PMO Analyst - Canada Life : Job Details

The Portfolio & Governance Analyst is responsible for providing comprehensive administrative and analytical support to the portfolio & Governance Manager and Lead. This role requires a strong understanding of project management principles, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. The Portfolio & Governance Analyst plays a critical role in assisting in the successful execution and monitoring of projects and portfolios.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assists with the Delivery of (for the portfolio or specific programme) MI and analysis that supports timely decision making:

• Operates, and supports others to improve, the processes which deliver regular big picture understanding of the portfolio pipeline, delivery capacity and demand and portfolio interrelationships
• Assists in the definition, delivery and maintenance of elements of the standard portfolio, programme and project framework to reduce risk and improve delivery success

• Identifies improvements to the framework and implement those approved
• Assists with the development of standard project, programme and portfolio processes, tools and templates to help change managers and the CPO to deliver its services more easily and efficiently:
• Supports provision, maintenance and continual improvement of documented project and programme standards and processes to ensure consistency of delivery and speed on-boarding; measured through documented and published -

• Identifies improvements to tools and processes and delivers such improvements as agreed with their Manager
• Portfolio RAID Management: Supports the management of portfolio challenges, risks, issues and dependencies through developing and maintaining key relationships with stakeholders across the business such that core business outcomes are consistently delivered irrespective of complexity or challenge.
• Supports and runs the Portfolio demand and supply process through working with IT& Change team colleagues to identify, assess and plan the resources required to support delivery ensuring that the resources required
• Provides day-to-day administrative assistance to the Portfolio team, including scheduling meetings, preparing documentation, maintaining records, tracking action items, and supporting governance processes to ensure the smooth operation of portfolio activities.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Familiar with Project Planning, reporting and configuration management
• Some experience of project delivery helpful
• Basic understanding of governance and management of portfolio, programme and project
• Basic facilitation and influencing skills with stakeholders in domain area
• Basic understanding of MI and data analysis with basic presentation skills
• Good communicator who can converse well on subjects they are familiar with
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively
• Capability for routine problem solving and decision making