Pmo Analyst (Contract To November 2025)

Position Purpose
Business Change Management (BCM) resides under the Client Delivery Division of BNP Paribas Securities Services. It oversees the program, project and change portfolio for the division across Australia and New Zealand as well as participation in regional and global projects when required. The team collaborates closely with business partners, clients and vendors to deliver to organisational objectives. The team is comprised of a number of project delivery functions, this role is with the Portfolio Management Office (PMO), whose key functions are

• Project Governance and Controls
• Financial Management
• Project Methodology
• Quality Assurance
• Project Portfolio management (PPM) and reporting
• Capacity Management
• Continuous improvement across all of these areas.

The purpose of the PMO is to improve the consistency, predictability and efficiency of project delivery, support the project management capability, and provide visibility and MI to senior management to support the management of the portfolio of change.
The purpose of this role is to provide PMO support to the Program Director and Program Manager of a 2 year program of work, in particular preparation of materials for key Governance forums, and ensuring timely and accurate tracking of effort and financials for the program. It will sit within the central Portfolio Management Office, and will also contribute to the central PMO function.
Responsibilities
This role will be responsible for or contribute to the below:

• Preparation of agendas, materials and minutes for Internal and Joint (with client) Governance forums
• Preparation of project approval submissions to enterprise-level Governance forums
• Assist in follow ups of actions and RAID items
• Coordinate resource forecasts and tracking of actual effort
• Collate, monitor and report on financials for the program, including against Statement of Work milestones
• Contribute to the central PMO function by managing elements of that service that directly benefit the program to which they are assigned and/ or by providing back up to other team members for elements of the central services.
• Ensure all owned tasks and processes are documented and/or cross-trained to ensure back up is possible during absences.

Qualifications
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Technical:

• 5+ years’ experience within a PMO function or as a project manager in Financial Services, with involvement in some or all areas described in the Position purpose and responsibilities
• Strong understanding of the project lifecycle
• MS Excel – Advanced
• Advanced communication skills (verbal, written, listening)
• Highly developed attention to detail
• Strong numeracy skills - able to track and report complex budget information in a clear and consistent manner
• MS Project, Word, PowerPoint – Intermediate/Advanced
• JIRA & Confluence – Intermediate/Advanced

Desirable:

• PowerBI report creation/ maintenance experience
• Experience in custody or back-office administration for the funds management industry
• Sharepoint administration experience
• Knowledge of Waterfall methodologies and Agile delivery

Behavioral:

• Planning, Organizing & coordinating: Establishes courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently and according to deadlines
• Attention to detail: Ability to focus on what matters, and achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing tasks
• Drive for Results: Continually focuses on achieving positive, concrete results contributing to business success
• Client Focus: listens to and understands the client; anticipates and is flexible to customer needs, giving high priority to client satisfaction
• Negotiation & Conflict Resolution: Negotiates & mediates sound agreements in situations where there is disagreements or differences in interests
• Building Team Spirit: Building a supportive environment, where staff understand and work together to achieve team goals, in an atmosphere of mutual respect and enthusiasm
• Adapt well to change: BP2S is a flexible and fluid organization - ability to adapt and respond in a changing environment

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

• Degree qualified in Business, or related discipline; and/or relevant work experience in a similar role

About BNP PARIBAS
As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance.
We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community
• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization
• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.
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