Job Description

PMO Analyst | S2 | Financial Support CoE | Milton Keynes

Country: United Kingdom

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Join our community.

We have an exciting opportunity for a PMO Analyst to join our Transformation and Analytics Team within Financial Support.

Financial Support are part way through a multi-year transformation programme aimed at simplifying processes for our colleagues, introducing new contact channels for our customers, and addressing areas of obsolescence. The Infrastructure & Analytics team within Financial Support Transformation are responsible for managing big, technical change from the ideas phase through to implementation and ongoing BAU product development.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be responsible for supporting the PMO range of activities to enable the effective and timely delivery of projects within the Financial Support CoE. This includes providing administrative support, producing reporting MI and the required material for all governance and control activities.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll support the project management community embedding of PMO methods, tools and best practices across all programmes.

The difference you\xe2\x80\x99ll make.

• Identifying, assessing, managing and reporting risks, taking proactive personal responsibility for \xe2\x80\x98doing the right thing\xe2\x80\x99 in compliance with regulatory requirements and our framework and policies.
• Taking accountability for tracking mitigating activity by risk and issue owners
• Contributing the accurate completion of day-to-day governance activities (ORAs, update of logs and documentation), to ensure risks are effectively managed and escalated appropriately
• Building strong working relationships with programme team members and stakeholders in order to support effective delivery of PMO responsibilities
• Maintaining PMO standards to ensure programme customer needs are met

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll bring.

• PMO experience within a large project or programme
• Ability to perform successfully in a challenging role whilst dealing effectively with stakeholders

It would also be nice for you to have.

• Problem solving skills (breaking down complex problems into manageable pieces)
• Strong programme coordination and administration abilities, coupled with good critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills to include influencing others using a range of different approaches and deliverables.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team

What else you need to know.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. We aim to offer different ways of working to ensure the best experience for you and for our customers. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we\xe2\x80\x99re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.

Our preferred location for this role is Milton Keynes and you will be expected to spend 40% of your time in this office. We would also encourage you to apply if you are in a reasonable travel distance of one of our head office sites.

(Open Head Office Sites - Milton Keynes, Belfast, Glasgow, Bradford, Sheffield, and London)

This is a 12 month contract with full time hours

Everyday Inclusion

At Santander we\xe2\x80\x99re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we\xe2\x80\x99ll reward you.

As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs. For part-time / contract roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours / contract duration.

• \xc2\xa3500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.*
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don\xe2\x80\x99t contribute yourself. We\xe2\x80\x99ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer
• 27 days\xe2\x80\x99 holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year

• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: Bupa medical insurance, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments

• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more
• Share in Santander\xe2\x80\x99s success by investing in our share plans
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships

What to do next.

If this sounds like a role you\xe2\x80\x99re interested in, then please apply.

If there\xe2\x80\x99s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it\xe2\x80\x99s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we\xe2\x80\x99re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at or call 0870 414 9080.

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