Portfolio Admin Manager

OSC Portfolio Admin Manager– Store Products

£50,320 to £59,200 plus great benefits (Work Level 5)

Manchester city centre. In this role you’ll work in a hybrid way, splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy) 

We’re on the lookout for a dynamic and driven Portfolio Admin Manager to join our Operations Support Centre (OSC). This is a unique opportunity to work directly with senior leadership and play a pivotal role in governing and assuring the delivery of a diverse portfolio of around 30 projects.

Why this role matters? 

By ensuring governance, quality, and alignment across a complex portfolio, you’ll help shape how we deliver change and transformation across the business. Your work will directly impact our ability to meet strategic goals, maintain high standards, and support teams in delivering meaningful outcomes. It’s a chance to influence at scale, build strong relationships, and drive continuous improvement in how we work.

What you’ll do

• Lead the governance and assurance of OSC’s project portfolio, ensuring alignment with our Co-op’s strategy and vision
• Chair key governance meetings and manage project documentation including RAID logs and status reports
• Conduct internal audits and coach teams to elevate quality standards
• Continuously evolve system-based tools to enhance oversight and delivery assurance.
• Monitor high-level portfolio finances and flag risks for timely intervention
• Collaborate across departments to understand governance needs and timelines

This role would suit people who have 

• Experience in project and programme management
• A self-led, curious and highly collaborative working style  
• The ability to build strong relationships with internal partners and communicate effectively with colleagues across the business 
• A passion for structure, accuracy and raising quality standards 
• Confidence in coaching and supporting and leading others without direct line management responsibility 
• Solid numeric skills and proficiency in Office 365 tools

Why Co-op? 

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Private healthcare 
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Diversity and Inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes.If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.