Job description
- Work on and develop the effective setup, tracking and monitoring of project pipeline activities and emerging
- Collaborate with Project managers/project owners on setup, delivery of projects and status updates
- Own and capture key actions agreed and support tracking follow up on progress arising from business
- Maintain and track core project documentation
- Take a lead on providing guidance of project best practice
- Contribute and create templates, eg. Plan-On-The-Page, new project intake, risks and issues, requirements,
- Consistent and timely production of materials for key governance forums
- Develop timelines to ensure the timely delivery of project input and key deliverables for reporting
- Ensure agreed project amendments and updates to the project status are captured and are followed through to
- Provide support to projects that are coordinated by the Transformation Management Office and help with any
- Production of required outputs and follow up of actions arising from key governance forums
- Ensure project delivery, schedules, meetings and timelines for key deliverables are kept on track.
- Champion best practice in project management working with key stakeholders to embed them in key
- Prepare/build reporting for C-Suite stakeholders
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree, business Analysis or project management qualification - PMP, PRINCE2 qualifications (or equivalent)
- A proven track record of successfully working as a PMO, PMO Lead, PMO Manager role in a business
- Experience driving and setting up large complex projects or change programmes preferably in a professional
- Experience in establishing and maintaining a high level of customer trust and confidence
- Good stakeholder management, collaborative ethos
- Strong operations and process improvement background
- Ideally a proficiency in project management tools and software such as Jira, ADO, Smartsheets, HighQ and
- Experience mentoring, coaching and developing other team members will be advantageous.
Person Specification
- Pragmatic and creative approach to project management principles by tailoring/tweaking to meet the needs of the
- Curious self-starter with the ability to be comfortable operating in ambiguity
- Can focus on details whilst maintaining the “big picture” view
- Strong interpersonal skills, with a key focus on mentoring, coaching, collaborating and team building
- Effective influencing and negotiating skills
- Strong analytical, planning, time management and organisational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
- Self-sufficient, comfortable with working autonomously as well as in cross-functional teams and proactive
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to challenge project teams.
Competencies
- Collaborative working
- Client-centric
- Commercial mindset
- Ethical practice
- Critical thinking
- Lead self & others