PMO Analyst - #1702063

Inside IR35

4 days a week onsite in Farnborough

DV clearance + Strap

Sole British

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

• Quality Management Methodology & Governance:
  
  

Ensure the effective running of the Delivery Methodology and Governance regime for delivery projects/programmes within a function, business area or portfolio. Identify issues and trends and recommend and implement solutions.

Develops and implements a quality and assurance strategy

• Planning & Resource Management:
  
  

Facilitates the development and maintenance of the programme and project plans and dependency logs

Identify planning issues and trends and recommend and implement solutions.

• Leadership & Stakeholders:
  
  

Manages the maintenance of information relating to stakeholders. Manages the maintenance of an audit trail of communication activity, including collation of feedback, ensure logged and processed.

Ensure integrity of information flow through consistent traffic lights.

• Risk Management:
  
  

Ensure the effective running of the Risk Management process for delivery projects/programmes within a function, business area or portfolio.

Ensure all project risks that have wider implications (across multiple projects, programmes and portfolios) are escalated and dealt with at the appropriate level, and that risks with strategic implications are escalated to the corporate risk management process.

• Change Management:
  
  

Ensure the effective running of the Change Management process for delivery projects/programmes within a function, business area or portfolio.

Ensure all project changes that have wider implications (across multiple projects, programmes and portfolios) are escalated and dealt with at the appropriate level. Identify the impact of project/programme changes across overall critical path.

Evidence effectiveness of the Change Management process within the local remit.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience

• Quality & Assurance
  
  

Confidently running Governance meetings. - handle all queries relating to Delivery Method and Governance arising during these meetings. Resolve issues and conflicts relating to delivery methodology and governance. Design appropriate Methodology and Governance templates and procedures. Identify issues with delivery methodology and Governance standards and propose improvements based on experience of running the processes.

• Commercial Finance & 3rdParty Management Establish relationship with Procurement function to optimise relationship with Partners/3rd Parties. Assist Project Manager/Procurement in progress problems to conclusion.
• Customer Centric
  
  

Build close working relationships with the client PMO team, internal and external customers.

• Tools, Systems & Data
  
  

Carry out the selection and implementation of tools to ensure the effective delivery of projects/programmes within a function, business area or portfolio. Ensure the data integrity of project information across all tools, providing the 'single version of the truth'.

Evidence effectiveness of the tools within the remit of the function, business area or portfolio being managed. Recommend improvements to tools and data constructs.

• Business Skills & Professionalism
  
  

Applies knowledge of business to create intellectual property.

Has knowledge of multiple domains and understands company position in that market place.

• Problem Solving & Decision Making
  
  

A problem solver, ability to identify root causes and make decisions and implement

Must-have Technical / Professional Qualifications

• A recognised qualification or certification in PMO/Assurance skills (e.g. P30)
• Prince 2 or certification achieved in recognised project management methodology
• Thorough understanding of delivery governance principles and/or demonstrable experience of successfully delivering projects to meet business expectations and deliver results.
• Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels internally and externally including excellent customer facing skills (ability to communicate, effectively, with the customer account teams, in addition to end users and technical persons)
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills, along with the personal tenacity and the ability to drive through to conclusion in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Developed interpersonal and communication skills, along with the personal tenacity and the ability to drive through to conclusion in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Extensive experience in management reporting techniques and processes, and performance metrics.
• Broad understanding of financial controls, project accounting and benefits realisation process
• Able to evidence highly proficient skills in MS Office, particularly Excel, Visio and PowerPoint. Also able to evidence experience of PM and PMO tools (e.g. Clarity/Niku) and reporting. Demonstrable experience of the automation of reporting and processes.
• Risk and compliancy management experience
• Excellent planning & organisational skills
  
  

Budget owned: the PMO Specialist will not have Budget ownership - they will be expected to Develop and Maintain financial controls for the project or programme.

Key performance indicators [max 3]:

• Time, Cost & Quality - delivering your areas of responsibility within the portfolio, programme or project to agreed time, cost and quality plans - evidence of promoting professional method & standards
• Demonstrating alignment to Governance & Methodology - managing any changes to TCQ with evidence of formal risk, issue control and change management process
• Ensuring delivery of programme/projects against agreed Vodafone and Customer Operational Acceptance testing procedures - maintaining customer satisfaction
  
  

Direct reports Not applicable

Dotted reports: Not applicable

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

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