Digital PMO Officer
Digital PMO (Project Management Office) Officer
Fixed term to July 2025 for maternity leave cover
This post is based at Link’s Edinburgh or Falkirk office. However, hybrid working is available with this role.
Alternative working patterns and/or working arrangements will be considered.
The Role
At Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.
Link is looking for an enthusiastic professional who will oversee the Digital Transformation Team’s Project Management Office (PMO) and be key to ensuring Link’s portfolio of business change is successfully delivered and communicated across the Group.
The successful candidate will have prior knowledge of how a Project Management Office works, with a want to learn and implement techniques and processes to support its development and day to day operation. You will be educated to undergraduate or HND/HNC level or equivalent in a relevant discipline, and have demonstrable experience in providing support to projects that have used PRINCE2 or Agile project management methods.Further skills will include scheduling, reporting, communications, auditing as well as being experienced in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint and MS Project. Experience of using Microsoft Power BI and Power Platform is also desirable.
About You, To succeed in this role, we need a proactive individual with excellent coordination, communication, organisation and planning skills.You will thrive as part of a high performing team with a willingness to learn and develop in your role.
The role involves the preparation and maintenance of a variety of processes including performance dashboards, reports, risk management, capturing lessons learned and maintaining benefits registers as well as a wide range of admin and project support tasks for the Digital Transformation Team.
As the team leads the way in terms of innovation, sustainability and business change, the role will have the opportunity to be involved in a variety of exciting projects. As a result, you may be required to undertake and assist in research, piloting, testing or training out new apps, processes, systems or techniques on behalf of the wider business.The role requires regular collaboration and the provision of support to a busy team including Senior Project Manager, Project Managers, and Business Analyst, liaising with key stakeholders and also with management and technical staff within Digital Services.
In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equity, Challenge and Transparency.
For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.
What’s in it for you?As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.
As a Link employee, you'll likely benefit from the following:- Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards subject to terms of the scheme
- 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus an additional 1 day’s pro rata holiday per year after 1 years’ service up to a maximum of 40 days per year
- Opportunity to buy and sell holiday days
- Enhanced company sick and family friendly pay
- Access to paid qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and funded professional membership
- Defined contribution pension with matched generous employer pension contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
- Access to an Electric vehicle leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme
- Life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries
- Healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants and other services
- Employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
- Annual flu vaccination
- Access to a savings and borrowing scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Travel season/travel ticket loan and much more!
For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - https://www.linkhousing.org.uk/what-we-do/work-for-us/
You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.
The post is subject to Basic Disclosure.
Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 22 September 2024Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Monday 30 September 2024 at Link’s Edinburgh Office.
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