Project Management Analyst

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a world leading global organisation. Our client, a blue chip company, is currently seeking a Project Management Analyst based on-site in Port Sunlight, Wirral. This is a full-time, temporary role for a period of 12 months (possibly longer), Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, to start between the end of July - Sept 2018. The role is paying between £30,000 and £35,000 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience.

The client's Project Management Group, UPM, is aligned to their Connected for Growth initiative - helping to make them faster, more agile and more competitive. UPM supports this directly through making Innovation and business transformation projects more successful and more agile, which in turn drives shareholder value growth. The vision for UPM is "Boosting value growth by deploying world class technology, project people and best practice, to critical projects and making 'excellence in project delivery' part of the company's DNA".

UPM drives project delivery in a dynamic and international environment offering project management as a service. This role sits in the UPM Practice team which is a key function within UPM. The Practice Team are responsible and accountable for driving improvement in the adoption of project management standards. In addition, the team is responsible to deliver UPM operational processes and deployment and development of the Project Management tool, Phoenix. Phoenix is a company version of Microsoft Project Online.

MAIN PURPOSE

The individual is responsible to manage deployment of the UPM processes and project management methodologies, including deployment of the Phoenix tool to new business areas, new UPM lead projects and new individual users. The individual is responsible for managing the end to end process from initial scope definition to full activation. This role also includes improving the Phoenix tool by analysing business requirements, documenting processes and designing solutions. You will work closely with the lead contacts for each business area to recommend and implement process and design improvements. The role requires a strong focus on users and the technical aptitude to work with technology teams.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manage project time-lines and coordinate deployment of the tool to new business areas and project programmes
• Actively reach out to the business areas to review existing system parameters and identify new opportunities / enhancements to empower them to deliver on their KPI's
• Drive and manage changes effectively and smoothly, defining and coordinating change management activities.
• Document, review and improve processes for development and deployment to new business areas and projects
• Key point of contact for business areas into UPM, representing the business areas in project and phoenix forums
• Operational responsibility to manage and improve key operational processes within the team, for example, on-boarding of new project management resources and project work-streams

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong computer and analytical skills - be proficient in the use of Microsoft packages, i.e. Excel and PowerPoint.
• Execution-focused with the ability to take individual responsibility for delivering quality work in a timely manner
• Organised and thorough with desire for continuous improvement
• Experience of leading and delivering projects
• An aptitude to learn new software as use of Microsoft Project Online is fundamental in this role.
• The ability to work across teams and to influence others will be key
• Bachelor's Degree or NVQ level 4 in Industrial Engineering, Business, IT
• 2-3 years' experience as a Business Analyst/Operational Support Analyst or similar role.

Preferred;
Agile Methodology or Project Management Certification

KEY INTERFACES

• UPM Practice team
• UPM Training team
• UPM Performance Management Team
• IT team developing Phoenix
• UPM Core Leadership Team
• Project Sponsors and leaders from across business and ETS