PMO Analyst (Legacy Repair)

Job Title: PMO Analyst (Legacy Repair)

Location: London (Hybrid 2 days in office)

Duration: 6 month initially

Rate: up to £550 per day (PAYE)

Overall purpose of role

The role holder will support the Legacy Repair Programme Lead PMO lead in all aspects of PMO deliverables across Legacy Repair Programme, Barclays Partner Finance. 

Role is responsible for the management of risks associated with change effectively, deliver on our Programme strategy and satisfy all our stakeholders, we must deliver our initiatives consistently and transparently.

PMO role will ensure initiative delivery is managed in line with the relevant Policies and Standards, using standard processes and tooling to improve the level and likelihood of successful outcomes; and ensure all stakeholders are aware of initiative progress and have the information they need to make the right decisions in a timely manner.

About Legacy Repair Programme

Legacy Repair Programme has been established to create a holistic programme responsible for the management of various streams of legacy sector & portfolio review for the CFSL lending portfolio, plus any associated remediation and operational/process enhancement deliveries. Given BPF’s compact management structure, this role presents a unique opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of a high profile and complex piece of work, which will have a material impact on our POS franchise.

Key Accountabilities

PMOs ensure initiative delivery is managed efficiently and effectively, in line with relevant policies and standards. 

• Maintaining and actively managing initiative documentation, facilitating key governance fora, reinforcing the accountabilities of key stakeholders, helping to ensure that decisions are made by the right people and based on the right information. This includes ensuring that the Accountable Executive and other key stakeholders / fora (e.g. Project or Programme Forum, Portfolio Governance Board) have relevant and timely initiative MI (including status and any relevant risks or issues)

• Safeguarding effective change control processes, ensuring the business case is updated and managed through appropriate governance

• Supporting the Programme and / or Project Managers in determining, monitoring and managing workforce and financial requirements, drawing insights from available information to inform daily delivery – such as challenging progress, prioritisation of resources or stop/start/continue decisions; tracking benefits and costs, driving budget efficiency

• Supporting the Programme and / or Project Managers in assessing the risks from the change, including the tracking of thematic issues, early identification and management of RAIDs; and completing a Change Risk Impact Assessment (CRIA) where required

• Supporting the Programme and / or Project Managers in in tracking outcomes, ensuring that planned outputs deliver the agreed outcomes and that the outcomes remain relevant; also enabled through provision of timely MI and estimating, scheduling and planning activity

Stakeholder Management and Leadership 

• Maintain a future focus, looking ahead to ensure any risks or dependencies are managed effectively

• Build trusted relationships with a network of key stakeholders that supports the early resolution of risks and issues and helps to solve complex problems

• Proactively seek out and solve problems, helping Project and Programme Managers to ensure project outcomes remain on track

• Drive continuous improvement, being an advocate for managing change initiatives efficiently and effectively and in line with our Policies and Standards

• Being open to change, applying evaluative judgement and thinking analytically to operate effectively within a complex and changing environment

• Support the Programme or Project team day-to-day through great organisational skills, providing support and insight as needed, communicating clearly and often

Decision-making and Problem Solving 

Take responsibility for successful delivery in line with the relevant Policies and Standards by keeping a focus on outcomes; defining, monitoring and regularly reviewing the overall plan; ensuring benefits and outcomes are captured and validated throughout the project

Create an environment of effective delivery by empowering the delivery team, leveraging their knowledge and expertise, learning lessons from past delivery, and by allocating work across the team in a way that makes the most of their skills while maintaining a focus on outcomes. Ensure all team members understand their roles and celebrate success.

Risk and Control Objective 

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Experience in providing PMO services for large scale transformation programmes

• Experience in working with multiple stakeholders across Business, Technology and other areas

• Excellent understanding and experience on project lifecycle, Project Management & PMO methodologies/ tools

• Strong background and proven track record in providing assurance and oversight

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding and experience of BUK’s business, structure and customers

• Understanding and experience of the Regulatory discipline and/or remediation programme management.