Head of Portfolio Management

Salary: £72,636 to £88,257
Job Grade: Level 6, Zone 2
Work Location: Unit 1B, Berol House, 25 Ashley Road, London, N17 9LJ with opportunity for home/remote working and alternative flexible working options are available/open to discussion
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent  
Closing date: Wednesday 21st June 2023, 17:00
Interviews to be held: TBC

Employed by the London Borough of Camden the Head of Portfolio Management will be based in North London Waste Authority (NLWA), serving Camden and six other north London boroughs.

About the role
The Head of Portfolio Management is an essential role which provides strategic leadership enabling the organisation to deliver excellent programme outcomes for residents in north London and strategic advice to senior and political leadership.

The postholder is responsible for developing the Portfolio team’s work programmes, negotiating, and allocating resources and co-ordinating, managing and monitoring programmes. They will make full use of the Authority levers, including those surrounding financial, delivery and operations. This will often involve high level and complex liaison with private sector contractors and other stakeholders like councillors / borough officers. This role will have responsibility for leading the systematic review, business case development and implementation of programmes to deliver projects and have responsibility to enforce a level of change in the organisation, as we become new asset owners of NLHPP’s new facilities.

The postholder will be required to promote a vision in equality of opportunity, social inclusion, fair employment, and environmental sustainability, creating open, inclusive, and engaging environment within NLWA and across stakeholders, customers, and supply chain. Work closely with the Risk, Project Management, Governance, Legal, Finance and HR functions to prioritise viable change plans for practical delivery. This would include working closely with the NLHPP, London Energy Ltd to form common strategic aims, manage integrated risks and their respective mitigations and cultivating an inclusive approach for delivery of change across the organisation and embrace innovation through using data-driven approaches to managing and assure change delivery. The Head of Portfolio Management will deputise for the Director of Corporate Services in certain business as usual activities where required.

About You  
To be successful in this role you will have: 

• High level of knowledge and understanding relating to contractual issues in a project environment, legal aspects, financial control, procurement processes and planning and project management tools and techniques and be qualified to Degree, or equivalent qualification
• Strong, strategic mindset with the ability to deliver results and experience of leading complex change programmes in a diverse organisation. 
• Experience of leading and establishing project / programme plans, business cases and delivering to completion and management of complex multi-million-pound programmes of work from initial scoping through to handover with first in class Portfolio Management Office (PMO) expertise
• Deep awareness of safety issues in an operational / project delivery environment or equivalent
• Ability to deliver through a range of stakeholders to achieve favourable results and building effective relationships with, and influencing, directors and management internally and outside the organisation and the ability to proactively work through changing governmental policy, particularly post-pandemic and post-Brexit 
• You will need to take a collaborative approach, as your work will involve dealing with all members of the NLWA team and helping to ensure the systems work well for individuals. 
• You will have good analytical and reporting skills and an ability to understand and implement processes.
• You will have proven experience in planning and delivering to deadlines, including strong communication and influencing others to contribute to a mutually beneficial outcome

Please refer to the job profile for more information about the role.

About NLWA
Our mission is to preserve resources and the environment for future generations by exemplary planning, innovation, and communication in managing north London’s waste. We serve two million residents in seven boroughs and run communications and engagement campaigns to help them reduce their rubbish and recycle more. We campaign for government and industry action to reduce unnecessary single-use items, encourage reuse, and repair and promote effective recycling.

To help tackle the climate emergency and to prevent rubbish going to landfill, we are building the greenest Energy Recovery Facility in the country and modern recycling facilities at the Edmonton EcoPark, through the North London Heat and Power Project

Working for NLWA
The post-holder will work for NLWA and be based at NLWA’s office in Tottenham Hale but be employed by London Borough of Camden through whom NLWA staff are employed. The North London Heat and Power Project is located at Edmonton EcoPark.

Working for Camden
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.

Additional information
To view the Job Profile, please click HERE or copy and paste the following into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10086445/file/document?inline   

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.

Inclusion and Diversity  
We want Camden Council (NLWA) to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality, and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website

Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact George Petais at george.petais@nlwa.gov.uk