PMO Manager

Job description / Role

The PMO Manager leads the day to day activities of the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) and provides full support to the Program/Project Managers in their area of expertise.
The PMO Manager will assist in the provisioning of project schedules, cost and finance information to aid the Program/Project control and monitoring.
The PMO Manager will assist with the production of reports and ensure the data is correct.
The PMO Manager will participate in quality checks for a specific account; and work with the team on planning sessions.
The PMO Manager will use clearly defined procedures and will escalate issues when appropriate.
The PMO Manager will work within a structured team environment with some having line management responsibilities.
The PMO Manager will recognize they have authority for their own area within the organization and will act as a facilitator, mentor and coach to move the team forward individually as a lead contributor and providing direction to others in a team environment.
The PMO Manager will act with limited supervision in complex environments as well as anticipate client needs and investigate the underlying causes to determine short and long term solutions.
The PMO Manager will anticipate potential objections and prepare a case accordingly to influence others. The PMO Manager will also manage costs and profitability for work area and large projects.

Requirements

A minimum of 10 years in PMO environment with management responsibility, preferably in an outsourcing or consulting environment . Overall 20 years experience desired.
Experience managing large projects or portfolios in excess of $10M
Solid understanding of applications and infrastructure technology
Excellent influencing and relationship management skills
Capacity for managing several parallel initiatives, identifying and balancing priorities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills - ability to interact and communicate with vendors, project managers and to translate key messages for executive presentation
Possess a strong team player mentality
Flexibility - able to multi-task, adapt to change, and manage a fast-paced, high-stress environment
Have Initiative - assertive, high energy problem-solver, inventive, demonstrated drive for result
Certifications:
Current PMP Certification
Familiarity with Clarity or other Project / Portfolio Management tools

About the Company

BWP is a privately owned, top-end, low volume specialist recruiter with an emphasis on the Middle East markets.

The company has pedigree, a pedigree that comes with over 30 years combined experience of the local markets and from the capabilities of our staff and from their intimate knowledge of all major white collar sectors in the MENA region.

As well as our bespoke search capacity, we are also able to professionally and knowledgeably advise on all aspects of the human capital dimension; from salary surveys and recruitment strategies to general HR policy , development and training.