Cpmo Senior Assurance Officer Oxfordshire, United Kingdom 46142 - 49282 Permanent Apply By 16 May, 2026 Posted On 17 April, 2026

Oxfordshire County Council

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
46,142 - 49,282 py
On-site
Independent challenge and difficult questions
Maintain programme documentation and risk/issue logs
Produce high-quality reports and performance insights
Oxfordshire County Council is seeking a CPMO Senior Assurance Officer to join their Corporate Portfolio Management Office, focusing on governance, performance oversight, and program assurance. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and experience in a PMO environment, contributing to strategic change and ensuring risks and performance are transparently reported

Job Summary

  • You will be part of a team that drives best practice, champions transparency, and enables confident, evidence-based decision-making across the organisation.
  • You will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of the Council’s strategic programmes and projects.
  • You will bring: Experience working within a CPMO/PMO environment, ideally in a large or complex organisation.

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Oxfordshire County Council is seeking a CPMO Senior Assurance Officer to join their Corporate Portfolio Management Office, focusing on governance, performance oversight, and program assurance. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and experience in a PMO environment, contributing to strategic change and ensuring risks and performance are transparently reported.

Salary

46142 - 49282

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Independent challenge and difficult questions
  • Maintain programme documentation and risk/issue logs
  • Produce high-quality reports and performance insights
  • Track dependencies and challenge assumptions
  • Undertake deep-dive assurance activities
  • Proficiency with project management tools and MS Office

Nice-to-have

  • Commitment to organisational values
  • Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Experience in local government or public sector

Key Requirements

  • Experienced PMO or assurance professional
  • Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills
  • Comfortable working in a complex environment
  • Solid understanding of programme governance, risk management and reporting frameworks
  • Proficiency with PowerBI and emerging AI tools
  • Professional qualification such as PRINCE2, MSP, APM or Agile, or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of Monday.com or similar PPM systems

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