Strategy Delivery and Reporting Lead

6 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom AQA and AQA Affiliates Full time

**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 seven million GCSEs and A-levels each year and it's our people who make this happen.**

**Strategy Delivery & Reporting Lead**

**Permanent**

**Manchester: £56,500 - £64,500**

**Hybrid**

**Purpose**:
As the remit of the Portfolio Management office has expanded this lead role has been created to support The Head of the Portfolio Management Office. The role will contribute to, and help shape, the overall effective delivery of AQA's strategy 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 programmes, projects and workstreams within the portfolio that has been created to deliver the strategy.

**Landscape**:
Having invested heavily in a significant set of technology changes, AQA group now looks forward to how the organisation and capabilities need to change in order to grow and diversify our offering. This will inevitably drive a large volume of strategically important change which requires effective management and leadership. The organisation wide change hubs are now imbedded to support and enable this delivery, one of which is the Portfolio Management hub (PMO)

**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
- The ability to mentor direct reports and other members of the PMO team to deliver effectively through creating an environment where honesty is embraced, improvement is promoted, and success is celebrated.

**What's in it for you**:
At AQA we recognise our employees' contribution and in return we are proud to offer an extensive reward and benefit package.

This includes:

- 25 days' annual leave rising to 30 days with service, plus all Bank Holidays and additional Christmas office closure
- Flexible working environment and professional and personal development at your fingertips.
- 35 hour working week
- Excellent contributory pension (6% - 11.5% dependent on employee contribution)
- Life assurance, BUPA PMI and Health Cash Plan
- Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme

**What next?**

**Recruitment Agencies**

We have a preferred supplier list (PSL) in place.



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