• Support project or portfolio of projects with key PMO activities
• Track programme RAID, Plans/Milestones, resource allocations/requirements and financials/budgets
• Plan and implement project management strategies, based on defined templates and toolsets
• Ensure compliance with Project control framework (Initiation Entry, Project Control Checking and Closure of projects)
• Support with monthly cost plans for project portfolios and bring together whole programme summaries and financial positions which include details from all portfolio cost plans.
• Prepare and maintain forecasting estimates for all programmes within the portfolio against the approved budget.
• Collate portfolio resource cost review packs monthly.
• Manage, maintain and update resource allocations across the portfolio
• Manage end to end resource requisitions including raising resource requisitions, managing on-boarding and off-boarding activities
• Produce quality MI to support key decision making on the programme, e.g. delivery dashboards, compliance dashboards
• Gather and analyse project data to identify any gaps and resolve any time-related or budgetary issues
• Become a Clarity champion leading on all queries related to Clarity tool
• Support other Projects, tasks as directed by PM/Programme Managers

Essential Skills Experience

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a PMO analyst, project manager, or a similar role
• Excellent knowledge of project management strategies, processes, and tools
• PMO experience in Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Working knowledge of Clarity portfolio management tool
• Strong financial management skills and experience in cost planning and budget estimations
• Excellent analytical, interpretive skills. Knowledge of Power BI, JIRA, Confluence
• Strong Excel skills and full MS suite
• Ability to manage competing priorities and to identify and proactively manage issues
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills
• Ability to recognise and recommend process improvement

Desirable Qualifications, Skills Experience

• Relevant third level qualification / certification
• Ideally a formal Project Management qualification (Prince2, PMP, CSM)
• Portfolio, Programme and Project Management
• Familiarity with Lean and Six Sigma tools as a way to solve complex product problems, satisfy critical to quality customer requirements and eliminate waste
• Knowledge of Procurement Processes
• Knowledge of technology an advantage - think 'technically literate'

Skills:

Jira confluence pmo Agile clarity