Position Summary
The PMO Analyst ensures structured portfolio governance, financial control, and strategic alignment across all initiatives. The role combines pre-project evaluation, portfolio performance monitoring, and cost governance to enable data-driven executive decisions and sustainable value delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Governance & Frameworks
- Ensure adherence to PMO governance standards, methodologies, and lifecycle controls
- Maintain and continuously improve PMO templates, processes, and reporting structures
- Govern the central portfolio repository and ensure data accuracy and integrity
Pre-Project & Investment Evaluation
- Lead pre-project activities, including market research, feasibility analysis, and business case development
- Perform financial evaluation of proposed initiatives (cost-benefit analysis, ROI, budget estimation)
- Support investment prioritization aligned with strategic objectives
Financial Control & Budget Governance
- Lead financial control activities for the PMO and Governance Directorate
- Monitor portfolio budgets, forecasts, and actual expenditures
- Conduct variance analysis and recommend corrective actions
- Ensure compliance with approved financial plans and cost governance principles
- Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting cycles
Portfolio Monitoring & Reporting
- Monitor portfolio KPIs across scope, schedule, cost, and risk dimensions
- Maintain and govern RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)
- Prepare consolidated executive dashboards and performance reports
- Support Steering Committee and management reviews with structured insights
Resource & Performance Management
- Support portfolio-level resource capacity planning
- Identify performance gaps and recommend optimization measures
- Ensure audit readiness and documentation compliance
Qualifications
- PMP certification (mandatory)
- 35 years of experience in PMO, portfolio control, or investment governance environments
- Strong knowledge of PMI standards and portfolio governance principles
- Proven experience in business case development and financial control
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel or Google Sheet, MS PowerPoint or Google Sheet executive reporting tools (e.g., PowerBI)
- Experience with enterprise project and ERP systems (e.g., MS Project, Jira, ServiceNow ..etc)
