PMO Administrator

Legal & General is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, aiming to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone and create value for our shareholders.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Closing Date - 31/12/2024

Are you a detail-oriented professional with a passion for project management and organizational excellence? Join our dynamic team in Group Functions, Change & Technology Services here at Legal & General as a PMO Administrator! In this pivotal role, you'll support the governance and control of our Service Office, ensuring the seamless delivery of core PMO services that drive the success of our Group Change Portfolio. If you're ready to make a significant impact and thrive in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you!

What you'll be doing:

• Updating our PPM tool, including creating project and resource records, uploading budget approvals, and expenses
• Ensuring supplier work orders are processed in line with L&G approvals process, and tracking monthly finances including cost reporting and accruals
• Processing purchase orders and invoices, ensuring project spend is accurately recorded and aligned with business requirements
• Supporting the G3 PMO analysts in coordinating meeting bookings, collating pack inputs, and capturing and tracking minutes/actions from key forums
• Administering the Joiner, Mover, Leaver process, ensuring timely and accurate updates to org charts and communication to the Group Functions Change & Technology services office
• Managing the mailbox, distribution lists, calendar bookings for the Service Office, and the Central PMO’s SharePoint/Teams structure
• Identifying continuous improvement opportunities, sharing through the team newsletter and Hub site
• Supporting the implementation of governance, reporting, and escalation of changes impacting customers to ensure key checkpoints are met

Who we're looking for:

• Having previous experience working in a PMO environment
• Knowing project management processes, tools, performance measurement, and metrics
• Tracking costs and managing budgets effectively
• Organizing and managing multiple tasks with strong Microsoft Office skills, especially MS Project, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Communicating effectively and confidently with stakeholders
• Using PPM tools like Keyed In or equivalent
• Working collaboratively with peers and stakeholders
• Adapting to change and identifying continuous improvement opportunities

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes  
• Generous pension contribution  
• Life assurance   
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only) 
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday 
• Competitive family leave 
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice 
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online   
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.