Programme Management Office Lead; SRS

The Student Record System (SRS) Programme is a multi‑year, institution‑wide initiative to replace our core student data infrastructure with a modern, integrated suite of best‑in‑class systems. Spanning a new student record system, admissions platform, international compliance automation, and curriculum management system; all connected through a Central Data Hub.

This programme will fundamentally improve how students, staff, and partners experience Cardiff Met.

You will be responsible for the day‑to‑day operation of the PMO, working closely with the Programme Manager to ensure that governance, planning, reporting, and assurance processes are consistently applied and fit for purpose across all work streams. Your work will provide the structural backbone that enables the programme to run with rigour, transparency, and confidence.

• Managing the PMO function across all SRS work streams, ensuring standards, tools, and processes are consistently applied throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Maintaining and developing the integrated programme plan, proactively identifying interdependencies, conflicts, and critical path risks.
• Managing the programme‑level RAID log, ensuring risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies are identified, updated, escalated, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Producing high‑quality programme reports for the Programme Board, senior sponsors, and the University’s Executive Group, covering progress, financial monitoring, and risk.
• Centrally co‑ordinating the programme's change control process, ensuring all proposed changes to scope, cost, or timeline are properly assessed, documented, and approved in line with governance arrangements.
• Supporting the Programme Manager in resource and capacity planning activity across the programme team.

You will bring proven PMO experience from within a large‑scale transformation programme, with a thorough understanding of programme governance, integrated planning, and RAID management. Your analytical instincts will help you spot emerging risks early, while your communication skills will enable you to translate complex programme information into clear, concise reporting for senior stakeholders.

Organised, methodical, and collaborative by nature, you will be comfortable operating across technical, operational, and strategic stakeholder groups. You will have the confidence to maintain governance standards under pressure and the interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships across a complex, multi‑disciplinary programme team.

• Demonstrable experience maintaining integrated programme plans and managing interdependencies across multiple concurrent work streams.
• Experience producing clear, accurate, and timely programme reports for senior stakeholders and board‑level audiences.
• Excellent working knowledge of programme and project management tools (e.g. MS Project, SharePoint, or equivalent).

We are a values‑based University. We are proud of our culture, and we are there for our people. Our community spirit is the golden thread that underpins our values and behaviours. We support and embrace inclusion that enables everyone to feel respected and able to perform at their best. By joining our University, you’ll find yourself in a unique environment where a wealth of knowledge and resources are readily available, supporting you with your career development.

• Annual leave of 35 days, plus 12 bank holiday / concessionary days (pro rata if part time).
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous monthly contributions.
• Excellent family friendly policies – take a look on our Policy Hub page.
• Opportunities to learn and develop your skills with access to library and digital services facilities.
• Excellent sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership.
• Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.

For more information about the role please contact Graham Bayliss on

All applications must be submitted online.

The person specification will be used as a tool for shortlisting; so please make sure you use this information when writing your application. You can find useful hints and tips about how to apply by visiting our Application Guidance page.