PMO Coordinator

Salary: Grade 5 (£25,285 - £28,929 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you looking for a role which will contribute to global change? Are you an experienced Project Administrator looking for the next step in your career? Or a Project Coordinator looking for a challenging opportunity within an exciting IT Portfolio? Do you have exceptional organisation, communication and interpersonal skills?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

We are looking for a PMO Co-ordinator to join the IT Programme Management Office, which is responsible for overseeing delivery of a diverse portfolio of IT projects for one of the biggest universities in the UK.

Working within a team of Portfolio Analysts you will assist the IT PMO with ensuring the success of project and programme teams in adherence to a standardised project methodology and in providing robust management information and governance oversight.

You will be responsible for the collation and review of project and portfolio artefacts and data sets, management of governance schedules, coordination of project stage-gates and health checks and the administration of IT PMO mailbox, SharePoint sites, document repositories and project management tools. You will be managing day-to-day finance and purchasing processes and drive month end financial process across IT Project Delivery.

You will play a key role in helping IT PMO establish a consistent and effective way of onboarding resources and building relevant capabilities through the provision, and delivery, of a training schedule encompassing all areas of Project and Programme governance, policies and tools.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Naomi Goodyear, IT PMO Manager

Email: [email protected]

Further details:

• Candidate Brief