Projects Standards & Capabilities Manager

Job Title: Projects Standards & Capabilities Manager Posting Start Date: 15/09/2026 Posting End Date: 15/10/2026 Department: Chamberlain's Office Location: Guildhall Level of DBS required for this role: None required Level of vetting required?: No security vetting is required Is this a politically restricted post?: No Does this post require a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check?: No

Salary: £50,860 - £56,920 inclusive of London Weighting

Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week

Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:15am – 5:00pm

Basis: Full -Time, Permanent

Workplace category: Hybrid

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Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. We therefore encourage you to apply early.

We are seeking a Project Standards and Capability Manager to lead the development of project, programme and portfolio management (P3M) standards, training and best practice across the organisation. You will play a key role in building project management capability, managing our Project Management Academy, and driving continuous improvement in project delivery.

What you'll do

• Lead the development of P3M standards, tools and frameworks.

• Design and deliver learning and development programmes for a wide range of stakeholders.

• Manage the Project Management Academy and external training providers.

• Build and lead a P3M community of practice.

• Coach and influence senior leaders and stakeholders.

• Drive portfolio management maturity and continuous improvement initiatives.

About you

You'll have:

• Significant experience developing and embedding project, programme and portfolio management frameworks.

• Experience establishing or supporting a PMO/PPM Centre of Excellence.

• Strong stakeholder engagement, coaching and influencing skills.

• Experience delivering training and capability development programmes.

• Professional project or programme management qualifications (such as PRINCE2, MSP, APM or equivalent experience).

This is an excellent opportunity to shape organisational capability, influence senior stakeholders and help deliver successful change across a complex and high-profile organisation.

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

Closing date: 23:59pm on 15 October 2026

Interview dates: 10th and 11th November 2026

To apply online please click the Apply online button below.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OCHA1452if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.