PMO & Governance Analyst
4 weeks ago
Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues.
Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.
Job Purpose
PMO & Governance Analyst will play a key role in managing and optimising our Project Management & Portfolio processes, ensuring effective project delivery, and driving continuous improvement.
Ensuring that project delivery is in accordance with agreed methodologies and standards, and that all projects are appropriately supported, governed and controlled via the delivery of outstanding support to the portfolio projects and associated Governance bodies.
The role supports all aspects of programme and project delivery, including the provision of up-to-date best practice standards and guidance, Business case review & challenge, monitoring and control, reporting, resource management, risk and issue management and quality assurance.
The role requires the person to build effective working relationships with all members of IT & Change, as well as external stakeholders, in order to ensure a pragmatic approach to delivery and the appropriate application of the project management methodology.
This role may deputise for the Project Manager when required, and, in the absence of the Project Manager, will represent them at meetings and governance bodies.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Accountable for Methodology adherence through the definition of a robust and understood methodology with clear processes and controls to ensure that all aspects of delivery are managed in a controlled and consistent manner which is fully understood by all key stakeholders.
- To support the delivery of our Change Portfolio through escalation of project risks and issues, progress and independent assessment of delivery to the Portfolio lead to support the management of our change forums (Transformation Committee, Change Delivery Governance Board), ensuring that the portfolio is at all times in control, with decision quality information used to drive data-led decisions which are documented appropriately.
- To support the Change Portfolio leads in the creation a rolling 3-year strategic delivery roadmap, challenging the alignment with CLUK overall and Business Unit strategies through working with key stakeholders and IT & Change team colleagues to gather, document, evaluate and prioritise initiatives to create an agreed portfolio
- Responsible for ensuring the projects are resourced, with accurate resource plans submitted, on a full project basis, to support management of portfolio resources
- Responsible for the management and challenge of sub portfolio risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies such that they can be managed and mitigated to ensure delivery of business outcomes • Accountable for the implementation of robust controls around the resolution of risk/audit/compliance actions within the assigned sub portfolio/project such that all aspects of governance are fully in control at all times to support the Portfolio Governance & PMO Manager to manage all aspects of IT & Change Team governance
- Experience Project Planning and Reporting
- Some experience of project delivery helpful
- Experience in analytical / MI Role preferably within financial services
- Good understanding of governance and management of portfolio, programme and project
- Good facilitation and influencing skills with stakeholders
- Highly analytical with good change and presentation skills
- Good communicator who can converse with all stakeholder levels
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and collaborate at all stakeholder levels
- Capability for problem solving, decision making, sound judgment, and assertiveness
- Relevant tertiary qualification - Not essential but useful
- Professional qualification in project, programme, portfolio and/or P3O management e.g. PMP, CAPM, P3O Practitioner, MSP - preferred
We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that's regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development.
How we work at Canada Life
Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward.
We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That's why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop.
Diversity and inclusion
Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We are proud of the progress we're making in DEI, and we continue for it to be a significant focus.
"At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. Emerging talent is crucial to our growth and creating an environment that continues to inspire us all." Nick Harding, Chief People Officer, Canada Life UK
We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for.
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