PMO Analyst (6 month FTC)

Working alongside a team of colleagues and a diverse set of stakeholders, the PMO Analyst will be assigned a varied number of assignments over the course of a typical year in line with operational priorities and team/personal development objectives. These assignment will include but not be limited to the following:

• Lead the centralised recording, collation and analysis of portfolio, programme and project information across the CMG portfolio. Typically this will involve a focus within a particular area such as resourcing, cost control, benefits realisation or quality management;
• Play a pivotal role in the definition, performance, expansion and increasing maturity of the PMO global functions;
• Facilitate the inception, implementation and operation of strategic transformational programme office support services alongside programme / project managers and staff working across multiple teams, regions and offices., Project Governance & Support
- Project Governance: Ensure project teams adhere to established PMO processes, standards, and methodologies. - Project Coordination: Assist in the coordination and management of project activities to ensure alignment with project objectives and timelines. - Documentation Management: Assist and update project documentation, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for all stakeholders. - Meeting Facilitation: Organize and facilitate project meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, and recording minutes. Reporting and Analysis - Status Reporting: Compile and analyse project status reports, highlighting key metrics, milestones, risks, and issues. - Dashboard Creation: Develop and maintain project dashboards to provide real-time visibility into project performance. Risk and Issue Management - Risk / Issue Identification & tracking: Assist in identifying potential project risks and issues. Assist in the maintenance & governance of a log of project risks & issues and facilitate resolution by coordinating with relevant stakeholders. Communication and Stakeholder Management - Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain effective communication with project stakeholders to ensure their needs and expectations are met. - Feedback Collection: Gather and analyse feedback from stakeholders to improve project processes and deliverables. Continuous Improvement - Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for improving PMO processes and methodologies. - Training and Development: Provide training and support to project teams on PMO tools, processes, and standards.,
• Relevant foundation-level project management professional accreditation e.g. P3O / PRINCE2 / Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), PMI PMP, APMP; or equivalent
• Experience in a PMO role and have worked on a variety of large scale transformation programmes in business and / or IT
• Has worked in one or more of the following sectors:
+ Professional Services; + Information Technology; + Legal; + Human Resources; + Finance; + Marketing & Business Development.
• Has utilized enterprise level PMO tools;
• Has developed & maintained programme & project-level controls:
+ Schedules; + Resource plans; + Budgets & financial forecasts; + Benefits realization; + RAID Logs; + Quality Standards & Plans; + Change Requests & Logs; + Status reports, gate & quality reviews; + Document mgt. & QA.


• Full lifecycle experience of working in dedicated project roles with experience working as part of a PMO team working across a portfolio of multiple projects;
• Has worked and maintained working relationship at all levels of seniority from executive to project team member and supplier representatives;
• Working knowledge of MS Excel & Project backed with good working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint & Visio
  
  The Freshfields Global Centre provides both business and legal services to the firm. Our services are delivered in a way which supports the global nature of our firm and our clients, enables our fee earners to deliver exceptional service to our clients and to do that in a way which is efficient and effective., Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a major international law firm, providing business law advice of the highest quality. We want to be the law firm that clients turn to for legal advice where it most matters, wherever in the world that may be. The Firm has over 2,400 lawyers in 28 offices around the world, providing a comprehensive service to national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and governments.
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