Senior PMO Officer

This is an opportunity to join the division at the centre of the SFO's transformation agenda and perform a key role in shaping how change is delivered across the organisation. As part of the Transformation and Improvement Division, you'll evolve the SFO Change Framework, support senior governance through the Portfolio Committee, and work with senior leaders and delivery teams to drive effective assurance and successful portfolio outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to influence how the SFO delivers change as it implements its ambitious 2024-29 Strategy.

Working alongside the PMO Lead and your fellow Senior PMO Officer, you will:

• Deliver the core functions of the PMO
• Support the effective management of the Portfolio Committee
• Develop and maintain the SFO Change Framework.
• Support the PMO Lead in the development of the PMO including the expansion of services offered by the PMO across the SFO

You will develop close working relationships with colleagues across the organisation, at all levels, and work closely with project teams and stakeholders including those in the Transformation and Improvement Division, Strategy Group, IST, Operational Divisions, HR, Finance, Commercial and Governance. You will also work closely with the Chair of the Portfolio Committee (SCS2), as well as Project Managers and key project stakeholders across the organisation.

There are two roles available, one permanent position and one temporary role until at least February 2029 with the possibility of being extended.

The Senior PMO Officer is responsible for:

• Delivering the day-to-day services of the PMO including Portfolio pipeline management.
• Developing, maintaining and ensuring compliance with the SFO Change Framework under the guidance of the PMO Lead.
• Developing new templates, techniques, training and guidance for Project Managers, working collaboratively with Project Managers to test and embed new products.
• Supporting the Portfolio risk management process including collating and reviewing risks from individual Portfolio projects, and supporting Project Managers to identify and communicate the risks for their projects as required.
• Maintaining the Portfolio Benefits and Lessons Learned logs.
• Facilitating project lessons learned workshops and analysis – including designing and leading the workshops with project teams to ensure constructive lessons are accurately captured and reported to the Portfolio Committee.

For more information about the role, please see attached Job Pack.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Application stage​

As part of the application process you will be required to provide:​​

• A personal statement of no more than 750 words that explains how your skills and experience meet each of the essential and desirable experience criteria as listed in the job pack. ​

Please note, desirable experience will only be taken into account if there is a large volume of applications and there is a need for further shortlisting for interview.​

• A supporting CV outlining your job history and qualifications., including how you meet the essential technical criteria for the role.

It will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage. ​

Interview stage​

Behaviours as outlined in the job pack will be tested at interview. Candidates invited to interview will also be required to complete an exercise on the day assessing the experience criteria. No preparation in advance is required.​

Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview. ​

Sift to take place from 17th November 2026.​

Interviews are expected to take place in person on 1st and 2nd December 2026.​

All dates are indicative and subject to change.​

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. To be eligible you must meet the following residency requirements dependent of the level of security vetting required:​

• SC: 5 years residency in the United Kingdom preceding this application.

For the fixed term role until February 2029 with the possibility of an extension:​

For permanent civil servants joining the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on a Fixed-term Appointment:​

Please note if you accept a Fixed-term Appointment with the SFO the preferred option is for you to transfer from your home department on a loan basis to ensure you can return to your home department at the end of the Fixed-term Appointment. Exceptionally, if a transfer on a loan basis cannot be agreed by your home department, you would transfer to the SFO on the basis that you would lose your permanent Civil Service status but retain your continuity of employment. However, if you face a redundancy situation at the end of the Fixed-term Appointment you will be treated as a permanent civil servant for redundancy and redeployment purposes only. You must have two years’ service to be eligible for redundancy benefits under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.​

Therefore you should be aware that when your Fixed-term Appointment at the SFO comes to an end, your employment in the Civil Service will end, unless:​

• an extension to your Fixed-term Appointment has been agreed by the SFO.​
• a conversion to permanent status has been agreed by the SFO.​
• you are successfully redeployed into a suitable alternative post​
• you secure another Civil Service post through a recruitment process.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.