Administrator - PMO Support

Job Advert: Administrator - PMO Support
Location: Severn Trent HQ, Coventry (Flexible Working: 3 days in office, 2 days from home)
Salary: £15.38 per hour (£30,000 pro rata)
Contract Type: Contract role until March 2025
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About the Role:
Severn Trent is seeking a dedicated and motivated Administrator - PMO Support to join their dynamic Group Transformation team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a passion for project management and a desire to contribute to impactful projects. You will play a vital role in supporting the rollout of 1000 water quality meters and the establishment of a waste operational control centre, aiming for completion by March 2025.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the programme team, ensuring effective and efficient governance and risk management.
• Assist in setting up the governance structure and organizing meetings.
• Implement and embed new and improved processes from the PMO portfolio office.
• Serve as a conduit between the portfolio office and programme teams for reporting and insights.
• Promote, embed, and coach the application of frameworks, processes, standards, and templates.
• Support requirements gathering and backlog refinement.
• Maintain and curate SharePoint and Teams sites associated with the programme team.
• Build effective working relationships with internal functions and external suppliers.
• Participate actively in programme/project meetings and agile ceremonies.
• Complete business as usual administration in a timely and high-quality manner.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of services and capabilities.
• Support the change community in using selected tools through training and support.
• Provide cover for other team members when required.

Experience & Skills Required:

• Strong administrative skills, ideally with PMO experience.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office products, SharePoint, Teams, Jira, and project planning tools.
• Basic understanding of project management methodologies and techniques.
• Experience in a change environment and delivering a range of support services.
• Proven ability to facilitate meetings, workshops, and planning events.
• Experience conducting assurance, audits, and health checks.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Strong planning, organization, and coordination skills with attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with a can do attitude and good time management skills.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday allowance.
• Pay rate of £15.38 (£30,000 pro rata)
• Flexible working hours (9-5 or similar, e.g. 8-4).
• Potential for future opportunities within the team post-contract.

Application Process:

• 1 stage on-site interview.

Interested? Apply below and we will be in touch!