PMO Specialist

PMO Specialist – Salary Circa £65,000

Do you want to be part of a team responsible for delivering a range of innovative and transformational programmes and projects across UK IWR Finance?   Do you enjoy working on fast moving projects with challenging deadlines? 

This is a great role for someone who has knowledge or experience of the Change framework and excellent delivery discipline, who is passionate about making a difference in Finance.

The UK IWR has a large Change portfolio planned for the coming years and aims to build a permanent Finance Change team of experts to support this transformation. You will support various elements of the portfolio, including design, implementation, and business readiness, while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

A bit about the job:

You will provide project management support to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. By helping project/programme managers and teams improve their performance and productivity, you will lead to better project outcomes. You will ensure alignment with the organisation's strategic objectives and engage stakeholders effectively. As a leader in educating the programme on the Aviva Change Framework standards, you will act as an SME to ensure correct methodologies are followed. Additionally, you will continuously support the improvement of project management processes, procedures, and practices, aligning them with industry best practices and strategic objectives.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Professional qualification APM PMQ or PPQ is desirable.

• Implement effective change management strategies, identifying areas for process improvements and implement solutions
• Key skills include stakeholder engagement, milestone planning, dependency, risks and issues management, agile methodologies, project budgeting, and forecasting.
• These qualifications and skills ensure alignment with the organisation's strategic objectives.
• They support and improve project management processes and practices, crucial for successful transformation initiatives.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary Circa £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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