Director of IT Portfolio

Location: London/Hybrid
Salary: Competitive

About City St George’s, University of London

City St George’s, University of London is a dynamic institution that brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London. As one of the largest higher education providers in London, they offer a diverse range of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science, and technology.

Their students are at the heart of everything they do. They are committed to supporting their students to achieve their career aspirations while delivering research that drives real-world impact and innovation.

The Role

As Director of IT Portfolio, you will play a pivotal role in delivering City St George’s digital and technology strategy. This is a key leadership position within a newly established IT team, responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of their strategic digital transformation projects and programmes.

You will lead the IT Portfolio Delivery function, shaping the IT Project Management Office (PMO), and driving the maturity of portfolio and project delivery capabilities. Your leadership will ensure the successful implementation of high-profile programmes, including large ERP and Data Warehouse projects and the IT Merger Programme, while embedding robust governance and financial management processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the IT Portfolio Delivery function, including project managers, business analysts, project support officers, the Head of IT PMO, and the ERP Programme Manager.
• Oversee the establishment and growth of the IT PMO, ensuring the effective governance and management of IT projects and programmes.
• Provide assurance and strategic oversight for major IT initiatives, ensuring delivery within agreed timelines, scope, and budget.
• Develop and implement a 5-year roadmap for IT change, aligning with the university’s strategic objectives.
• Drive transformational change across the organisation, enhancing the effectiveness of digital and technology services.

About You

We are looking for an inspirational and people-focused leader with a proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale technology and digital transformation programmes within complex organisations. Our ideal candidate has empathetic leadership skills, with the ability to take people on a journey of change, mentoring and motivating their team to ensure delivery of key projects.

You will bring:

• Significant experience leading IT project, programme, and portfolio delivery functions at a senior level.
• Strong financial and strategic planning skills, ensuring cost-effective and efficient project execution.
• Expertise in developing and implementing project management frameworks within IT, applying methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, and APM.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence at all levels.
• Experience in developing a high-performing IT PMO, enhancing portfolio management maturity within a large IT function.
• Higher education sector experience is advantageous, though not essential.

As a key member of the IT Leadership Team, you will collaborate with like-minded professionals who are passionate about using technology to enhance services for staff and students. They are a team that values innovation, teamwork, and a shared commitment to delivering outstanding digital and technology services.

If you are excited by the opportunity to drive digital transformation and make a lasting impact within a leading university, we would love to hear from you.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

At City St George’s, subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way, involving a mixture of working on campus and at home each week. Where a hybrid working arrangement can be accommodated, it is expected that colleagues will spend the majority (at least 60%) of their usual working time on campus each week. Specific details will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate. A hybrid working arrangement will not detract from any comprehensive induction, that will include relevant on-site activities.

Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George’s, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

Additional Information

Shortlisting will be done against the person specification of the role e.g. the essential and desirable criteria and all candidates supporting statements must address all of the essential criteria in the person specification.

For more information about this role and to apply, please contact Janine Belton-Usher or Grace Tattersall

Closing date: 25th February 2025 at 11:59pm