Location: Newbury+ Hybrid
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday
What you’ll do
This role is accountable for the ownership of Project and Programme governance in Networks. You will define and lead the organisation’s programme and project management strategy, overseeing the full portfolio of programmes and projects to ensure alignment with corporate objectives and commercial targets.
- Define and lead the Networks organisation’s programme and project management strategy, driving continuous improvements of the programme delivery capabilities, whilst overseeing the full portfolio of programmes and projects, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and commercial targets
- Provide strategic insight and recommendations to executive leadership on portfolio prioritisation, risks, and resource allocation
- Establish and maintain project and programme management frameworks, standards, and methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2)
- Implement governance structures, including stage gates, reporting cadences, and quality assurance practices
- Build strong relationships with senior leaders, project sponsors, delivery teams
- Facilitate steering committees, governance boards, and cross‑functional collaboration
- Lead and develop PMO staff, project managers, analysts, and other delivery professionals
- Drive process automation and improvements to enhance delivery efficiency and transparency, ensuring regular evaluation and adoption of best‑in‑class PMO practices
Who you are
- Prior experience leading operational PMO management, with the ability to assess PMO capability, manage delivery governance and drive continuous improvement at scale
- Experience within evaluating business cases, balancing resources, and recommending investment decisions
- Experience influencing C‑suite stakeholders on programme progress, risks, and outcomes
- Good change management skills, with the ability to ensure programme delivery aligns with change impacts, readiness, training, and communications
- Strong leadership and team development capabilities, with prior experience leading a team
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? We are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What we offer
We care about our people’s success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. You can personalise our benefits for you and your family, such as discounts, vouchers, a pension plan, and more. We help with your career through our learning tools and top‑notch parental leave policies.
Need to Know
We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulator’s standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website for guidance. We use AI in different parts of our business to boost innovation, improve efficiency, and create new opportunities. We know many candidates use AI to fine‑tune their CVs or prepare for interviews, but what we really care about is your unique experiences and achievements. During the interview, we want you to rely on your own knowledge and skills to show us who you really are – your personality, creativity, and abilities. Above all, we’re looking for authenticity and can’t wait to get to know the real you.
Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.
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What you’ll do
This role is accountable for the ownership of Project and Programme governance in Networks. You will define and lead the organisation’s programme and project management strategy, overseeing the full portfolio of programmes and projects to ensure alignment with corporate objectives and commercial targets.
- Define and lead the Networks organisation’s programme and project management strategy, driving continuous improvements of the programme delivery capabilities, whilst overseeing the full portfolio of programmes and projects, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and commercial targets
- Provide strategic insight and recommendations to executive leadership on portfolio prioritisation, risks, and resource allocation
- Establish and maintain project and programme management frameworks, standards, and methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2)
- Implement governance structures, including stage gates, reporting cadences, and quality assurance practices
- Build strong relationships with senior leaders, project sponsors, delivery teams
- Facilitate steering committees, governance boards, and cross‑functional collaboration
- Lead and develop PMO staff, project managers, analysts, and other delivery professionals
- Drive process automation and improvements to enhance delivery efficiency and transparency, ensuring regular evaluation and adoption of best‑in‑class PMO practices
Who you are
- Prior experience leading operational PMO management, with the ability to assess PMO capability, manage delivery governance and drive continuous improvement at scale
- Experience within evaluating business cases, balancing resources, and recommending investment decisions
- Experience influencing C‑suite stakeholders on programme progress, risks, and outcomes
- Good change management skills, with the ability to ensure programme delivery aligns with change impacts, readiness, training, and communications
- Strong leadership and team development capabilities, with prior experience leading a team
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? We are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What we offer
We care about our people’s success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. You can personalise our benefits for you and your family, such as discounts, vouchers, a pension plan, and more. We help with your career through our learning tools and top‑notch parental leave policies.
Need to Know
We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulator’s standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website for guidance. We use AI in different parts of our business to boost innovation, improve efficiency, and create new opportunities. We know many candidates use AI to fine‑tune their CVs or prepare for interviews, but what we really care about is your unique experiences and achievements. During the interview, we want you to rely on your own knowledge and skills to show us who you really are – your personality, creativity, and abilities. Above all, we’re looking for authenticity and can’t wait to get to know the real you.
Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.
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