PMO Analyst

Your role

We are looking for a PMO Analyst to join the Linklaters Projects and Change Delivery team.

You will be responsible for providing PMO services to allocated programmes, including ensuring alignment to standard processes, application of best practice methods, tools and templates, management reporting, quality assurance and facilitating programme governance.

You will work closely with Programme Managers, Project Managers, third party suppliers, Finance, Technology, other PMO professionals, and wider members of our Business Teams functions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing core programme documentation, for example relating to programme plans and the RAID log; ensuring risks, issues, actions and dependencies are up to date, highlighting and tracking their resolution appropriately.

• Reviewing programme status reports, assimilating information from individual Project Managers and/or workstream leads and seeking clarification as needed.

• Enabling rigorous and effective information management and change control practices, ensuring full and easily accessible audit history across the programme.

• Supporting the effective management of the programme budget including forecasting, reporting and, if needed, managing changes.

• Assuring delivery against agreed programme governance arrangements, Linklaters’ project delivery framework, and other recognised industry good practice, providing guidance to the programme team as necessary.

• Performing other ‘ad hoc’ activities such as analysis of programme performance, producing first draft materials for stakeholder meetings and providing input as needed to Linklaters’ processes (e.g.: financial year end).

• Working with the Programme Manager, review and continuously improve PMO services provided, establishing new services as agreed and ensuring these are set up effectively.

In addition, the role-holder will be expected to actively participate in our growing community of PMO professionals and engage with the broader development of our PMO capabilities in the firm.

Your experience

• Three or more years’ experience working in a Programme PMO or related project or programme co-ordination role.

• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ideally with experience using dedicated project or task management tools.

• A recognised project management or project, programme, and portfolio management qualification (e.g. PRINCE 2 or APM equivalent, or Axelos P3O certification).

• Previous experience of working in legal services or professional services environment would be advantageous.

• Excellent attention to detail. Confident with numbers, the analysis of data and financial management information.

• Able to communicate effectively at all levels - clearly and succinctly conveying ideas and options.

• Embraces accountability and sets an example to others; proactive and action-oriented, driving progress via self and others and not easily diverted or distracted.

• Inclusive, aware of the needs of, and supportive of, all team members.

Location

• Warsaw (hybrid model - 2 days per week from the office)

Contract

• contract of employment (umowa o pracę)

Linklaters and the Team

Linklaters are a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people  who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

Key Benefits

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

• Private medical care

• Free in-house fitness centre

• Life insurance

• Worldwide travel insurance for business and non-business travel

• Benefit Multisport club card or subsidised travel card

• Wide range of training opportunities

What sets us apart

At Linklaters

• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business

• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment and governance responsibility commitments

• We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion so our people can bring themselves to work

• We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to

• We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations

• We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business

• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect and appreciation

• We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed

• We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others