PMO Analyst - #1697152

IT PMO ANALYST

Promote and maintain governance and structure in Portfolio Planning, Resource Management, and Financial Management. Support the Head of IT Project Delivery in establishing effective processes and procedures to ensure successful delivery of changes and projects within the organization. Collaborate with the Financial Controller on managing the IT budget and expenditures across IT sub-departments. Engage with department leads and the IT Director to report on department progress and status based on agreed metrics to the Leadership Team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership:• Providing support and deputising for the Head of IT Project Delivery as and when required. • Working with the wider IT Team ensuring that standards, processes and procedures are adhered to.• Providing support to the Delivery team on the ongoing development and evolution of IT PMO function within the group.• Drive a continuous improvement in IT customer experience and engagement.• Support and chair governance forums, including board meetings, by producing reporting packs, agendas, terms of reference, capturing actions, and following up as required.

Delivery:• Working with the IT Delivery leads, develop and implement a fit-for-purpose Governance Model and supporting Project delivery systems and processes.• Responsible for creating and maintaining the delivery template artefacts required to support the change portfolio function.• Developing reporting mechanisms to monitor performance KPIs and delivery metrics to ensure performance stays on track and is visible to stakeholders.• Undertake analysis of all KPIs across the IT Department and work with the respective leads of each team to identify potential areas of improvement.• Produce regular reports that outline the IT Department Performance that can be shared with key stakeholders and leadership groups across the business.• Ownership of Milestone and Stage Gate Tracking to monitor performance against key project deliverables, and manage any movement against these.• Ownership of the IT Change Control process, ensuring that it is adhered to and that there are appropriate processes and governance in place.• Working with Head of Project Delivery to increase the success and quality of project delivery by implementing improved processes and procedures.• Ownership of the IT Department and Portfolio budgets in respect of monitoring and reporting as required and input into wider finance processes.• Provide project management support on small changes or projects as and when required. • Conduct thorough Project Health Checks on IT projects to assess their status. Collaborate closely with delivery leads to implement improvements based on findings.• Conduct post-project evaluations to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.• Ownership of the Stage Gate Process ensuring adherence to the process.• Review project documentation to maintain quality of communication between IT Delivery and the wider business.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:• Solid understanding of project delivery principles and methodology.• Highly developed communication skills in writing, speaking, and presenting.• High proficiency in Excel, able to create and manage complex spreadsheets and perform various tasks including data analysis, financial modelling, and reporting.• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work well under pressure.• Problem-solving - the ability to think creatively and solve business challenges with appropriate technology-enabled solutions.• Knowledge & experience in a breadth of IT and cross-functional business processes, demonstrating acumen in business and technology.• Knowledge and experience of managing and resolving difficult situations and negotiating conflict to achieve consensus and desired outcomes.• Comfortable using content management and collaboration platforms like SharePoint.

Qualifications Required: • PRINCE2 Foundation / Practitioner Certification (or equivalent Project Management qualifications)• P30 Foundation / Practitioner Certification

CV's ASAP Please....Initial Teams calls happening tomorrow.