Watford
PMO Analyst Location: Watford Set-up: 3 days per week in the office Salary: £45,000 per annum As a key member of the PMO, you’ll work closely with the PMO Manager to ensure effective governance, streamlined processes, and high-quality reporting. You’ll play a central role in coordinating projects, driving consistency, and providing the insights needed for informed decision-making. What you’ll be doing: PMO Governance & Support • Partner with the PMO Manager to maintain smooth day-to-day PMO operations, • Support and enhance project management frameworks, governance, and methodologies, • Ensure consistent use of templates, documentation, RAID logs, and change control processes, • Assist with audits, assurance activities, and compliance reviews, • Build and manage dashboards, KPIs, and reports to track performance, risks, and resource utilisation, • Provide clear, data-driven insights across the project portfolio, • Monitor timelines, deliverables, and dependencies to ensure alignment with business priorities, • Support multiple projects and project managers to ensure smooth execution, • Organise and facilitate meetings, workshops, and steering committees (including minutes and follow-ups), • Manage project resource planning, allocation, and forecasting, • Oversee change control processes and ensure timely progression of requests, • Identify, track, and escalate risks and issues that may impact delivery, • Identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve PMO processes What we’re looking for: • Experience in a PMO Analyst or similar role, • Strong understanding of project governance, reporting, and risk management, • Experience with both Agile and Waterfall delivery environments, • Solid analytical skills with the ability to turn data into meaningful insights, • Experience with PMO tools such as MS Project, Jira, Power BI, ADO, or Wrike, • A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with strong attention to detail, • Degree in Business, Project Management, or a related field, • Relevant certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, AgilePM, P3O, PMI)
