PMO Support Partner

Location

Watford, Hertfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus and Italy. We were awarded the Fourth Licence to operate the National Lottery from February 2024 for the next 10 years.

‍We’ve developed ground-breaking technologies, built player protection frameworks, and have a proven track record of making lotteries better. Our aim is to create one of the UK’s most inclusive organisations – where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.

Allwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation in the workplace. All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications. Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

While the main contribution of the National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do. Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey to build a bigger, better, and safer National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.

Requirements

Purpose of the role

Support PMO across portfolios within Allwyn in collaboration with other PMO Support Partners. Your role will consist of supporting the Project Managers to adhere to frameworks, associated processes, documentation, and system usage. In this position you will ensure that the delivery of all Allwyn projects are carried out with integrity, in line with the agreed change management framework, and support projects to delivery on time, to scope, quality and budget. You will:

• Ensure all Change Management Framework processes are completed on time and accurately e.g. status reports, RAID logs, resource forecasting, actuals analysis, ensuring escalations and tolerances are followed
• Support Project Managers with plans, documentation and packs
• Assist in making sure all PMO related tools are being used effectively such as KeyedIn, ServiceNow, OPC)
• Execute health checks and drive continuous improvement
• Work with other PMO Support Partners to ensure alignment, consistency and effective ways of working and continually look for creativity and improved ways of working in all PMO matters
• Possess a can-do attitude and the ability to handle multiple tasks at once within various portfolios

Key Accountabilities or Duties

• Assist in ensuring project management practices, processes and standards are followed in line with project & programme governance
• Apply industry best practice to develop the company’s Centre of Excellence for Project, Programme and Portfolio Management
• Minute taking for operational committees and formation of slidedecks and other documentation
• Use frameworks to manage project and programme risk & issue mitigations
• Ensure adherence and compliance to established processes, procedures, governance and controls
• Meeting preparation for Exec/Steering group meetings including minute and action taking
• Provide support for training to orientate Programme teams to the ways of working of the PMO
• Support Project/Programme portfolios to enable the delivery of projects to time, budget and quality objectives

Skills and Experience

• Microsoft Project, Gantt charts, resource profiles and link plans for complex, multi-resourced projects
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• 2+ years experience working with Prince 2 and MSP methodologies
• Knowledge of process improvement and appraisal activities
• Experience in working in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• 34 days paid leave (this includes bank holidays)
• 2x Life days
• 4x Salary of Life Insurance
• Pension: We’ll contribute 8.5%
• BUPA
• £500 wellness allowance
• Income protection

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