Portfolio Governance and Reporting Lead

Job Title: Portfolio Governance and Reporting Lead

Function: Strategy, Change and In Hospital Services

Location: Hybrid – with 1-3 days a week in any of our offices (Nottingham, Alfreton, Sheffield, Wakefield, Daresbury or London)

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £65,920 with the potential to rise to £77,553 over 3 years

Closing Date: Monday 1^st June, 2026

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Portfolio governance and reporting lead to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

The Portfolio Governance and Reporting Lead sits at the heart of our Change Team. Your primary purpose is to ensure that our multimillion-pound portfolio of projects is governed with rigor and reported with absolute clarity. You will be the guardian of the “single source of truth,” bridging the gap between complex project data and executive decision-making. By establishing robust frameworks and reporting processes, you ensure that every pound invested in our supply chain directly supports frontline clinicians and improves patient outcomes. You will be responsible for the governance frameworks and performance reporting of a high-value portfolio of programmes & projects.

Every day you will … 

• Embed portfolio governance frameworks to ensure consistent, compliant, and value-driven delivery across all programmes and projects.
• Provide high quality portfolio intelligence, analytics and reporting, that enables evidence-based decisions being made.
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to ensure portfolio governance is accurately deployed. Implementing recommendations and change where applicable.
• Own the deployment and optimisation of portfolio management reporting tools and dashboards to enable enhanced executive oversight and Board-level insight.
• Define, monitor and track KPI data relating to portfolio performance to maintain standards and expectations.

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.  
• We recognise our employees’ hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards. 
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community. 
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Ability to develop and deliver clear, outcome-focused plans by aligning priorities with organisational goals, managing risks, and adapting to changing business needs while maintaining a long-term strategic view.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, influence at all levels, manage expectations, and communicate complex information clearly to drive alignment and informed decision-making.
• Proven expertise in PMO or portfolio leadership, establishing effective governance frameworks, standardising processes, and ensuring robust reporting, oversight, and accountability across programmes and projects.
• Demonstrates a values-led approach, consistently acting with integrity, transparency, and accountability, while promoting an inclusive and collaborative culture aligned to organisational principles.
• Good understanding of PPM methodologies and tools, including MoP, MSP, PRINCE2, and Agile/Hybrid approaches, with the ability to tailor frameworks and tooling to suit different delivery environments and improve overall performance.

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@supplychain.nhs.uk who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

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