Project Management Office Analyst

Primary purpose of the role

• Assist the Senior Manager Technology PMO in the provision of project and program management support for all significant business technology projects with the client. 
• The primary function and purpose of the role is to analyze various sources of project related data, to understand where improvement opportunities exist.
  Improvements may be in project delivery (project management processes) or project governance (reports, quality, insights). 
• The role will assist in development of, and ongoing support and maintenance of, all project related performance metrics. 
• The role will support project managers in use of PPM tool(s) and processes to ensure that project managers understand their use, which will lead to more accurate data and efficiencies. 
• The role may also be required to compile / prepare reports for various stakeholders.

The ideal candidate :

•  Required to work in a Greenfield PMO, currently being established in the govt department.
• Needs to be comfortable working in an unstructured environment, without hand-holding
• Will be an analyst and enjoy stakeholder liaison
• Analyze status reports across portfolio
• Improvement opportunities
• Develop/improve process, templates, improvement suggestions
• Commitment to Project Management - either with a qualification (e.g. Prince 2 or PMBOK), Cert IV or foundation, demonstrating an interest in this area
• PMO experience
• Good problem solving capability, willing and able to be proactive in providing solutions
• Transport/govt experience would be useful
• Need to be able to analyze unstructured data and advise findings/analysis
• Work from home in the interim, due to Covid-19

Desirable qualification, skills and experience

• Project Management certification essential.
• Strong PMO analytical skills, process design, and problem solving ability.
• An ability to work autonomously and propose solution options.
• Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.