PMO Analyst

PMO Analyst - Insurance - Hybrid - London

LaFosse are working one of the most recognisable insurance names in the world, they are seeking a PMO Analyst, within the role you will provide Portfolio, Programme and Project support, to ensure project methodologies, procedures and controls put in place are followed to measure project performance, achievement of project objectives and delivery of the defined cost/benefit cases agreed with the relevant Sponsors.

Working with and supporting Programme, Project Managers and those running projects whilst providing guidance on best practice. Liaising with a wide range of stakeholders at different levels within the organisation to provide counsel on project management governance

Responsibilities: -

Support identified Programmes and Projects in day-to-day activities to include meeting management, minutes, pack production, report writing and SharePoint.
Support Programme and Project Managers in day-to-day operations including planning, milestone reporting, RAIDs, resource management, finances and benefits realisation.
Provide guidance and advice on project best practice and provide training and support to Programme and Project Managers in the Project framework and also support the completion of completing and review of project documentation.
Working with finance, procurement and IT to track all internal and external costs for the programme Reporting
Collate, review and QA the monthly project progress reports.
Provide guidance and support the quality assurance of individual project reports. This includes developing the capability of project managers / stakeholders through coaching them on ExecView.
Where required, compile the consolidated departmental reports including CEO, Strategy & Business Planning and KPI report.
Maintain the QA reviews for projects and programmes to ensure best practice; maintain project templates and training materials and monitor project compliance with methodology.
Identify and manage inter project dependencies, ensuring all relevant parties across the corporation are aware of possible impacts, highlighting risks, issues and opportunities.
Maintain awareness of other change initiatives across the corporation and the impact they might have on each other in relation to change management and dependencies
Provide analysis of the Change portfolio at multiple levels to assess change performance which can be used to inform decision making improvements Risk Management.
Perform portfolio / Programme / project level risk QA and reporting, working with project managers to understand effective RAID log monitoring. Portfolio / programme / programme support.
Support identified programmes and projects in day-to-day activities to include meeting management, minutes, pack production, report writing and SharePoint administration.
Responsible for the relevant project, or programme SharePoint site, ensuring that information is kept up to date and project documentation is stored following agreed standards

Skills Knowledge and Experience

Expert knowledge of project management including reporting and controls.
Understanding of Risk Management including maintaining risks and issues registers.
Knowledge of principles of PMO reporting tools
Previously worked within a project/programme support role.
Experience in developing and deploying best practices, policies and procedures across change portfolios
Experience in coaching and training others
Evidence of high degree of project governance and quality controls, including reporting, documentation, audit trails planning and controlling
Experience of technology and standard desktop packages: MS/Excel, MS/Word, MS/Project, MS/PowerPoint, MS/Visio
Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise in order to meet deadlines.
Strong problem solving and analytical ability.
Expert knowledge of project management including reporting and controls.
Understanding of Risk Management including maintaining risks and issues registers.