PMO / ePMO Consultant - Outside IR35 - 3 month initial contract - Hybrid 1 day on site weekly

Our client are seeking an experienced PMO/ePMO and PPM Advisory Specialist to support a strategic review of portfolio management capabilities and tooling.

The successful candidate will validate and refine an existing capability framework, assess market-leading portfolio management solutions against defined requirements, and provide evidence-based recommendations to support supplier selection and progression to a formal RFP process.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and validate existing capability models and supporting artefacts.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and workshops across business and technology functions.
• Identify capability gaps, overlaps, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Benchmark current and target capabilities against industry good practice.
• Highlight any additional capabilities required to support future organisational objectives.
• Assess the PPM/ePMO tooling marketplace against the validated capability framework.
• Produce a capability-to-solution coverage assessment.
• Identify strengths, limitations and trade-offs of relevant market solutions.
• Recommend a longlist and shortlist of suppliers suitable for progression to RFP.

Preferred Experience

We are looking for individuals with demonstrable experience in:

• Enterprise PMO (ePMO) and Portfolio Management transformation.
• PMO capability assessments and operating model reviews.
• Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) tooling selection.
• Vendor-neutral market assessments.
• Governance, resource planning, financial portfolio management and project controls.
• Leading workshops with both senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Producing executive-level recommendations and decision papers.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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