PMO Specialist

We are on a mission to improve the world of work, technology and people, building products and services to help solve our customers’ people-related challenges now and in the future.
We design software to make processes easier, create apps to foster engagement, support organisations to get better insights from their data and much more for over 1200 organisations across the UK and Ireland.
Our'¯4-core'¯values Sustainability, Trust,'¯ Collaboration '¯and Innovation have been the'¯drive to MHR’s success. This starts internally within our business by putting our colleagues and customers at the'¯forefront'¯of everything we do.
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*Be part of our mission, join MHR and help shape the world of work.**To support the delivery of an excellent customer experience via the provision of high quality, professional support, such that customers endorse MHR and are happy to act as reference sites.
**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Enable Professional Services in delivering the core processes, a common set of practices, principles, templates and documentation at a faster pace.
- Provide project management guidance, expertise and support to the PMO Project Coordinators.
- Accountable for managing and controlling the development of the core PMO processes.
- Develop and maintain the project libraries ensuring that all documentation is completed and kept up to date centrally on SharePoint.
- Manage & facilitate project forums for project lifecycle e.g. Change Board, Stage Gates etc. Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
- The role would deliver the PMO audit agenda (supported by the PMO Project Coordinators) ensuring consistency and standardisation in working practices, outputs and remedial action.
- Ensure all controls are in place, reviewed and fit for purpose.
- Provide day-to-day level support to Project Managers, Project Teams and Project Coordinators.

**Skills**
- PRINCE2/APM qualified
- Proven Project Management or PMO experience including previous delivery experience and a pedigree in continuous process evaluation
- Previous use of a CRM/PPM tool
- Strong communication skills at all levels and able to hold people to account
- Strong influence and relationship building to ensure consistency of approach with project teams
- Keen eye for detail

**What you’ll get in return**:
With a great working environment and amazing colleagues, we’ll support you professionally and personally through our learning and wellbeing programmes. In addition, we offer:

- Competitive salaries
- Option to buy additional holiday days
- Voluntary benefits scheme, ranging from private medical insurance to dental schemes
- Access to over 60 internal training courses, plus the ability to study for professional qualifications
- Coaching and mentoring programmes
- Discounted gym memberships
- Access to a GP 24/7, via SmartHealth
- Discounts and cash back on leisure, travel, technology, fashion and food
- Employee recognition programme
- Social events, including running clubs, 5-a-side football teams and more
- Subsidised restaurants across all sites, with a choice of fresh meals from our chefs each day