Project Control Officer - CONTRACT

Our client is a boutique consulting firm of top-notch Financial Services technology professionals. They have expert knowledge in the Capital Markets, Wealth & Investment Management, and Retail Banking sectors, offering their clients a winning combination of business and technical expertise. Their hands-on approach combines the rigor of business-driven frameworks and methodologies with the flexibility of a senior team, giving clients a superior level of customization. They have engaged ROSS (www.getROSS.com) to search for a Project Control Officer– CONTRACT.

ROSS is a team of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their business growth. We provide remote or onsite HR and Recruitment solutions such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), complimented by leading edge open-source HRIS software.

The Project Control Officer will be supporting project management planning and activities.

You Will:

1. Be passionate about PCO duties, responsibilities and as a career.
2. Be adept at extracting, organizing, and presenting project related data including project plans, dashboards and reports.
3. Liaise with multiple project team members and managers in order to understand and document all project-related documents including charters, requirements, and scope changes in a rigorous fashion.
4. Have the commensurate people-skills, savvy and resilience in a dynamic and evolving multi-million dollar program initiative.

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience as a PCO supporting project team members and managers.
• Experience with Microsoft Project and PlanView.
• Strong facilitation skills and a solid presence along with the ability to work well with business groups as well as autonomously.
• Strong analytical, statistical and organizational skills.
• Track record of preparing both “detailed” and “management level” reports.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with an ability to adapt "style" to the client environment.
• Wide understanding of financial services is preferred.
• Bachelor degree (or higher) in relevant business administration program or equivalent experience.
• Ability to speak French is a strong asset.

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