Job Description
Join us an HEO Project Support Officer for our client the Home Office.
At Peregrine, we’re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector – we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.
How Specialist Talent Works:
At Peregrine, we find the best talent for our clients. As a permanent employee of Peregrine, with access to all our standard benefits, you will be deployed across our portfolio of clients as a specialist consultant, working on a wide array of complex projects across multiple industries.
The Role:
To actively support the work of the PMO by assisting the Programme Manager, Head of PSO Profession, PMO Manager and Programme Managers as and when required.
Responsibilities:
* Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate.
* Ensure strategic and operational risks and issues are identified, prioritised, assessed and mitigation actions developed, implemented and monitored throughout the life of the project.
* Ensure senior stakeholders are briefed, updated and where appropriate, enrolled in the management and control of key risks.
* Provide all reporting as required by the Project Director.
* Track and report delivery against milestones.
* Manage performance and report progress to sponsors.
* Establish and maintain project controls, keeping the Project Director aware of the project status. Prepare project performance reports, presenting statistics and researching new information.
* Work with project leads and business as usual to ensure dependencies are actively managed, act as an arbiter and enforcer and resolve issues between the various elements of the programme.
* Quality assure the dependency management process, work with senior stakeholders to resolve issues and act as a link between the programme and business governance.
* Identify, develop and share best practice project management processes, tools and templates and benchmarks against industry standard. Provides direction and guidance to the project team.
Skills & Experience:
You will have the following skills or proven experience:
* A proven track record of delivering projects and initiatives
* To be able to demonstrate strong planning and organising skills combined with the ability to balance conflicting and changing demands
* Excellent stakeholder management skills.
* Ability to think creatively and able to work constructively in complex environments.
* Experience of working in a changing environment, planning and collaborating effectively to manage workload and meet delivery deadlines.
About us:
At Peregrine, we see beyond the immediate and look to the horizon. We build lasting, meaningful partnerships with our clients, and deliver flexible solutions for every resourcing need, both now and in the future. Together, we help our clients to engage, develop and harness the skills they need to achieve and grow the workforce they want. We have a range of benefits you will receive alongside your salary.
Our culture:
At Peregrine we embrace fresh ideas, and we love learning fast. Our solutions are trusted and established, so we have the confidence of knowing we have a solid foundation. We rely on openness and honesty, and we’re always ready to help each other out. And we believe that our work can benefit society – whether it’s finding the digital talent of the future or being a driver for social mobility.
Our commitment to diversity:
At Peregrine, we’re proudly committed to championing diversity and inclusion, with company-wide initiatives to drive greater social mobility and reduce our environmental impact. Our teams represent a huge breadth of cultures, languages, and ethnicities, and over 20 different nationalities. We also employ candidates from a range of educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our partnerships with numerous charities ensure that we can stay well-informed and continue to improve our practices for the future. It reflects in the way we recruit for our clients as we assist them in becoming more diverse.