Project Support Officer

Role:       Project Support Officer

Location: London (City)

Skills:      Project support, Prince 2, MS Project, Project 365 (desirable), Governance, Reporting

Salary:    £30,000 + Benefits

Great opportunity for a proactive project support professional to join a growing team, working as the right-hand person to the Head of IT Programmes. The project support officer will be responsible for assisting the projects team within the project portfolio, ensuring organisational, planning and documentation is kept up to date, whilst reporting to the Head of IT Programmes on project status. 

The project support officer will also be responsible for providing quality control on project documentation and play a major part in assisting with project governance. 

They will be responsible for:

• Driving the PMO to deliver on activities and ensure the highest standard is met when delivering projects
• Monitor, report and escalate project performance
• Maintain project plans, tracking the progress of project tasks
• Supporting project managers, coordinating project resources, meetings/workshops and provide administrative support
• Creating project documentation

The project support officer will be proactive, confident and organised. They must be able to communicate effectively with project managers and, at times, push back on project tasks/activities that are behind schedule. 

Key experience required for the position:

• A minimum of 2 years experience in a project support environment
• Strong experience with MS Office - especially MS Project and/or similar tools, Project 365 would be advantageous
• Understanding or project management methodologies such as Prince 2, Agile, Waterfall
• Excellent organisation skills

This role offers a great opportunity for a project support professional to continue their career in a project management environment, working with the Head of IT Programmes they will be able to develop their skills further and grow into a project manager position.