Portfolio & Strategic Programmes Lead
London, GB
London is our global headquarters where 220 colleagues across Finance, Risk, IT, Corporate Development, Legal, HR, MAC and Education drive the success of our 90+ schools in 35+ countries. By joining our fast paced and innovative organisation, you will be regularly liaising with our global team-mates from the Philippines to Peru, from Beijing to Boston and beyond.
If you have a global mindset, enjoy thinking outside the box and are prepared to go above and beyond to find solutions, then a career at Nord Anglia is for you.
Portfolio & Strategic Programmes Lead
The Portfolio & Strategic Programmes Lead plays a vital role within Nord Anglia Education Limited's Group Central Support division. Based at our London Headquarter Office, this position involves leading and overseeing key strategic programmes that drive organisational success. You will manage a portfolio of high-impact projects, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and delivering transformative outcomes across the business.
The role:
This role will sit within the Strategy and Delivery function, working at the centre of the organisation’s most critical strategic priorities. You will:
- Be responsible for ensuring the CSDO’s portfolio of strategic programmes is aligned to organisational goals, well-governed, and followed through to completion.
- Translate corporate strategy into a prioritised portfolio roadmap, with clear outcomes, delivery accountability, and measurable progress.
- Bring rigour and structure to areas of strategic ambiguity, maintaining the infrastructure that gives the CSDO a reliable and current picture of delivery across her remit.
- Support the CSDO in navigating complexity and emerging priorities, bringing structure and clarity where direction is still forming.
- Work in close peer collaboration with the Group Head, Strategy & Delivery, complementary in focus, with clear accountability on each side.
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We're looking for:
- Significant experience leading and managing complex, cross-functional programmes in large or complex international organisations.
- Proven track record of building and running portfolio or PMO functions, including governance design, reporting and delivery oversight.
- Ability to translate strategic priorities into structured, deliverable portfolio roadmaps with clear outcomes and accountability.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence operating at ExCo level across functions and geographies.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity, able to bring structure and clarity where direction is not yet defined.
- Experience working through periods of significant organisational change or transformation.
- Experience in a complex international organisation operating across multiple geographies or business units.
- Familiarity with digital and transformation programmes.
- Relevant professional qualification, PROSCI, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent.
About Us
Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 90+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 100,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education. We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.
Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we’re at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.
By joining Nord Anglia Education you will become part of a committed and innovative team. As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.
We encourage individuals to join us with our “Create your Future” mindset – we will provide you with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance your skillset and you will be given the autonomy to grow your career.
To Apply
On-line applications need to be directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV.
At Nord Anglia Education, we are an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. In our schools and offices around the world, we treat all colleagues fairly based on their skills and qualifications, without discrimination.
We value individuals from all backgrounds, including those with different abilities and neurodivergent conditions, as well as those who identify with protected characteristics.
We recruit in line with our EmpowerUs Behaviours Framework: Communicate with Impact, Collaborate with Empathy, Make Considered Decisions, Embrace Change and Drive Growth.
Nord Anglia Education is committed to ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards in our schools and we expect every employee to share this commitment.