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Job Opportunity: PMO Analyst - 12-Month FTC Salary: £36,964 Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow Contract Type: Full-Time, Fixed-Term (12 months) A high-profile public sector organisation is seeking skilled PMO Analysts to join its Portfolio Management Office (PMO) . This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a series of ambitious transformation projects that aim to modernise services and improve outcomes for people across Scotland. As part of an independent corporate change governance group, you'll help prioritise, direct, and support strategic change initiatives that are national in scope and impact. About the Role You'll work across several enterprise-level programmes, including a major Body Worn Video (BWV) Project aligned with a national rollout, as well as other initiatives that are reshaping service delivery across the country. As a PMO Analyst, you will: Deliver accurate and insightful analysis across the full project lifecycle Support governance, reporting, and assurance for transformational change Enable informed decision-making for senior leadership Contribute to the successful delivery of national programmes Benefits Include: 25 days annual leave + 11.5 public/privilege holidays (rising to 30 days after 4 years) Generous Civil Service Pension (employer contribution averaging over 28.97%) Flexible working hours and a family-friendly approach Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loans Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

IT Analyst Location: Warwick / Remote (once a month on site) Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract Contract Length: 6 Months Are you ready to be a vital part of a dynamic team, driving success in the utilities sector? Our client is seeking a dedicated IT Analyst to support the Portfolio Delivery Team in delivering outstanding outcomes for customers. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work within a structured framework, engaging with suppliers and adhering to internal project delivery standards. Why Join Us? Collaborate with a passionate team committed to excellence in project delivery. Contribute to meaningful projects that impact the community. Enjoy a fixed-term contract with the potential for growth and development. Key Responsibilities: As an IT Analyst, you will be responsible for a variety of activities, including: Facilitating Monthly Reviews: Set up and lead project status reviews, ensuring that data in the Project Online tool is current, including milestones, finances, and key risks. Escalate issues to management when necessary. Monitoring Project Repositories: Manage dedicated project inboxes and repositories using Outlook, SharePoint, and other databases to support project delivery. Communication Support: Collaborate with the project delivery team to establish communication channels and stakeholder lists, ensuring timely dissemination of key program information. Governance Meetings: Arrange and attend project governance meetings and stand-ups, maintaining action logs and tracking emerging risks and opportunities. Documentation Preparation: Prepare governance documentation and liaise with contributors to ensure timely and relevant content. Action Log Management: Own and maintain action logs, ensuring follow-up with action owners and escalating issues as needed. Onboarding Support: Assist in onboarding new team members, serving as a point of contact for HR and other teams to ensure smooth integration. Purchase Order Creation: Create and track purchase orders, ensuring prompt payments to suppliers and resolving queries with the procurement team. Ad Hoc Support: Provide additional support to project managers with time sheeting, financial reviews, and JIRA administration. What We're Looking For: To succeed in this role, you should have: A solid understanding of PMO and project management processes, including risk and issue management. Previous experience in a PMO/PSO function on large projects or programs. Proficiency in NG tools (SharePoint, Engage my-finance) and familiarity with Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with Jira, Poll, and Power BI for reporting. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels. Strong organizational skills and the ability to thrive as part of a wider team. A minimum of 2 years of PMO experience. Ready to make an impact? If you're an enthusiastic and organized individual looking to contribute to meaningful projects in the utilities industry, we want to hear from you! Apply today and take the next step in your career as an IT Analyst with our client. Join us in driving success and innovation in the utilities sector! Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

PMO Analyst - 9-month Fixed Term Contract - Fund Management - Financial Services - Microsoft project - Agile - Technology - Operations Our client, a boutique Investment Management firm, based in the City are seeking an experienced PMO Analyst to join their team on an initial 9-month Fixed-Term Contract basis. This is an exciting opportunity to work across a range of business, technology, and operational change initiatives driven by the organisation's recent merger with a fellow buy-side organisation. The ideal candidate will have experience as a PMO analyst within a buy side organisation and be capable of managing multiple simultaneous workstreams. Strong experience with MS Project will also be highly beneficial. The successful applicant will be responsible for resource management, project governance, providing training and managing financial oversight on a range of change initiatives. Experience/Skills Required Proven experience within a similar role within financial services and ideally Asset Management. Over 5 years' experience as a hands-on PMO analyst Expert understanding of Microsoft Project would be highly beneficial Experience working across multiple simultaneous workstreams Relevant certifications such as Prince 2 Practitioner, P3O, MSP would be beneficial Experience with Scrum or agile delivery is desirable. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing Asset Management firm working across a broad change portfolio. Suitable candidates will be contacted with 2 working days. Cornwallis Elt is an Employment Agency & Employment Business and has been listed 3 times in The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 of the UKs fastest growing private companies, as well as in the Recruitment International Top 250, Top 50 in IT and the Recruiter Fast 50 & Hot 100 reports.

Project Support Manager - PMO - Swindon - £45K - 12 months fixed-term contract + 30 days holiday and 26% pension contribution We are looking for an experienced manager to lead the project support team to deliver robust governance and project support services to the Business Improvement and Change projects. Job Purpose: The Project Support Manager will be primarily responsible for: * Line management of the Project Support Team, currently consisting of two permanent full time Project Support Analysts. Duties include development and coaching/mentoring of these roles and ensuring projects are sufficiently resourced with project support * Managing, promoting and reviewing the companies UK project governance processes including carrying out timely Gateway Reviews, reviewing processes, ensuring project managers are aware and following processes, proportionate and timely advice of applying processes to all types of projects * Deputising for and supporting the PMO Manager, including Portfolio Lead duties, creation of regular highlight and Board reports, project budget forecasting and spend reporting, monitoring the portfolio roadmap, providing project management advice to the wider organisation, attendance at meetings and in the Continuous Improvement of the Programme Management Office Essential * Project Management experience and/or management of a project support function/PMO * Strong experience of line management and development of project support roles or teams * Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring, data analysis, reporting including risk management * Experience in a project governance or assurance role * Demonstrable experience of achieving results through influencing skills rather than direct control * Experience of successfully managing multiple stakeholders with conflicting demands and priorities * Substantial experience of managing change within an organisation Desirable * Procurement experience, particularly in the Public Sector Skills: * Credibility within the project delivery environment and ability to influence others * Excellent understanding of project and programme management approaches * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills * Driven and enthusiastic with a 'can-do' attitude and a strong sense of ownership, but with the ability to modulate approach to avoid conflict * Self-awareness and a high level of professionalism * Ability to advise on application and monitor methodologies in a robust but proportionate way * A willingness to challenge preconceptions and offer well-reasoned and considered judgements to all levels of stakeholders * Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to quickly understand new and complex issues and to apply innovative solutions * Self-organisation skills and a demonstrable ability to manage and prioritise a workload and multiple work streams * Ability to identify and summarise key points from complex discussions and meetings and documents * Document production to a high standard, able to proofread and redact work as required * A self-starter, capable of taking your own initiative when required but equally able to take instruction and deliver results against a brief and to tight deadlines * A robust and flexible approach with the ability to thrive in an agile/changing environment * Clear leadership skills "Southern Lights Ltd act as an employment agency for the purposes of this advert" For more information on the company and a detailed job specification please apply now