We are currently recruiting an IT PMO (Project Management Office) Analyst who will be who will be part of a small team responsible for supporting the successful delivery of IT projects by ensuring effective project management practices and governance. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation and successful delivery of IT projects within the Group Technology team here at RWS.
This is a fixed term 12 month contract.
About Group Technology
Group Technology enables the organization to achieve its strategic direction whilst driving shareholder value. The division establishes common standards and IT governance across the business. It further develops and manages core applications enabling smooth operational running of the organization across all functions. We drive and deliver future roadmaps aligned to the overall strategic direction of the business. Group Technology support services to over 7500 end users across the globe, manage the information security operation and safeguard all our assets. Our core Group Technology functions include Technical Architecture, Network & Voice, IT Security, Service Delivery, Solutions Delivery and Asset Management. Group Technology has a global presence across all regions with over 400 staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Portfolio-level analysis of project health, risks, plans, and resources to inform governance, and quality assurance and appropriate remediation of project data to enable this analysis
- Secretariat responsibilities for Portfolio Governance boards
- Regular review of project data, working with project managers, project team members and sponsors to ensure quality standards are being met and data is accurate
- Production of regular and ad hoc reports to answer specific questions on IT Portfolio health, and provide decision support for the CTIO and her leadership team
- Training IT Subject Matter Experts in project standards and use of the RWS project & portfolio management tool (Celoxis)
- Supporting the set-up of portfolio management processes such as resource management and dependency management
- Analysis of existing Portfolio Management processes to identify improvements which will increase efficiency and quality of outputs
- Secretariat responsibilities for IT Governance Meetings such as Portfolio Board, Approval Board, Gating and others as directed
Skills & Experience
- Experience of working in Portfolio and Project Management Offices
- Understanding of Portfolio Management tenets and Project Management methods
- Familiarity with IT project technical content
- Good relationship building skills
- Proactive approach
- Good oral and written communication skills
