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The Senior Project Management Coordinator will be providing expert analysis, reporting, and strategic insights to ensure the successful delivery of projects and programs, while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Key responsibilities include tracking program deliverables, managing budgets and risks, coordinating project governance, and occasionally providing project delivery support to ensure successful execution and documentation.
Client Details
Our client is a brilliant UK based financial institution that specializes in providing a range of banking and financial services, including retail finance, mortgages, and savings product.
Description
- Risk and Issue Management: Identify and track project risks and issues, provide recommendations for resolution, and collaborate on contingency plans to ensure business continuity.
- Resource Management: Oversee resource allocation and utilization across projects, monitor capacity and availability, coordinate with delivery managers to address gaps and skill requirements, and manage the onboarding and offboarding processes for project teams.
- Project Governance and Reporting: Establish and maintain project governance frameworks and standards, ensuring compliance with PMO methodologies. Prepare reports on project metrics for senior management, analyse data for improvements, and assist with audits to meet regulatory and policy requirements.
- Financial and Budget Management: Oversee project budgets, monitor expenditures, prepare financial reports, and identify opportunities for cost savings.
- Stakeholder Management: Serve as the liaison between the PMO, project managers, and senior leadership, providing project updates, fostering relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and understanding their needs to offer tailored support.
Profile
- 5 years of experience in PMO methodologies and processes, with expertise in both agile and waterfall environments.
- Exceptional communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to build strong relationships with senior managers and key internal/external stakeholders.
- Strong presentation and leadership skills, with a strategic mindset.
- Capable of multi-tasking and staying organized in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
- Excellent team player with the ability to work independently.
- Proficient in MS Office programs.
- Comfortable working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
- Experience within the professional services or financial services sector is highly desirable.
Job Offer
- Budget up to £56,000
- Performance-based annual bonus (up to 10% of base salary)
- Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
- Additional paid annual leave day for volunteering
