PMO Analyst

Role: PMO Analyst
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: circa. GBP35,000
Benefits: 9% bonus at target, PMI after 1 year service, 28 + stats, Double Match Pension, Flexible Benefits

Royal London is the largest mutual life, pensions and Investment Company in the UK, with Group funds under management of GBP106 billion. Group businesses provide around 9.0 million policies and employ 3,449 people. (Figures quoted are as at 30 June 2017).

Founded as a Friendly Society in a London coffee shop in 1861, Royal London started out with the aim to help people avoid the stigma of a pauper's grave. Since then we have been helping people help themselves and are committed to delivering the best value for customers and putting members first.

We have exciting, permanent opportunities for experienced PMO Analysts to join Royal London's Group Technology & Change division in Edinburgh. As a successful candidate you will have a proven track record operating as a PMO Analyst in a fast paced change environment, utilising excellent communication skills with stakeholders and always operating with an understanding of the need to provide all necessary information on multiple projects across the business.

The main purpose of this role is to work across the portfolio at various levels, acting as part of a centralised PMO function to support programmes as needed. You will be communicating necessary information to the correct areas of the business, as well as take ownership and accountability for the monthly dashboards, governance packs and cost recording services.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work in an ever growing team as the results of an ambitious change agenda within Royal London, and the expansion of the business.

Responsibilities:

• Customer engagement - excellent stakeholder management across all areas of the business
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ensure governance is established and maintained for the programme
• Production of monthly dashboards and other governance packs
• Budget control and production of action logs
• Tracking the business case
• Providing support to project managers designated programmes, ensuring all the appropriate documents are produced using the correct tools.
• Quality assurance
• Invoicing and cost recording services

Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year working as a PMO Analyst
• Excellent stakeholder management and engagement experience
• Confident self-starter with proven experience of communicating and influencing with key stakeholders
• Must be ambitious and driven, a get up and go individual
• Excellent problem solving and decision making skills
• Strong understanding and experience of portfolio and project governance
• Excellent planning, co-ordination and organisation skills
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel/Project experience
• Background in Corporate Services - advantageous although not essential
• Experience working in an agile environment is highly beneficial

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Stacey Isaac (see below)