At Leeds Trinity University, we aspire to make a difference to the people, the professions and the places that we serve, and we are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our University community. We are ranked top in Yorkshire for learning community and pride ourselves on being the University where our students are a name, not just a number. The University has a distinctive, employability-focused educational offer and works closely with employers to address the skills needs of today’s workforce. Applications are invited for the following post:

Head of Strategic Portfolio Management Office

Hours of Work: Full-time (1.0fte)

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: The starting salary will be from £56,921 up to £65,814 per annum (pro rata) in Grade 9, depending on qualifications and experience

We are seeking an experienced Head of Strategic Portfolio Management Office to play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of the University’s strategic priorities. This is a key position leading the Strategic Portfolio Management Office (SPMO), driving the definition, planning, and delivery of complex projects and programmes.

You will lead in establishing, managing, and continuously improving the SPMO Centre of Excellence (CoE), ensuring the adoption of best practices in portfolio, programme, and project management (PPM) across the University. Alongside this you will operationalise the University’s Portfolio Definition and Portfolio Delivery Cycle practices and processes, and line manage the deployable pool of delivery specialists, aligning resource to the defined strategic portfolio.

As digital transformation is integral to the delivery of the University’s Strategic Plan the postholder will be responsible for leading the digital transformation portfolio, as well as continual improvement of the PPM functions and services provided by the CoE.

You will ensure the University’s Strategic Portfolio Management Office processes, and controls are effectively deployed to support the successful delivery of the University’s strategic programmes.

This role will be located at Leeds Trinity University campus in Horsforth, Leeds though there is also opportunity to work from our City Centre Campus. Through our agile working framework, there will also be the option to spend some time working remotely, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

Please submit a CV and covering letter detailing suitability for the role.

This advert will close on the 29th of August 2025, however we may close it sooner if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Interviews will take place week commencing 15th September 2025.

To apply, please visit www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/jobs. If you have any queries about the application process, please email jobs@leedstrinity.ac.uk or call 0113 283 7130.

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented within the University: Women, LGBTQ+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements.

Please note that we do not accept speculative CVs or unsolicited calls from recruitment agencies.

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