PMO Analyst

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday Duration: 12 month FTC  Location:   Gloucester Job Ref: 203032 About the role Benefact Group , are looking for a PMO Analyst  to join our  Gloucester  office. The purpose of the PMO Analyst is to support Project and Programme Managers and their teams in Programme delivery including co-ordination, planning, control, reporting and analysis, as well as supporting the PMO lead in developing the hybrid agile PMO. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing and forward thinking business, giving you a real opportunity to develop your career and be part of a purpose led organisation. Key responsibilities Governance reporting aligned to hybrid agile delivery Jira & Confluence administration Maintaining risks, actions, and issues Maintaining schedules and plans, financial monitoring Dependency and resource management Supporting PMO assurance activities Documentation and communication Co-ordination is also a key element of the role – in order to produce reports, PMO Analysts must collate, analyse, evaluate, and manipulate data, records, maintain libraries, registers and PMO and wider organisational systems. This may include the role of service manager for one or more PMO services, as well as supporting the PMO lead in championing and embedding governance and control practices across the programme. Knowledge, skills and experience The key knowledge required to perform the role of the PMO Analyst includes: Applications and tools of the organisation (e.g. Jira, MS 365, Teams, Confluence) Change and Delivery methods, including Agile approaches, and associated controls from conception to benefits realisation P3M and PMO theories and practice, including maturity models. Professional standards and corporate norms (including appropriate delivery and legal frameworks) Previous experience of working in a PMO supporting project managers and other change practitioners in the planning and tracking of change delivery Experience of supporting complex programmes and/or portfolios of change and understanding of project management in both Business and IT environments The key skills of the PMO Analyst include: Self Act assertively – the ability to express your feelings, thoughts, beliefs and opinions in a calm, respectful and positive way, without being aggressive. Active listening – the ability to listen with all your senses and fully concentrate on what is being said to gain a full understanding of and be able to remember the message, rather than just passively hearing the words of the speaker. Prioritisation – the ability to assess the needs and interests of multiple stakeholders and determine an optimal course of action. Adaptable – the ability to respond and adjust to a variety of working approaches and stakeholder needs. Reflect – the ability to examine a current or previous experience or situation to gain an understanding why something took place in order to make inferences, decisions or arrive at a solution or judgement. Communication and Collaboration Communicate and present – the ability to clearly and simply summarise and present sometimes complex data to demonstrate conclusions and findings. Influencing – the ability to have an impact on the action, behaviour, or opinions of others, without using force or coercion. Collaborate – the ability to work willingly and effectively with others to achieve a desired outcome Think creatively – the ability to look at problems or situations from new perspectives to identify innovate approaches to addressing them Analytical Analysis – the ability to examine something in detail and be able to interpret and explain it Critical analysis – the ability to provide, justify and debate your personal perspective of a situation following objective analysis. Forecast – the ability to make a sound judgement of what is likely to happen in the future based on available data. Relationships Customer service – the ability to provide effective service to a range of customers. Empathise – the ability to put yourself in somebody else’s shoes and understand and share their feelings. Engage – the ability to make a connection with another person for the purpose of communication or collaboration. Problem Solving Data assimilation – the ability to merge and synthesize data. Evaluate – the ability to assess the amount, value, quality, or importance of something. Solve problems – the ability to define, determine and implement solutions to difficult or complex issues. What we offer A competitive salary - let's discuss it Flexible working Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution Generous annual bonus scheme up to 2 4% 25  days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance Up to £300 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year Employee Assistance Programme About us Benefact Group is a unique international financial services group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and currently the 3rd largest corporate donor in the country, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have an ambitious plan to become the number one corporate donor with strategic objectives in place to double the groups size over the next five years. We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people offer career opportunities and personal development through a fantastic learning and career framework. Luckily for us, the nature of who we are – our giving ethos, our 135 year history and the diversity of what we do – has built a culture of kindness, of great ambition, of passionate people driven to do better and be better. At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone. 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