Tesco
Location
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
This is a great opportunity to join our Portfolio Management Office within Finance Change. You will play a critical role within the PMO by working directly alongside the Finance Change Delivery team(s) where you will collaborate to provide specialist hands-on skills for Programme and Project Managers. This is a proactive role and you will be the specialist within the team to ensure the standards and methodology set from the Governance and Standards Office are met. This is a broad role that encompasses all areas of Programme Management and you will need to provide strong coaching and communication capabilities to ensure the guidance is consistently applied. You will be responsible for: Governance: Consistently applies the agreed standards of RAID Management and ensures Risks are captured and managed appropriately Consistently applies the agreed standards of Benefits Management and ensures all Benefits are captured on SharePoint Consistently applies the Change Control Process and works with Project Managers to ensure any changes are taken through the agreed process Take responsibility for co-ordinating all Programme Governance Forums by Preparing the content, Facilitating if required, Creating Actions/Decisions Log etc Champion the completion of accurate, timely Financial Forecasts to allow efficient tracking and reporting within the Programme Work with Project Managers to ensure all project Artifacts are completed to the agreed standard, shared with relevant Stakeholders and filed securely Advisory: Provide coaching and guidance to project managers and act as a subject matter expert for Project management best-practice, Standards,Governance and Tools etc Oversee the Delivery Methodology and 'Gate' process, ensuring best practice is followed at all times, holding Project managers to account for completion and quality Provide first line of challenge to the Project Team Take responsibility for project audits using the agreed Assurance process, shared lessons learned and key areas of interest Provide ad-hoc analytical support for the Project Team Reporting: Contribute to the content of the Programme level Investment Committee Paper/s, and act as the co-ordinator between the Programme and Portfolio Management Office to ensure it is succesfully completed and submitted on time Contribute to the content of the Annual and Long Term Plans, and act as the co-ordinator between the Programme and Portfolio management Office to submit an accurate plan You will need: Prior experience of working with multiple projects at the same time Solid understanding of PMO process, best practice Programme and Project delivery methods Data analysis and report preparation experience Open, flexible, and with an approachable manner that gains the respect of colleagues Prior experience of demonstrating resilience through solving problems, facing challenges head on and being able to recover from mistakes Nice to have: Programme management methodology/ qualification (MSP, PMP, Prince2 or equivalent) What's in it for you: We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we give our wonderful colleagues bags of benefits. Including wellbeing services, an award-winning pension scheme and much, much more, our colleague reward package keeps on giving. And helps make every day a little better for you and your family. These include but are not limited to: Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays) Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles) Private medical insurance Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave The right to request flexible working from your first day with us Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want Click Here to read more about the full range of benefits we have available for our colleagues About us: Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco. We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you. NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit
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