This range is provided by I.T. Alliance Group. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range Direct message the job poster from I.T. Alliance Group IT Resourcing Professional and Third Level Lecturer Program Manager – PMO Assurance - €650 per day Irish Government regulatory Authority with responsibility for Financial Services requires a Program Manager to lead an evaluation of their PMO operations. Ideally, we are looking for someone who has either run or set up a PMO focused on IT project Management and/or within a Financial Services environment. This is a hybrid role, with the Program Manager required onsite 2 days per week in central Dublin, which may occasionally increase at key Program Junctures. While this role initially offered on a 6-month day rate contract basis, the scale of operations is such that there is a strong probability of extension well beyond this timeframe. Responsibilities of role Leverage personal expertise, experience and judgement to ensure robust, independent, objective and detailed, evidence led assessments are carried Provide insightful recommendations and advisories in both verbal and written reports for senior leadership and key stakeholders to support increasing standards in the delivery of programmes and projects across the organisation Provide thought leadership in to ensure that both current organisational approach and strategic framework are aligned with evolving best practice, remains proportionate and supports continuous raising of standards and practices with respect to the delivery of large, complex, strategic programmes and projects. Work with stakeholders to design enhancements to our strategic independent assurance framework to align with broader organisational control frameworks in a proportionate and efficient manner. Act as a thought leader and advocate for the introduction of Earned Value Analysis/Management (EVA/M) on major and/or strategic programmes and projects across the organisation. Build and develop strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Represent the PMO as a credible expert in the delivery of and independent assurance of large, complex and/or strategic programmes and projects. Ensure the skills, competencies, knowledge and best practice procedures are being developed, maintained and leveraged across the Division as appropriate. Provide coaching, mentoring and skills transfer to team members as required to build overall team competencies and capabilities. Contribute to development of the Divisional Strategy (Across different divisions), to operational plans and to broader governance and reporting as appropriate. Lead on the delivery of relevant Divisional objectives as/when required. Third level degree in Computer Science, IT or other relevant are relevant to the role Professional certification (IPMA, PMP, PgMP, MSP) preferred 7+ Years Project/Programme management, a substantial portion of which should have been with IT or financial services organisations Have previously set up, ran (Or held senior position) within a PMO focused on a large financial services organisation or government department with related responsibilities Extensive experience in leading large, complex and/or strategic Programmes and projects in a structured project environment. Experience of assuring/auditing projects/programmes within an enterprise PMO environment Experience in leading client–side Programmes with responsibility for managing and delivery of all constituent projects/work-streams of the enhanced assurance review Programme. Extensive experience of a project/programme management life-cycle methodology with associated processes and governance. Understanding and experience of applying project, programme and change management models, methodologies and techniques – including earned value analysis and management (EVM) techniques. Be resident in the Republic of Ireland and have availability to be onsite 2 days per week in central Dublin Please note - All applicants must have immediate availability to work in Ireland and/or the wider EU as our client cannot provide any kind of Visa or Work Permit sponsorship at present. To Apply For more information on this role, please contact Níall on +353 1 8690258 or +353 87 384 5327 or send current CV along with brief cover letter through this site. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Contract Job function Project Management Industries Information Technology & Services, Financial Services, and Banking #J-18808-Ljbffr
