A place to make things happen

Location: Bradford Hybrid with travel to other sites as required.

Salary:32755 per annum

Permanent 35 hours per week Monday Friday 9am to 5pm.

Were on a journey of transformation. Were finding new ways to achieve our purpose of providing families with affordable sustainable and safe homes. Were innovating for our customers and to create a thriving workspace that supports everyone.

Were a team of passionate dedicated people working to drive change for the better. Were building something special here and we want driven creative people to join us.

If youre looking for a career where you can be part of change share your ideas and help us transform theres never been a more exciting time to join us and shape our future.

About the role

Are you passionate about planning governance and driving change
Its an exciting time to join Accent and be part of our growing Transformation team. Youll be joining at a pivotal moment where you can truly make your mark - right at the centre of initiatives that improve how we work for our colleagues and customers. As aPMO Coordinator youll be the engine behind planning and governance excellence enabling consistent portfolio governance demand management and portfolio reporting. Your support will drive continuous improvement in PMO processes and decision-making helping us deliver smarter faster and better.

What youll do

• Coordinate portfolio planning activities ensuring projects and initiatives are prioritised aligned with strategic objectives and resources are allocated effectively.
• Lead governance forums including stage-gate reviews - capturing progress risks and actions to keep delivery on course.
• Maintain and update the Portfolio Dependency Log providing visibility of interdependencies and potential impacts.
• Support the PMO in collecting resource forecast data from all projects and consolidating into a clear portfolio view.
• Act as a champion of change influencing adoption of new processes tools and mindsets across the business.
• Use strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills to bring diverse teams on the journey and embed data-driven decision-making.

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Salary

The salary for the Portfolio (PMO) Coordinator is 32755 per annum for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. Applicants who do not meet all the requirements of the post will start 5% or 10% below the spot salary.

About you

• Foundation-level Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2 Foundation APM PFQ) or equivalent experience
• Previous relevant experience in portfolio/PMO coordination
• Good understanding of project management methodologies and governance processes.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple portfolio workstreams in a busy fast-paced environment.
• Coordinate portfolio planning activities ensuring projects and initiatives are prioritised aligned with strategic objectives and resources are allocated effectively.
• Strong influencing skills to bring stakeholders on the journey and embed data-driven decision-making.
• Champion of change able to influence adoption of new processes tools and mindsets across the business.
• Clear and effective communication skills able to convey information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable preparing and presenting updates to colleagues at various levels.
• Attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation.
• Experience using portfolio or project management tools (e.g. Outlook Sharepoint MS Teams MS Project JIRA Power BI or similar).

Portfolio (PMO) Coordinator Interviews

We want your candidate experience to reflect who we are - aplace to grow a place to thrive a place to be you.

Stage 1: A Place to Connect
A call with the hiring manager. Youll learn more about the role and team and well get to know you your experience goals and what you bring.

Planned date: 5th December

Stage 2: A Place to Show Your Strengths
For Stage 2 interviews you will be asked to complete a Congruity questionnaire so we can get to know you a little better. Youll also be asked to prepare a 10 minute presentation prior to the interview. We will then carry out a competency based interview and explore anything relevant from the Congruity questionnaire.

We aim to make the process clear supportive and genuinely valuable a place where you feel informed and confident at every step.

Planned date: 11th December at our Bradford office.

A place to build a future

We have big ambitions. That means we need people who are driven to succeed and eager to grow. Here youll have the opportunity to learn new skills thrive in our collaborative environment and take your career in different directions. We also support your health and wellbeing with 28 days of holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time) - an extra day to celebrate your birthday and the option to purchase more - a cash health plan access to an online GP gym discounts and a dedicated day to volunteer for a cause that matters to you.

And because we believe in supporting you nowand in the future this is a place to plan for your future - with access to both Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit pension schemes through salary sacrifice helping you save more efficiently. We also provide life assurance at three times your salary for all colleagues giving you added peace of mind.

Were committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process please let us know we will ensure requirements are met.

Please dont delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or we receive a high volume of applications we may interview and conclude the process prior to any closing date indicated.

If you have any queries about the role please email:

Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK Accent do not currently hold a sponsorship license.

If youre looking for a place you can make a positive difference to society to our organisation and to your future apply now.

Recruitment Agencies: We work exclusively with partners on our preferred supplier list (PSL) and do not accept unsolicited CVs or speculative approaches from agencies for this role.