FLEXIBLE AND AGILE WORKING

Everyone’s personal situation is different.

To make the most out of hybrid working, we’ve introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

• hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
• reduce or vary working hours
• reduce or vary the days worked
• work compressed hours
• job share

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ROLE OVERVIEW

The role will contribute to ongoing development of a mature Portfolio Management Office (PfMO) function within the Central Change Team and support the introduction of portfolio management to drive corporate reporting and decision making. They will track that project and programme information is updated in a timely manner so that the PfMO can conduct the analysis required for Senior Management reporting, ensure that Central Change standards are maintained, processes followed and provide general PfMO support, e.g. arranging meetings and workshops and ensuring that the materials required are available.
There will, initially, be training to understand the workings of the PfMO, the tools used and the Central Change framework and to gain an understanding of basic project management activities and the project lifecycle.

Day to day activities, following training, will include:

• Working with assigned Project Managers to create and maintain project artefacts and organise information
• Maintaining team sites, libraries, online information and managing access
• Monitoring project progress, tracking deliverables and escalating concerns
• Updating project financials and raising Purchase Orders
• Helping to maintain and update the PPM tool
• Providing support for meetings, workshops and audit reviews
• Collating and presenting information to the PfMO and Project Managers for approval
• Working towards managing small workstreams within a project

THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR THIS ROLE ARE:

• Experience of working in a change/project environment.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy of information produced.
• Working knowledge of the MS product suite, especially Excel.
• Ability to organise data to produce reports and statistics in appropriate formats to help stakeholders understand key aspects of the project.
• Inquisitive - willing to raise questions with an understanding of the bigger picture in terms of Nest strategic goals.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a complex environment in which judgement, confidentiality and discretion need to be exercised.
• A commitment to team working and team spirit.
• An enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable approach to work and a willingness to learn new things.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and deliver against demanding deadlines.
• Rigour in following established processes.
  Don’t worry if you think you don’t have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we’re good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.
  Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.

To make the most out of hybrid working, we’ve introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

• hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
• reduce or vary working hours
• reduce or vary the days worked
• work compressed hours
• job shar