PMO Analyst

Job description

Morgan Hunt have a requirement for a PMO Analyst (Inside IR35) in a remote role with 1 day in their prestigious Glasgow office for an initial 6 month contract.

Your role is to support the PMO Lead, using robust programme management tools, to effectively manage the day-to-day running of the programme.

The role also requires both professional expertise in the effective use of programme/project methodologies and techniques, and experience in successfully applying these in a digital change environment.

Responsibilities:

Support the PMO Lead and other colleagues to ensure effective programme planning and programme oversight tools (eg MSPlanner, MSProject) are up to date and accurately reflecting the status of programme activities

Engage with Project Leads regularly to monitor delivery against the critical path and map interdependencies

Monitor the risks and issues register, escalations and follow up actions

Monitor programme actions and decisions logs ensuring next steps are actioned

Oversee and monitor consistent document management standards across the programme, manage system permissions for document management

Assess and evaluate information received from projects from a range of reporting sources

Support the PMO Lead and other colleagues to measure the impact of our changes against the Programme outcomes

Support the team to succeed by proactively identifying and removing blockers day-to-day, including supporting direct delivery out outputs where needed

Creation and collation of dashboard data, presentation packs and regular reporting

Experience required:

• Experience supporting a programme office to map out and manage a complex portfolio of work
• Experience creating an effective Programme Plan and mapping interdependencies
• Project management qualifications and ability to operate in both traditional and agile environments, including associated PM tools
• Experience managing risks and issues logs
• Experience developing and delivering project or programme dashboard reporting to boards
• A strong communicator, able to communicate messages clearly to a range of audiences at all levels
• Ability to support project budgeting activities
• The ability to build productive working relationships quickly and to engender confidence in the programme and projects
• A proactive, structured, results-oriented self-starter who can solve problems independently

Desirable

• Experience in working in fast-paced environments on a start-up programme office
• Experience working within or alongside corporate services functions (eg Digital Services, Finance etc)
• Experience in working with Government Digital Service standards and Green Book Business Cases would be advantageous

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.