Job Description:

Job Title: Junior PMO Analyst

Location: Warwick (Hybrid - 1-2 days in the office)

Contract: 6 Months (potential for extension)

Salary: £44,500 Annual (pro-rata)

Our client is seeking a dynamic Junior PMO Analyst to join their high-profile programme environment! This role provides an exciting chance to engage with senior stakeholders and project teams while playing a pivotal role in driving processes forward and ensuring robust governance across complex projects.

As a key member of the team, the selected candidate will enhance ways of working, maintain exceptional reporting and data standards, and support crucial decision-making. This position offers substantial exposure to senior leaders and serves as an excellent platform for anyone looking to expand their PMO, change management, governance, and stakeholder engagement experience.

Key Responsibilities

PMO & Governance Support

• Assist in the daily operations of PMO activities across various programmes and initiatives.
• Prepare governance packs, reports, and documentation for essential programme meetings.
• Serve as the Secretariat for governance forums, accurately capturing and tracking agendas, minutes, decisions, and actions.
• Ensure governance processes are upheld to a high standard and track programme milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and actions.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build robust working relationships with stakeholders across project, change, finance, and operational teams.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to gather updates, chase information, and ensure deliverables stay on track.
• Act as a primary contact for PMO-related queries and confidently challenge information when necessary.

Reporting & Data Management

• Produce regular programme and portfolio reports for senior stakeholders.
• Analyse project information to provide clear and meaningful insights.
• Ensure data accuracy across key systems and reporting tools.

Process Improvement & Change

• Support the identification and implementation of process improvements.
• Create and maintain process maps, SOPs, templates, trackers, and governance documentation.
• Drive consistency and best practises across the PMO function.

Financial & Commercial Support

• Provide PMO support regarding project finances and governance controls.
• Assist with budget tracking, forecasting, and financial reporting, working with project teams to ensure financial information is accurate.

Essential Experience

• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience in producing reports, presentations, and governance documentation.
• Excellent organisational skills with acute attention to detail.
• Confidence in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting change, transformation, or business improvement initiatives.
• Exposure to project finance, budgeting, or commercial reporting.
• Knowledge of governance frameworks and project lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with portfolio or project management tools and systems like OPPM, MyFinance, or Portfolio Manager.

Key Attributes The ideal candidate will be:

• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
• Naturally organised and detail-oriented.
• Curious and confident in asking questions.
• Analytical with strong problem-solving skills.
• Focused on continuous improvement and delivering results.

Why Apply?

• Join a high-visibility programme environment with exposure to senior leadership.
• Gain valuable experience across PMO, governance, change, process improvement, reporting, and finance.
• Contribute to projects that have a genuine impact on major infrastructure and business operations.

If you are a motivated PMO professional with a passion for stakeholder engagement, process improvement, and ensuring smooth programme operations, this is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career!

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

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