About the role

What does the PMO do?

The LGMA Programme Management Office (PMO) was re-established in 2020, following the LGMA organisational review. By supporting best practice project management across the LGMA, the PMO aims to enhance project governance, prioritisation, reporting, and value for money.

The PMO aims to ensure that appropriate and robust project management and governance processes are applied consistently across all LGMA projects. As well as supporting on individual projects and change management strategies, the PMO develops and promotes standards and works to increase project management skills and capability within the LGMA.

Using the project management methodology supported by the Public Sector Reform Oversight Group (PSROG), the PMO provide ongoing support to project managers that are implementing or initiating shared service projects for the local government sector. The PMO team is supporting the development and implementation of a multitude of projects across a number of sectoral workstreams. In addition, the PMO supports innovation across the local government sector. It provides guidance, templates and workshops, promoting DPENDRs ‘Better Public Services’ strategy across both the sector and internally within the LGMA. In addition to PSROG, the PMO supports additional working groups. These groups meet on a regular basis, and the Executive Administrator role will also support the administration of these groups.

This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of a PMO in its day-to-day operations. The Executive Administrator will have responsibility for their work area, supporting the delivery of projects, providing administrative support to the team, and assisting with the implementation of work programmes to achieve goals and standards set out within the wider Pillars and PMO Team Plans.

For further information see Candidate Information Booklet