Transformation Management Office Manager
The closing date is 12 May 2026
We are looking for an experienced, adaptable individual to lead our Transformation Management Office (TMO) within the Strategy Transformation and Improvement team. The role involves developing the TMO, supporting the review and refresh of the Federation strategy, and monitoring and evaluating the progress and impact of the transformation and improvement portfolio.
Main duties
- Support the review and refresh of the Federation strategy.
- Define and quantify strategy success measures.
- Build and maintain the strategy roadmap, ensuring enabling plans align.
- Monitor and evaluate progress and impact of the strategy, transformation and improvement portfolio.
- Support work programmes to define outcome, benefit metrics and develop monitoring frameworks.
- Track and report on progress and impact of all programmes within the portfolio.
- Identify key risks, interdependencies, overlaps and unintended conflicts.
- Manage the gateway process for strategic alignment, affordability and feasibility.
- Establish portfolio management, reporting and governance arrangements.
Key responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day management of the TMO and lead the team.
- Embed rigorous approaches to delivery and impact milestones.
- Support the development of strategic and business cases for programmes.
- Manage outcomes, benefits, delivery tracking and reporting systems.
- Ensure planning, tracking, monitoring and reporting align with agreed processes.
- Collaborate with analytics teams to embed data into dashboards.
- Communicate with stakeholders and provide assurance reports for programmes and executive committees.
- Lead governance on assurance processes and support prioritisation decisions.
- Promote a culture of open collaboration across the organisation.
- Support learning and development for the TMO team.
- Analyse research and audit data to inform strategy development.
- Monitor financial performance and drive financial benefits.
Qualifications
- Degree level or equivalent experience in Programme/Project Management.
- Project and programme management qualifications or equivalent experience.
- Significant experience producing reports for diverse audiences.
- Intermediate to advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience planning, monitoring and evaluating large-scale transformation programmes.
- Strong data analysis skills and ability to translate findings into action.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing staff development.
- Experience supporting stakeholder and service user engagement.
- Knowledge of change management and cultural change processes.
Benefits
Fixed-term secondment/fixed-term position, with flexible working options available.
£49,387 to £56,515 a year (Subject to formal banding).
Equal Opportunities
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment and welcomes applications from all groups.
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