PMO Governance Lead (12 month FTC)

Coventry Building Society have an exciting new role for a PMO Governance Lead, in CIDO.

The PMO Governance Lead will be responsible for maintaining a robust reporting framework, clearly defining inputs, outputs, and reporting cadence for all levels of the governance model. This will include documenting processes and ensuring consistent application across the organisation.

You’ll be a seasoned change management professional with excellent relationship management skills and adept at managing senior stakeholders.

You will own and manage the process for providing timely and accurate updates on the Integration Programme to the Group Board. This includes supporting the development of the agenda and coordinating the development of the supporting materials.

To be successful in this role, it’s essential that you’re able to:

• Manage the end-to-end Integration Steering Committee (“ISC”), reporting process, encompassing:
• Coordinate meeting logistics, develop agendas (including proactive identification and scheduling of future topics), and manage meeting minutes and action items
• Proactively liaise with stakeholders to gather regular and ad-hoc inputs for ISC reporting.
• Create, maintain, and regularly update various regular ISC reports and presentations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Oversee the review and distribution process of ISC reports to relevant stakeholders.

• Lead the monthly workstream reporting cycle, including:
• Coordinate activities across workstreams, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
• Review and ensure the quality and accuracy of workstream reports before distribution.
• Manage logistics and agendas for workstream reporting meetings.
• Track and follow up on action items arising from workstream reporting meetings.
• Manage the flow and quality of data required to feed other governance forums, ensuring data integrity and consistency across all reporting channels.
• Prior experience of working in a similar role within Financial Services / Banking.

Desirable skills for this role are:

• You’ll ideally have previous experience of integrations, mergers and acquisitions, having worked on large change programmes of work with high levels of complexity.

We’re one of the largest building societies in the UK and we share a mutual goal across our branches and our offices to improve the lives of others.

We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.

At the beginning of the year, The Co-operative Bank officially became part of our Group. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers, and colleagues.

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.

All together, better.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role. 

Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer

We're proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the

Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.

If you would like to opt in to the scheme please contact our recruitment team when you apply via Get in touch - Coventry Building Society (coventrycareers.co.uk)