Programme Office Analyst

£300 - £350/day – 6 month initial contract

Based in Milton Keynes

Our client is a well established Nationwide Rail company whose professionalism and well respected name have been instrumental in their success. They provide an exceptional service to their customers and are focused on continually improving this.

You will need:

Essential:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills at the senior management level
• Strong English business writing skills
• Competent user of Oracle Projects and/or Business Intelligence
• Competent user of Microsoft Office Excel, Powerpoint and Project.

Experience:

• Demonstrate experience in delivering quality work in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Expertise in project controls, including Earned Value Reporting.
• Experienced in Qualitative Schedule Risk Assessments.
• Demonstrate expertise in the creation and validation of IT work and cost estimates and plans.
• Experienced in IT delivery and assurance for programmes and projects.
• Managed and/or support IT enabled business change programmes.
• Experienced working within a Programme Office function.
• Manage suppliers in an outsourced environment and understand contracts.

Qualifications:

• Formal programme/project/project office qualification (e.g. MSP, Prince 2)

The Role:

The successful candidate will need to have proven experience working within an IT delivery environment with Portfolio, Programme or Project Management Office experience. A qualification in Prince 2, MSP and/or P3O would be an asset. A working knowledge of project or programme governance frameworks, risks, issues, dependencies, finances and planning plus an ability to engage with different stakeholders is a must.

If you have experience of working within a busy department and are keen to be part of a pro-active and productive team where you will be faced with numerous challenges on a daily basis, or you are looking to receive an opportunity where you can problem solve and provide solutions regularly, then this might just be the next step for you.

Key Accountabilities:

• To run and enforce strong project controls for projects within several Portfolios.
• Manage and deliver objective, robust and analytical reviews of programme and project finances, forecasts, plans, scope and call off contracts.
• Working alongside Programme Office Managers providing detailed endorsement recommendations and follow up actions.
• Manage and deliver objective, robust reviews of change requests for changes to programme and project estimates, plans, scope, contract against original scope, cost and schedule.
• Follow up with Programme and Project Managers where queries, adjustments or improvements are required.
• Run reviews of periodic Programme and Project Delivery Lifecycle documentation, aiding facilitation of those reviews and reviewing compliance/submission reports and feeding back the findings.
• To run and enforce strong operational assurance reviews for projects within different Portfolios.
• Run regular project Issue and Risk Reviews and Qualitative Schedule Risk Assessments.
• Analyse data and run periodic reviews of programme and project performance data and key deliverables.
• Identify trends; identifying and escalating issues to the Programme Office Manager.
• To set up and maintain projects in Oracle Projects – creating project estimates and liaising with the finance team.
• Provide subject matter expertise in the Programme Office processes and procedures.
• To provide objective management information, including periodic Executive Review Pack, Delivery Portfolio Reports, and supplier performance Reports.
• Play an active role in delivering a continuous improvement programme.

Contact us now – <phone number removed> To apply for this position contact Linda Davison by emailing your C.V to linda .davison @vital .uk .com

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