support SAS Engineering and Delivery staff PMO Role A central function that sets standards, provides oversight, and enables delivery across projects, programmes, or portfolios.Typical responsibilities Helps define delivery standards, frameworks, and controls Portfolio and Engineering level reporting , risk & issue oversight, dependency management Escalation and assurance to senior leadership Resource, financial, and delivery insight across multiple initiatives Supports a single source of truth for delivery status Can help put in place tracking and controls on projects and programmes Will escalate key issues, risks and dependencies What you'll need to succeed This isn't a regular PMO Lead role as my clients are looking for someone with the above skillset but also the resilience and tenacity of a strong personality who can thrive in a challenging environment. If you have worked in a similar environment previously and/or feel up for a challenge, feel free to send me your CV. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Due to the high number of calls, please refrain from calling into the office but rather forward me your cv if you feel you're a good fit. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)