PMO Analyst

PMO Analyst

Manchester/Stoke/Peterborough

£35,000

Remote with minimal travel to the office

Purpose of role:

The PMO Analyst works in the Distribution Change team reporting to the PMO Assurance Manager. The purpose of the role is to provide assurance that projects are delivered in accordance with organisational standards, methodologies and governance frameworks. This role involves assessing project quality, ensuring compliance, and identifying risks early to help mitigate issues before they impact project success. The analyst will work closely with project teams, leadership and other stakeholders to support consistent, high-quality project execution.

Key responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Monitor and report on adherence to project management processes and methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) across all projects.
• Conduct regular assessments of project health, quality and compliance to ensure alignment with project management best practices.
• Review and ensure that all projects meet organisational governance standards, including financial management, resource allocation and reporting.
• Perform quality reviews on project deliverables, including plans, schedules, budgets and resource management.
• Proactively identify and assess potential risks or issues that could impact project success.
• Track and report on risk mitigation activities, ensuring compliance with organisational guidelines.
• Present outputs and proposals for improvement to leadership.
• Identify areas for process improvement and feed into the Centre of Excellence to ensure best practices are consistently applied.
• Act as a key liaison between project teams and leadership to ensure transparency on project progress, risks and quality standards.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders to ensure clarity on requirements and expectations.
• Advocacy of the Change Framework ensuring recognised standards are being adhered to at all times.
• Support the continuous review and improvement of the Change framework to ensure delivery of projects and programmes within the portfolios are comprehensive and consistent across different initiatives.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Expert knowledge of change frameworks and the project lifecycle
• Experience in project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project, Service Now, JIRA etc)
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal and written communication at all levels
• Excellent presentation skills
• Risk management
• Process Improvement

Technical Skills

• PPM tools Service Now, Jira etc.
• MS Office
• MS Project