Interim PMO (Project Management Office) Consultant Agile Talent Community

Work that works for you

Grant Thornton s Agile Talent Community is a network of contract professionals, giving you the opportunity to work with our clients and alongside Grant Thornton teams on a project-by-project basis whilst being supported by our dedicated Agile Talent team.

Joining us in Advisory

We help and support clients achieve their strategic goals by guiding them through new legislation changes and helping to navigate accounting, regulatory, technology and operating model change. The world around us is changing and our teams help clients remain agile and adapt to these changes and stay ahead of the competition.

Skills we re looking for

• Project Management Office experience for large-scale transformation and business change projects.
• Working knowledge and experience across multiple sectors and industries
• Proven experience of administrating the delivery of projects, PMO and Project Management including on complex portfolios, either within industry or with a consultancy
• Development and maintenance of project plans across work streams, projects and programmes
• Management of critical paths and other project analysis such as risk assessments
• Administration and ownership of risk / issue and action logs and other artefacts such as dependencies trackers
• Project / Programme management qualification e.g., Prince2, MoP, APM, and understanding and experience of other project management methodologies (e.g., Agile)
• Excellent communication capable of managing communications and engagement at all levels from C-Suite and project sponsorship, through to fellow team members and stakeholders
• Ability to take initiative and self-manage, with a can do attitude, ability to cope with tight deadlines and work under pressure

Opportunity

We are looking for experienced PMO (Project Management Office) or TMO (Transformation Management Office) specialists with experience across a range of industries helping an organisation drive their change agenda. You will be working as part of a team, helping clients shape their transformation office, project management office, or project plans and associated governance. The opportunity is hybrid with potential for nationwide travel to client sites.

What s in it for you

As a member of our Agile Talent Community, you ll have the freedom to work on projects that you choose, whether full or part time. We know there is more to life than work, and that you may have other professional or personal obligations, and we will help to ensure you have the right balance.

Your development is important to us and as part of the Agile Talent Community you will be able to work alongside our permanent teams as well as our clients, giving you variety and opportunity to develop new skills. Our team is here to support you, with finding new projects as well as navigating the freelance regulation.

As a member of our community, you will also be invited to events, which can help your wellbeing, educate you about the market you operate in, help you connect with the business as well as other members of the Community.

Doing what s right ahead of what s easy

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people and those who work alongside our teams, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect each other helps everyone to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means that the things that set you apart, we value them. That s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work.

How to join

You ll first apply through our application website. We ll ask you for your CV and some basic details. If your skills match what we are looking for, one of our recruiters will get in touch and walk you through the interview process.

If there s interest to continue, we ll invite you to an interview with some of our key business leads. If successful, the final step will be to complete the onboarding process and background checks. Once your offer has been signed, you ll be invited to join our Agile Talent Community and you ll be ready to start working with our team to find the right opportunity!

We strive to ensure all our information, products, and services are accessible to everyone. If you need any adjustments to our processes to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with the Agile Talent Team to discuss: agiletalentteam@uk.gt.com.