PMO ANALYST

6-month contract 

Dublin city centre

Responsbilities: 

• Coordinate with Project Managers and ensure that all documentation relevant to the project is maintained and updated on a regular basis.
• Support Project teams in the preparation of materials for formal approvals and status meetings.
• Work closely with project team members to ensure project tasks/deliverables, risks, and issues remain on track and monitored.
• Support facilitation of bi-weekly PMO+IT meetings.
• Support the Head of PMO
• Communicate Project Governance practice updates and reminders for Project teams.
• Coordinate with Finance teams (Accounting and IT Finance) to reconcile project spend versus the approved budget.
• Support the Head of PMO to monitor closely the Projects Registry to see governance compliance issues.

Experience: 

• 5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in IT-type companies with project management tasks
• Independent person who has experience with reporting, project assurance, resource management, governance implementation and oversight, financials tracking.
• ** PPM in Service Now, Jira, Confluence, Sharepoint, MS Office would be main tools (PPM is #1)
• Proven knowledge of project management methodologies, techniques and tools; Certification in one of the prevailing project management methodologies desired but not required (e.g. IPMA, PMP, Prince II)
• Knowledge and experience in agile methodologies is a plus
• Strong English communication skills, both written and oral
• Excellent stakeholder management combined with strong communication skills to create a collaborative environment
• Experience in working with remote teams
• Strong analytical thinking to break down issues or decisions into manageable pieces