PMO Assurance Lead | South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Crawley, RH10 8BG |
| Company: | South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7334810/278-PMOAL-0725-AS |
Summary
Are you passionate about driving improvement through strong governance and evidence-based assurance? SECAmb are seeking a proactive and skilled individual to lead the coordination and delivery of programme assurance across our strategic portfolios. This role is essential in ensuring that delivery remains aligned to the Trust’s priorities, that risks are identified and mitigated early, and that robust, accurate reports reach key decision-making groups including the Executive Management Board and Trust Board.
You’ll be embedded within a supportive and evolving PMO team, working collaboratively across the Trust and with external partners to uphold the highest standards of accountability and governance. If you thrive on detail, enjoy translating complex data into meaningful insight, and want to help shape the future of NHS transformation, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re proud to foster a culture ofKindness, Courage and Integrity—and we welcome applicants who bring both professional credibility and personal passion for doing things the right way.
• Coordinate and deliver assurance activities across strategic programmes and portfolios.
• Lead monthly assurance reporting to senior governance groups including EMB, SMG, and Trust Board.
• Ensure assurance processes align with the Board Assurance Framework (BAF) and NHS governance standards.
• Monitor programme performance, risks, issues, and interdependencies, escalating where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain assurance reporting templates and tools for consistency and clarity.
• Support financial assurance activities and provide evidence for internal and external audits.
• Collaborate with Corporate Governance and programme leads to ensure compliance and alignment.
• Act as a key point of contact for assurance matters with internal stakeholders and external regulators.
• Build capability in assurance and governance across the PMO and wider programme teams.
• Drive continuous improvement through research, benchmarking, and lessons learned.
• Option to join NHS pension scheme
• A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
• Access to occupational health and counselling services.
• Award winning wellbeing hub
• Back up buddy App
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
Other than in exceptional circumstances, the starting salary for staff new to the NHS will be the bottom point of the band to which they have been appointed.
We are seeking a proactive and experiencedPMO Assurance Leadto join our Strategy & Transformation Directorate at South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb). This role is central to ensuring that our strategic programmes are delivered effectively, risks are well managed, and governance standards are upheld across the organisation.
Working closely with the Head of PMO, Corporate Governance, programme teams and senior stakeholders, you will lead on the coordination and delivery of assurance activities that support executive decision-making and regulatory compliance. You’ll play a key role in reporting to the Executive Management Board, Senior Management Group, and Trust Board—ensuring transparency, consistency, and alignment with the Board Assurance Framework (BAF) and NHS governance standards.
This is a critical role for embedding a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and assurance excellence across SECAmb’s transformation agenda.
This advert closes on Monday 4 Aug 2025
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