Assistant PMO Manager/PMO

Halifax, Yorkshire
Pontoon

Assistant PMO Manager

6 months (potential for extension)

Halifax (Twice per week on-site)

Our client has been serving the households, businesses and communities of Britain for over 250 years. They offer a comprehensive range of financial products and services – including current accounts, savings, mortgages, loans and credit cards.

• This role sits within the Colleague Channels Platform team in Consumer Relationships, which consists of customer focused programmes and labs delivering across the Customer Channels business
• This is an embedded role specifically providing the full end to end PMO service to the platform and programmes.
• As an Assistant PMO Manager you’ll work in a small team responsible for delivering this service for the delivery team.
• Ideally you will be experienced in PMO and looking for further development to support your next career move.

The key responsibilities of the role are:

RAID Management: use established project methodologies monitor risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies, ensuring the right level of quality is achieved and escalating as appropriate to overcome delays, difficulties or cost over-runs.

• Governance, Compliance and oversight for Projects/ Initiatives being delivered, ensuring that the correct material and information is captured to move through to delivery.
• Status Reporting – review and QA ensuring the right level of quality is achieved.
• Secretariat for key meetings
• Some planning/MSP Experience desired.
• You’ll play a key role in producing reports, returns and Management Information to the leadership team.

What are we looking for? Key skills required:

• A solid understanding of the Change policies and procedures, and project governance and CMT compliance
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to produce storytelling collateral
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues, take ownership to break down barriers and share successes, lessons and feedback
• Proactively seek opportunities for improving what we do as a team, as well as themselves
• Knowledge and experience of MSP/planning desirable

Together we make it possible!

We are an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.

We’re happy to consider options other than 9-to-5 office-based work. To us “Agile working” is more than working flexibly – it’s about entrusting colleagues to think creatively about how, when and where they work, to deliver their very best.

Join us and be part of an inclusive, values-led culture that celebrates diversity, equal opportunity and provides opportunities for flexible working.

We’ll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Are you interested in joining our team? Apply today; we’d love to hear from you

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