PROJECT ASSURANCE SPECIALIST, FINANCE, LEADING INVESTOR SERVICES BANK recruitment
JOB DESCRIPTION:
This position falls within the Finance Department, and reports to the Manager, Project Assurance.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide Project Managers with consulting and coaching on Project Governance and bank Project Management processes and best practices;
• Plan, schedule and conduct training sessions for Project Managers and Senior Program Managers on project management process and project management best practices;
• Assist Project Managers in tailoring and creating appropriate detailed project plans including; internal/external dependencies, durations, and resources, working closely with the Project Management Consultant;
• Analyse and summarise program/project status for the program executives;
• Support and monitor completion of programs as defined by the PAR, influencing program performance;
• Provide risk management at the program level; identify, evaluate, report and mitigate program level risks;
• Project intervention as required to ensure acceptable project risk levels and increase the likelihood of success;
• Enhance and develop project team members capabilities regarding project management leadership and discipline;
• Build professional capability in the discipline of project management;
• Review and provide specific feedback on key project lifecycle artefacts to the Project Manger;
• Ongoing situational coaching on leading practices.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Behavioural Competencies:
• Analytical Thinking;
• Communication and Negotiation Skills;
• Strategic Influencing;
• Teamwork;
• Adaptability and Change Management;
• Conceptual Thinking;
• Knowledge Transfer;
• Dealing with Ambiguity;
• Listening, Understanding, and Responding;
• Self-Control.
Required to enter the role:
• Advanced user of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel);
• Experience managing budgets;
• Excellent proven project management skills;
• Expert knowledge of Project Management Institute best practices;
• Experience leading large project teams;
• Has successfully managed multiple projects or large cross-enterprise projects;
• Has managed projects with a significant technical component;
• Has managed projects with legal, privacy aspect and /or third party vendors;
• Expert knowledge of Project Management Tools.
Needs to develop once in the role:
• EPM, PWA;
• MKS, MIS;
• PMF, LgPMF, SDLC;
• Knowledge of PMO, Program Assurance best practices;
• Knowledge of IT Project Services best practices.
AUTHORITIES, IMPACT, RISK:
• Authority to review and assess project/program status reports, artefacts, and processes;
• Authority to provide coaching/consulting to Program Managers/Project Managers on bank Program/Project;
• Management processes and best practices.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS - REGIONAL ENTERPRISE WIDE:
- Reports to Head, Global Program Governance Office;
- Indirect line of reporting to IT/BU Program Manager/Director;
- Executives/ Senior managers/Project Managers;
- Steering Committee members/task force;
- Cross enterprise stakeholders;
- External vendors;
- IT Partners: Project Manager, Senior Program Manager, Technical Systems Analysts, Business System Analysts, QA Analysts, Team Leaders, PCOs;
- Business Partners: BU Project Manager, Program Management Office, PCOs.
TIME ALLOCATION:
• Coaching - 25%
• Reporting - 25%
• Reviews - 25%
• Oversight PCO Management -25%
REMUNERATION: £60 - £75,000 base + generous bonus for the best, and full banking benefits.
To submit a CV, and for further information, please contact:
Isobel Carter,
Managing Director,
Incarter International Ltd.
Chelsea Office: Mayfair Office:
9 Smith Street Denman House, 2nd floor,
London SW3 4EE 20 Piccadilly
London W1J 0LA
Tel: +44.20.7856.1321
Mobile: +44.7768.275.591
E-mail: isobel@in-carter.com
Websites: www.in-carter.com; www.e-searchinternational.com