PMO Consultant (Part-Time, Job-Share, Full-Time)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join our UK Portfolio Team within Operations, delivering project change across the UK business. This role is critical to project success, ensuring consistent and standardised project methodology, governance and process are applied and followed. Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren't available full-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you may need. What will you be doing? Our PMO are change experts who work alongside the Project Manager to ensure the safe delivery of Projects through our core service offering. You will be responsible for the consistent and effective delivery of a range of projects, able to form excellent relationships with all your stakeholders and external suppliers. You will form part of a large UK Portfolio team, working alongside PMO Consultants and Analysts as well as Portfolio Analysts. You will be able to engage with our continuous improvement initiatives supporting the PMO Lead, bringing your expertise to look across our processes and tools within the UK Portfolio team and PMO service offering to increase value., The successful candidate will have strong knowledge and application of the following PMO capabilities:

• Planning - Quality checking of project plans to agreed planning standards ensuring dependencies are identified and managed
• Governance - Supporting the Project Manager with governance milestone deliveries from initiation through to closure of projects including project approval funding requests and cost benefit analysis creation and benefit realisation tracking
• Risk, issue, assumption, and dependency management (RAID) - supporting the Project Manager with identification of Risks and Issues, maintaining the RAID log for mitigation of risks and Issue resolution
• Project/Programme reporting - Quality reviews and timely and accurate status reporting
• Resource tracking and management - monitoring and supporting budget finances throughout lifecycle of project to ensure budget and financial benefits are met
• Project Governance Forums - Supporting the Project Manager with collation of pack inputs for governance forum meetings or Workshops producing inputs and outputs
• Project Methodology - Driving consistency of our processes, tools, and methodologies, and supporting the PMO and Process Lead with continuous improvement and automation
  
  The successful candidate will need to be an experienced PMO who understands the full project lifecycle (Agile and Waterfall) and has a proven track record of delivering excellent PMO services, working programmes, ideally within a financial services organisation. You will have fantastic communication and facilitation skills, with a history of building great business relationships.
As a PMO Consultant, you will take the lead on high profile programmes of change so excellent stakeholder skills and the ability to present data effectively at senior levels is essential.,
• Strong communication and relationship management skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise time and workload accordingly
• Flexibility and adaptability to change
• Proficiency in Office tools such as MS Office Suite including SharePoint
• Ability to take responsibility for self-development
• Any professional PMO or PM qualification would be beneficial (Prince2, APM, P30, PMP)
As an inclusive employer, we want to ensure that all candidates feel comfortable and can perform at their best during the interview. You'll have the opportunity to let us know of any reasonable adjustment or practical support needed when you apply. What happens next? As an inclusive employer we want to ensure that all candidates feel comfortable and are able to perform at their best during the interview. You'll have the opportunity to let us know of any reasonable adjustment or practical support needed when you apply.

At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we're creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet. With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you'll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry. We've made a promise to each other and every employee; to focus on sustainable impact, to care about each other's wellbeing, to use our diverse expertise to be curious and optimistic and to develop the skills needed for our future. If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great. Our Culture: At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we're particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we've won numerous awards for. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs or culture. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our customers, and so are committed to treating all of our applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability or any other protected characteristic. We've an environment that places a real importance on our people's wellbeing from a physical, mental, social and financial perspective. We work with our wellbeing partners and industry experts to provide the best advice and access to a wealth of lifestyle support. We're also committed to continuous improvement, and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities. We're passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity. Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, is one of the longest-established corporate trusts in the UK. In that time, we've awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 depending on experience plus an excellent benefits package, So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us. #LI-Hybrid The financials
• 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
• Annual company bonus.
• Income Protection.
• Life cover - four times your salary.
Time away
• 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays.
• You can also request to swap UK bank holidays for days off that have cultural or religious significance to you.
• The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
• Three days paid volunteering.
• Up to 16 weeks' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
Your health is important to us
• Access to Private medical insurance.
• Virtual GP appointments.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Free flu jab.
• Access to a wealth of support from our wellbeing partners.
We're making a difference
• Creating a brighter, more sustainable future underpins all that we do here in Zurich. We were the first insurer to sign the 'UN Business Ambition for 1.5 C' pledge.
• Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, has awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.