Job ID: 1312

Closing Date: 15/08/2025

Are you an experienced portfolio or programme manager professional who enjoys working collaboratively? We have an exciting opportunity to join us as Head of Portfolio in the IT Services department at The University of Sheffield.

As Head of Portfolio, you will use your strong technical proficiency in portfolio management tools and your expert knowledge of Agile product delivery to coordinate and report on delivery performance across the ITS product portfolio (tracking to metrics, including budget, resource, timeline and benefit realisation). You will be responsible for ensuring that internal teams and external stakeholders and partners have the information and tools they need to make the right decisions in real time.

What We Offer

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities,a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.