PMO Analyst

| PMO Analyst | Chester | Remote |

**Job Title** PMO Analyst

**Base location** Chester Remote

**Salary**Competitive

**Reports to** Head of PMO

**Job purpose**

We are looking to appoint an exceptional PMO Analyst to support organisational transformation in an emerging change environment, which will include assuring and supporting the delivery of change and IT/Digitally enabled projects.

As the PMO Analyst you will need a proven track record of engaging with stakeholders to identify opportunities to drive key business outcomes. You will be an analytical thinker who is both diplomatic and pragmatic and be experienced in developing new approachesand methodologies to meet the business need.

**Key duties and responsibilities**
- Supporting the development, implementation, and ongoing compliance monitoring to the Project Management Methodology with defined standards and documentation.
- Support the development, administration, management, and compliance of Gated Lifecycle governance across all projects, programmes, and the portfolio.
- Development and coordination of Management Information (MI) and Reporting to provide independent assurance on the status of the portfolio, programmes, and projects.
- Ensuring that an accurate view of portfolio, programme, project timelines, critical tasks and dependencies are maintained.
- Identifying and monitoring portfolio, programme and project risks and issues, escalating through good governance as appropriate and supporting the identification of mitigations.
- Support the post implementation reviews on completed projects and programmes, to analyse how resources were used and to support the refinement of processes.
- Forecasting, planning and tracking project milestones, activities, and resources, ensuring that project boards, governance gateways and product signoffs targets are met.
- Supporting the Management of Portfolios, developing the processes and assessment criteria to manage the project pipeline and determine delivery prioritisation.
- Ability to ascertain the feasibility of projects, including affordability, attractiveness, and achievability, with good financial and budget management knowledge.
- Ability to support project and programmes in the identification and quantification of benefits, with the development and monitoring of effective trackers.
- Assists, and where appropriate trains colleagues in PMO and business analysis techniques to increase knowledge and understanding across the University.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Degree or formal qualification in a relevant discipline.
- Management of Portfolios / Management of Risk / Benefits Management
- PRINCE 2 / APMG / AGILE

**KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE**
- Previous experience of working in a PMO
- Previous experience of working in a change driven environment
- Experience in implementing new ways of working
- Experience in managing and training others
- Experience in presenting information to stakeholders and colleagues