PMO & Delivery Team Leader - Maternity Cover - Bromley, United Kingdom - Foresters Financial

Foresters Financial

Verified Company

Bromley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Summary of Role

Reporting to the PMO & Delivery Manager, you will be providing PMO leadership and support for project & systems deliveries across the organisation.

You will be responsible for helping to deliver our strategy and managing a broad range of projects to agreed schedules, costs, scope, and quality.

You will also govern and co-ordinate the IT delivery workstreams ensuring that system deliveries are planned, scheduled, and tracked with adherence to delivery processes and procedures.

About the role

Working with the PMO & Delivery Manager and Change Team, you will be responsible for project management and support across our organisation.

You will provide project reports, project planning, resource management, cost tracking, RAID management, and you will be a driving force for change across the business.

You will measure and report on delivery metrics to ensure proper governance and oversight. This is a fixed term contract position for one year (maternity leave cover).

Key Responsibilities & Duties

Assist the PMO & Delivery Manager in the running of the PMO function for Foresters.
Support the implementation of good programme and project management practice by monitoring and controlling the specified projects and programmes in accordance with business standards and tools.
Support the Delivery Manager and other Programme/Project Managers in the delivery of Foresters strategy programme.
Be involved in all aspects of programme and project support governance and assurance, resource management, planning, reporting, finance management, risks, actions, issues, and change management.
Coordinate project and IT deliveries, track progress, raise issues, and ensure that governance processes are adhered to.
Review and analyse project data to provide management information and guide decision making.
Prepare status reports and dashboards for all levels of stakeholders.
Build working relationships with key stakeholders across the business to ensure a good working knowledge of Foresters.
Coordinate teams across Digital Solutions, Systems Solutions, Business Solutions and Quality Assurance, projects, and initiatives, managing backlog overlap and smoothing the delivery path.
Manage the inflow of new projects and maintain Foresters Projects Portfolio artefacts.
Attend service delivery and project meetings to take and distribute minutes, ensuring actions are recorded and delivered upon.
Engage, mentor, support and motivate PMO analyst(s) in their development and provide opportunities that enable the transfer of learning into effective practice.

Location

You will be based at our UKHQ in Bromley, options for hybrid working may be available depending on business requirements.

Foresters Financial is not your typical financial services provider.

Those who join our purpose-driven organisation enjoy a culture of collaboration, creativity, and mutual respect and are challenged to do their best to make a difference every day.

We help everyday families achieve their financial goals and make a lasting difference in their lives and communities.