Reem Scott

• Lead independent second line assurance across concurrent strategic projects and programmes, providing objective assurance on governance, delivery confidence, benefits, strategic risks, dependencies and organisational readiness.
• Designed and implemented the Business Change Assurance Framework aligned to Government Functional Standard GovS002.
• Provide independent assurance opinions by critically evaluating evidence rather than accepting reported positions at face value.
• Discuss assurance findings with Delivery Managers before finalising reports, considering additional evidence and documenting assurance judgements to ensure transparency and procedural fairness.
• Produce assurance reports and recommendations for Directors, Sponsors and the Delivery Assurance Committee.
• Analyse recurring assurance findings to identify systemic governance, planning and benefits themes, contributing to organisational learning and continuous improvement.
• Recommend governance improvements including strengthened change control and benefits management.
• Facilitate strategic risk reviews with senior leaders, challenging strategic risks, mitigations and delivery confidence.
• Line manage and coach PMO colleagues, promoting consistent assurance standards and professional development.

• Led PMO governance and first line assurance across a strategic change portfolio, strengthening governance, reporting quality and organisational delivery maturity.
• Established the PMO Centre of Excellence, developing governance standards, reporting templates, delivery guidance and a dedicated PMO Hub to improve consistency across the portfolio.
• Designed governance processes that strengthened portfolio oversight, assurance quality and organisational decision making.
• Worked closely with Programme Managers and senior leaders to improve planning, benefits management, reporting quality and governance maturity.
• Influenced governance improvements through constructive challenge and evidence based recommendations.
• Improved visibility of priorities, resource pressures, delivery confidence and cross programme dependencies.

• Managed and developed PMO professionals through coaching, mentoring and performance management.

• Led a large scale transformation programme implementing a shared digital consultation model across seven GP practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Established programme governance and managed risks, issues, dependencies and benefits throughout delivery.
• Led procurement and implementation of technology solutions.
• Managed complex stakeholder relationships to successfully deliver organisational change.

• Supported a national workforce safety transformation programme.
• Established assurance, reporting and governance processes.
• Improved change control, dependency management and programme assurance.
• Selected as an Investigating Manager to conduct formal employee relations investigations, interviewing employees and Trade Union representatives, evaluating evidence, interpreting policy and producing evidence-based findings that informed HR decisions.

• Led investigations into domestic abuse, safeguarding and anti-social behaviour where decisions had significant legal and safeguarding consequences.
• Gathered and corroborated evidence from CCTV, police intelligence, witness statements, tenancy records and partner agencies.
• Conducted investigative interviews and risk assessments with victims, witnesses and alleged perpetrators.
• Prepared witness statements, legal evidence and recommendations supporting injunctions, closure orders and possession proceedings.
• Worked with Police, MARAC, Adult Social Care and Legal Services to deliver fair, evidence-led outcomes.

• Neighbourhood Officer – Brighton & Hove City Council
• Tenancy Enforcement Assistant – Brighton & Hove City Council
• Management & Project Support Officer – Brighton & Hove City Council
• Contract Administrator – Mears Group
• Supervisor / Events Coordinator – MG Hospita