Head of Strategy and Portfolio Office
6 months ago
**The Organisation**
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.
We are now looking for a Head of Strategy and Portfolio Office to join us on a full-time basis.
**The Benefits**
- Salary of £65,000-£75,000 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Hybrid/agile working options
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offices in a beautiful location
**The Role**
As TRP’s Head of Strategy and Portfolio Office (SPO) you will lead, champion and be responsible for the delivery of TRP’s portfolio of Programmes and its planning, working collaboratively across all TRP’s departments, and be accountable for the day-to-day services of the SPO and maturing this capability and its services for the whole charity.
You will be a member of the senior management team in Corporate Services and deputise for the Director of Corporate Services as required.
**About You**
- Ensure the TRP’s change project portfolio aligns with the delivery of TRP’s strategic objectives and is balanced accordingly, leading TRP’s strategic planning function across its annual planning cycles, overseeing operational and business planning and monitoring key performance targets
- Lead on the portfolio integrated plan, for reporting and quarterly SPO reviews
- Delivery of the TRP portfolio governance, and adherence to programme/project governance standards
- Overall responsibility for reporting all TRP Key Performance Indicators and Targets
- Development of portfolio planning capabilities, and championing good programme management across the SPO
- Lead and mentor the SPO team, fostering an inclusive and high-performance work culture
- Ensuring oversight of accurate financial tracking, forecasting, and adherence to budget allocations, and production of SPO performance report for ExCom and the Board at the end of each financial year
- Regular engagement and updating of senior management, departmental leads, and relevant external stakeholders on portfolio status and progress - highlight achievements, challenges, risks and improvement recommendations for individual projects and the portfolio as a whole
- Ensure regular evaluation of portfolio management processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and optimise programme/project outcomes, and making recommendations on any enhancements / investments needed to ensure the SPO is effective, and successful delivery of change management continues across TRP
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