PMO Analyst, Capita Group

Are you a highly organized and detail-oriented professional with a passion for project management? We are seeking a talented PMO Specialist to join our dynamic team from the comfort of your home. In this role, you will play a crucial part in overseeing and coordinating various projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and budget. Your expertise in project planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication will be instrumental in driving our projects to success. As a home-based PMO Specialist, you will have the flexibility to work remotely while collaborating with cross-functional teams across the organisation. You will utilise your skills in project management tools and methodologies to streamline processes and enhance project outcomes. If you thrive in a remote work environment and are eager to contribute to a growing organization, we would love to hear from you! This is a six month contract As part of our commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from people who are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds. Job title: PMO Analyst Job Description: What you’ll be doing: Project / Programme Management - Support on the understanding of all industry best practice Project and Programme Management methodologies evidenced by external accreditation. Governance – Involved in the end-to-end governance of the project / programme lifecycle, project / programme stages and gate reviews Planning & Scheduling - Considers constraints, assumptions, dependencies and governance arrangements when creating a plan, including reviewing other relevant plans and documentation. Resource Management – Ensure tools and processes are used for scheduling resources for a project or programme and can identify the resource types needed for a new change initiative Risk & Issue Management – Tailors the risk and issue management practices based on the scale, complexity and criticality of the business activities / function or project / programme. Change Control – Ensures the change control approach and processes are used on projects and programme across the end-to-end lifecycle, across technical change governance and new change governance. Data Analysis / Business Intelligence - Independently process and analyse data using computer systems, tools and applications by applying the principles, procedures and tools of data and information management. Delivery Support and Management- Supports projects, programmes and portfolios across core service areas. Provides induction, education and training on the application of PMO processes, procedures and templates. What we’re looking for: Experience in project management, with a focus on PMO functions. Experience in developing and implementing project management frameworks, methodologies, and tools. Strong understanding of project management principles, including project planning, scheduling, risk management, and quality management. Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously, with the ability to prioritize and manage conflicting priorities. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience with project management software such as MS Project, JIRA, and Confluence About Capita Capita is an outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences. Operating across 8 countries, Capita 41,000 colleagues support primarily UK and European clients with people-based services underpinned by market-leading technology. We’re a vital support service for our clients, enabling the everyday interactions that we expect to run seamlessly, to run seamlessly. A publicly listed business with adjusted revenue of £2.6bn, Capita areas of focus are Central Government, Local Public Service, Defence, Learning, Fire & Security, Contact Centres and Pensions Solutions. We’re embracing change to respond to the ever-changing needs of society, creating better outcomes for all our stakeholders What in it for you? Salary of £30,000 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave Home based role with quarterly travel to our Stafford office (fully expensed) company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology the opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform What we hope you’ll do next: Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website. As part of our commitment to diversity, we recognise that we currently have lower numbers of female and ethnic minority staff. We therefore actively encourage applicants who are female and/or belong to an ethnic minority to apply for this role.' Location: London , United Kingdom Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Fixed Term (Fixed Term) Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. We deliver innovative solutions and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We're driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes – for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, investors, and society. We're committed to being a responsible business – in how we operate, serve society, respect our people and the environment, and deliver attractive returns to our investors. Every day we help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide them with the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa and currently have 55,000 talented people working in our three divisions: Capita Experience, Capita Public Service and Capita Portfolio.