Project Management Officer

JR United Kingdom; Belfast; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a PMO specialist for an initial 9-month contract in Belfast. This hybrid role involves coordinating project activities, maintaining project plans, and managing status reports. The successful candidate will engage in issue and risk identification, dependency tracking, and facilitate working group meetings. With a focus on daily UAT test results and key KPIs, this position is ideal for detail-oriented individuals with strong organizational skills. Join a dynamic team and contribute to impactful projects in a global financial institution, with a high possibility of contract extension.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in project coordination and management.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities and maintain project plans and status reports.
• Facilitate working group meetings and document minutes.

Skills

Project Coordination

Organizational Skills

Detail-oriented

Inquisitive Nature

Issue and Risk Identification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

PMO specialist, initial 9-month contract, up to £445 p/d, Belfast (hybrid)

We are working with a global financial institution to recruit a PMO specialist to join their Markets transformation team. The successful candidate will coordinate project activities, maintain project plans, status reports, and RAID logs. Over time, the candidate will also participate in issue and risk identification and resolution, dependency tracking, and facilitating working group meetings. Additionally, the role includes maintaining reports on daily UAT test results and key KPIs such as execution and pass rates, trade inventory bookings, defect discovery rates, and progress burndowns.

Key Responsibilities

• Track and manage project documents.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, including documenting minutes.
• Assist in submitting updates to meet reporting requirements.
• Coordinate project activities and maintain project plans, status reports, and RAID logs.
• Participate in issue and risk identification and resolution, and dependency tracking.
• Plan and facilitate working group meetings.
• Maintain reports on daily UAT test results and key KPIs, including execution and pass rates, trade inventory bookings, defect discovery rates, and progress burndowns.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Inquisitive nature, with the ability to ask pertinent questions.
• Understanding of project plan mechanics to highlight the impacts of changes.
• Preferred: Experience in regulatory delivery and proficiency in MS Project.

Although the role is an initial contract there is a high possibility of extension. If you're interested in this role, please forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to [e-mail] or call me on 028 90446905.