PMO Analyst Full Time

PMO Analyst Jobs in Dubai, UAE

What You Will Do:

Program Management Office (PMO) & Project Portfolio Delivery

• Develop the IT Project Standards guide by seeking contributions from project managers and other stakeholders to ensure best practices.
• Evolve processes and templates throughout the project lifecycle for continuous improvement.
• Manage delivery of small to medium-sized IT projects, ensuring on-time completion and budget adherence.
• Support large-scale group and transformational projects to ensure aligned project plans.
• Build and maintain a repository of project processes and templates to identify best practices.
• Measure business benefits delivery against agreed-upon business cases.

Governance & Control

• Implement governance standards across the project portfolio, including status tracking and deliverables monitoring.
• Ensure accurate financial controls for tracking, monitoring, forecasting, and budgeting of project expenditures.
• Compile project metrics to assess success and adherence to defined processes.
• Manage a Lessons Learned repository from Post Project Review meetings for continuous improvement.
• Identify and manage cross-functional risks related to project delivery.
• Conduct audits and quality checks at key project intervals and post-project.
• Perform project launch timings and approvals, ensuring accurate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reporting.
• Conduct Project Completion Reviews and maintain a Process Compliance Index for project managers.

Financial Management, Administration & Support

• Support Al-Futtaim businesses using PMIS (WorkFront) and other project management tools.
• Aid EIT in resource management and ensure project control systems integrate essential data.
• Coordinate regular project and program-level reporting cycles including project governance arrangements.
• Perform project financial reviews and manage postings.
• Verify monthly vendor invoices and ensure proper revenue recognition and profit and loss divisional postings.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• Advanced use of project management methods and tools with expertise in Microsoft packages (Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for dealing with various organizational levels.
• Ability to manage financial controls and governance standards with strong analytical skills.
• Experience in compiling metrics relating to project success and adherence to processes.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Project Management Certification or completion of a recognized project management curriculum.
• 7-10 years of IT experience, with at least 2 years in a medium-large Project Management Office.
• Experience managing small projects or exposure to managing substantial parts of project lifecycles, and familiarity with project management tools and techniques.