PMO Analyst - 12 month FTC in Glasgow

The team you will be working with: You will be joining the 6th largest IT Service Provider, present in more than 70 countries. From our roots in Japan, NTT DATA's mission is to facilitate business change and technology transformation across many industries for a better future for our business, people and community. Some of the projects we have supported include the digitising of The Open golf tournament and applying Formula 1 technology to support medical staff at University Hospitals Leicester. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values of 'Respect every voice', 'Think big. Be bold', 'Deliver the outcome', 'Win together' and we achieve these by putting people first. We support and celebrate our differences and preferences; these are what makes us unique. Some of our initiatives, collectively known as “DO Diversity”, aim to create a space for us to learn and get involved in building a truly diverse environment.

What you will be doing: As part of our continuous growth, we are looking for a PMO Analyst, proficient in Microsoft suite skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), multi-tasking, and communications skills, to join our team in Glasgow. Responsible for the adherence of projects across the portfolio to comply with the PMO standards and procedures and to provide insight to senior management to help make strategic decisions around project priorities, risk, issues, resource management and corrective action plans. Ensure communication to senior management in IT, Programme and Project Managers in relation to the PMO remit, roles & responsibilities, processes and value is clear, targeted, appropriate and understood. Standardisation of Best Practices and the opportunity to support initiatives to improve the maturity level of a number of key processes, such as Resource Management, Benefits Management and Risks and Issues management. Adhere to project standards across all projects in the portfolio, and monitor compliance of projects and programmes and highlight reports, plans, risk and issue registers and lessons learned logs, directly challenging any poor practice with consultants and managers. Actively work with project and programme managers to ensure robust project management practices are being followed, aligned to the IT governance lifecycle and portfolio assurance processes, to support consistent, high-quality project delivery. Understands the project roadmap and pipeline requirements to report on and validate the project and programme roadmap (progress, resource, budget, risks & issues) providing a central view to the business. Perform project accounting tasks (e.g. SAP timesheet management, forecast adjustments, invoicing, third party resource usage) and support project managers on financials.

What experience you will bring: Experience of working in a similar role, ideally with a Consulting and IT services organisation and/or the Energy and Utilities, Insurance, Public Sector domain(s). Good working knowledge of project/programme management methodologies including both waterfall and agile. Good understanding and experience of project delivery and acceptance processes. Excellent people skills, with an ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders across all levels of the business. Proficient IT skills (including MS Excel, MS Office (more generally), MS Visio).

Who we are: We’re a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects. Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women’s Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the Parent Network.

What we will offer you: We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.