PMO Analyst

Salary: £36,000 – £38,400 per year

Demand for SCC Project Services continues to grow with increased business across both new and existing customers.

As a result we are looking for an additional PMO Analyst to join our busy team, based in Birmingham

Purpose

The PMO Analyst will report to the Head of PMO. This role assists in the day-to-day running of the Programme Management office and supports the Head of Transition & Project Services and the Head of PMO in governing and assuring the full Project lifecycle. The role drives the flow of management information to inform Portfolio decisions and strategy, and includes maintaining records and providing regular and ad-hoc reporting. The role provides Quality Assurance support with regard to Processes, Documentation and supports performance and customer satisfaction initiatives. 

The key objectives and responsibilities of this role are as follows:

• Support development and production of Portfolio level Management Information and Reporting. 

• Provide guidance for the UK Services Project Community on all aspects of project change and governance.

• Support for Financial Governance Processes for project start-up and change

• Analyse portfolio reporting and data and publish regular operational status reports showing portfolio health

• Consolidate the individual Risk and Issue logs of Projects within the Portfolio into the central Portfolio RAID log, and provide regular reporting.

• Undertake quality and assurance reviews 

• Maintain the organisation chart for the PS&T Organisation.

• General support of the Head of Projects and the Head of PMO.

• Provide set up and governance for small works 

Person Specification

Business Qualifications

• Desirable: PRINCE2 foundation certification or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

Essential – 

• Proven experience providing support to PMO functions 

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken English 

• Strong Microsoft Office skills; able to manipulate data in Excel spreadsheets 

• Strong relationship building skills

• Professional and positive 

• Diligent, with attention to detail 

• Effective communicator at all levels 

• Team player, able to work on own initiative and without supervision

• Ability to cope successfully under pressure and with shifting priorities

• Exposure to PRINCE2 or PMI and willing to work towards gaining PRINCE2 or PMI qualifications

Desirable –

• Experience working with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio would be an advantage.

Technical / Business Skills / Ability

• Highly organised, self-motivated and able to work on own initiative and without supervision 

• Diligent, with excellent attention to detail 

• Tenacious and assertive, professional and positive 

• Ability to work methodically and accurately whilst keeping to deadlines

• Excellent analytical and investigatory skills

• Working within structured business processes and regulated procedures

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken English 

• Strong Microsoft Office skills; able to manipulate data in Excel spreadsheets 

• Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships within the team and with other departments.

• Experience of working with MS SharePoint is an advantage

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