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Apply locations Manchester time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: January 6, 2025 (15 days left to apply) job requisition id R5980 At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it’s our people who make this happen. Portfolio Delivery & Reporting Lead Manchester: £56,545 - £66,037 Permanent Hybrid working – 2 days a week in the office Closing date for application will be 5th January 2025. Are You Ready to Shape the Future of Strategic Change? Imagine leading the charge in portfolio delivery, helping AQA achieve its ambitious goals. This is your chance to influence key decisions, craft high-quality insights, and drive impactful outcomes. If you're passionate about delivering excellence in strategic change management, we want to hear from you! Join Us in Delivering Change That Matters AQA is at the forefront of transforming education through innovation and strategic growth. As our
Portfolio Delivery and Reporting Lead , you’ll work with senior leaders to manage and report on a dynamic portfolio of change. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of a well-established organization committed to excellence. What’s in it for you? Enjoy a flexible work environment with a 35-hour week and extensive opportunities for professional and personal development. Benefit from a competitive pension scheme, starting at 6% and rising up to 11.5%. Receive 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays and additional Christmas office closure. Comprehensive health coverage from day one, including Bupa PMI, Health Cash Plan, and Life Assurance. Participate in eco-friendly transport schemes, including electric vehicles and cycle-to-work options. What You'll Do Support the Head of Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) in reviewing the strategy and vision for the EPMO team that aligns with the overall AQA strategy and can be translated into deliverable targets. Lead portfolio governance, reporting, and process improvement initiatives. Provide expert analysis to drive decisions at the highest levels. Partner with executive leaders to deliver on strategic objectives. Mentor PMO team members, championing collaboration and learning. What will I need to succeed? An excellent understanding at the strategic, operational and tactical level of the short- and long-term challenges for delivering a strategy. An excellent understanding of relevant business processes and the need for tight controls and procedures. A good understanding of the key elements of business performance planning and analysis, including business metrics and non-financial measures needed to drive improvement. A good understanding of relevant programme and project management methodologies. Extensive skills in data analysis, critical evaluation and interpretation and identification of trends. Able to take initiative and proactively lead projects, influencing and challenging business leaders using expertise and have highly developed communication skills. The ability to mentor members of the PMO team to deliver effectively through creating an environment where honesty is embraced, improvement is promoted, and success is celebrated. How do I apply? Read the full job description and upload your most recent CV with a cover letter explaining your suitability for the role. Interviews will be face to face in Manchester during January 2025. Full Job Description
Summary As the remit of the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) has expanded this lead role has been created to support The Head of Enterprise PMO. The role will contribute to, and help shape, the overall effective delivery of AQA’s strategic and operational aims through reporting and controls to help ensure that it is on track to deliver its intended outcomes. The role will also provide PMO services to the portfolio that has been created to deliver the strategy. Key internal relationships include: Director of Programmes and Project Management Hubs Leadership team Director of Enterprise Technology Director of Assessment Technology Operations, assessment and curriculum teams AQA Executive Team AQA Senior Leadership Team Need to know (to be successful in this role, you will need to know): An excellent understanding at the strategic, operational and tactical level of the short- and long-term challenges for delivering a strategy. An excellent understanding of relevant business processes and the need for tight controls and procedures. A good understanding of the key elements of business performance planning and analysis, including business metrics and non-financial measures needed to drive improvement. A good understanding of relevant programme and project management methodologies. A good knowledge of the education system and of AQA’s business activities. Extensive skills in data analysis, critical evaluation and interpretation and identification of trends. Able to take initiative and proactively lead projects, influencing and challenging business leaders using expertise and have highly developed communication skills. The ability to mentor members of the PMO team to deliver effectively through creating an environment where honesty is embraced, improvement is promoted, and success is celebrated. About Us
AQA is an independent charity that sets and marks over half of all GCSEs and A-levels in the UK every year. Our purpose is to advance education by helping students and teachers to realise their potential. As part of AQA, you’ll very quickly appreciate the determination and unwavering passion to deliver this goal in everything we do. To help drive these ambitions, AQA invests in the development of its people by offering a range of professional development and learning opportunities leading to over 50% of our permanent roles being filled internally. Reasonable Adjustments If you have any requirements for reasonable adjustments in relation to the application, interview or the prospective job, please contact
Faye Harrison (she/her)
at
fharrison@aqa.org.uk
or on
07813 724161 . We are asking for this information to make the process as equitable as possible for each candidate. Smart Working We’re operating a smart working model. This allows for our colleagues to work from two days a week in one of our offices across England. Equality, diversity and inclusion AQA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. Conflict of Interest Please note that due to the confidential nature of our work, we are unable to employ people for our temporary roles who are currently a candidate for Key Stage 4 and 5 public examinations. Safeguarding AQA is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults at risk. We’re dedicated to reducing the risk of employing or contracting any person intent on abusing their position of trust, along with identifying and responding to any incident of alleged abuse from its employees or associates fairly and swiftly.
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Apply locations Manchester time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: January 6, 2025 (15 days left to apply) job requisition id R5980 At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it’s our people who make this happen. Portfolio Delivery & Reporting Lead Manchester: £56,545 - £66,037 Permanent Hybrid working – 2 days a week in the office Closing date for application will be 5th January 2025. Are You Ready to Shape the Future of Strategic Change? Imagine leading the charge in portfolio delivery, helping AQA achieve its ambitious goals. This is your chance to influence key decisions, craft high-quality insights, and drive impactful outcomes. If you're passionate about delivering excellence in strategic change management, we want to hear from you! Join Us in Delivering Change That Matters AQA is at the forefront of transforming education through innovation and strategic growth. As our
Portfolio Delivery and Reporting Lead , you’ll work with senior leaders to manage and report on a dynamic portfolio of change. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of a well-established organization committed to excellence. What’s in it for you? Enjoy a flexible work environment with a 35-hour week and extensive opportunities for professional and personal development. Benefit from a competitive pension scheme, starting at 6% and rising up to 11.5%. Receive 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays and additional Christmas office closure. Comprehensive health coverage from day one, including Bupa PMI, Health Cash Plan, and Life Assurance. Participate in eco-friendly transport schemes, including electric vehicles and cycle-to-work options. What You'll Do Support the Head of Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) in reviewing the strategy and vision for the EPMO team that aligns with the overall AQA strategy and can be translated into deliverable targets. Lead portfolio governance, reporting, and process improvement initiatives. Provide expert analysis to drive decisions at the highest levels. Partner with executive leaders to deliver on strategic objectives. Mentor PMO team members, championing collaboration and learning. What will I need to succeed? An excellent understanding at the strategic, operational and tactical level of the short- and long-term challenges for delivering a strategy. An excellent understanding of relevant business processes and the need for tight controls and procedures. A good understanding of the key elements of business performance planning and analysis, including business metrics and non-financial measures needed to drive improvement. A good understanding of relevant programme and project management methodologies. Extensive skills in data analysis, critical evaluation and interpretation and identification of trends. Able to take initiative and proactively lead projects, influencing and challenging business leaders using expertise and have highly developed communication skills. The ability to mentor members of the PMO team to deliver effectively through creating an environment where honesty is embraced, improvement is promoted, and success is celebrated. How do I apply? Read the full job description and upload your most recent CV with a cover letter explaining your suitability for the role. Interviews will be face to face in Manchester during January 2025. Full Job Description
Summary As the remit of the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) has expanded this lead role has been created to support The Head of Enterprise PMO. The role will contribute to, and help shape, the overall effective delivery of AQA’s strategic and operational aims through reporting and controls to help ensure that it is on track to deliver its intended outcomes. The role will also provide PMO services to the portfolio that has been created to deliver the strategy. Key internal relationships include: Director of Programmes and Project Management Hubs Leadership team Director of Enterprise Technology Director of Assessment Technology Operations, assessment and curriculum teams AQA Executive Team AQA Senior Leadership Team Need to know (to be successful in this role, you will need to know): An excellent understanding at the strategic, operational and tactical level of the short- and long-term challenges for delivering a strategy. An excellent understanding of relevant business processes and the need for tight controls and procedures. A good understanding of the key elements of business performance planning and analysis, including business metrics and non-financial measures needed to drive improvement. A good understanding of relevant programme and project management methodologies. A good knowledge of the education system and of AQA’s business activities. Extensive skills in data analysis, critical evaluation and interpretation and identification of trends. Able to take initiative and proactively lead projects, influencing and challenging business leaders using expertise and have highly developed communication skills. The ability to mentor members of the PMO team to deliver effectively through creating an environment where honesty is embraced, improvement is promoted, and success is celebrated. About Us
AQA is an independent charity that sets and marks over half of all GCSEs and A-levels in the UK every year. Our purpose is to advance education by helping students and teachers to realise their potential. As part of AQA, you’ll very quickly appreciate the determination and unwavering passion to deliver this goal in everything we do. To help drive these ambitions, AQA invests in the development of its people by offering a range of professional development and learning opportunities leading to over 50% of our permanent roles being filled internally. Reasonable Adjustments If you have any requirements for reasonable adjustments in relation to the application, interview or the prospective job, please contact
Faye Harrison (she/her)
at
fharrison@aqa.org.uk
or on
07813 724161 . We are asking for this information to make the process as equitable as possible for each candidate. Smart Working We’re operating a smart working model. This allows for our colleagues to work from two days a week in one of our offices across England. Equality, diversity and inclusion AQA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. Conflict of Interest Please note that due to the confidential nature of our work, we are unable to employ people for our temporary roles who are currently a candidate for Key Stage 4 and 5 public examinations. Safeguarding AQA is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults at risk. We’re dedicated to reducing the risk of employing or contracting any person intent on abusing their position of trust, along with identifying and responding to any incident of alleged abuse from its employees or associates fairly and swiftly.
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