Project Support Officer

This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and proactive individual to join a growing PMO function within a regulated financial services environment, supporting Polo Works onboard and then running new insurance syndicates. The Project Support Officer is the backbone of the PMO team, taking ownership of day-to-day tracker maintenance and administration, documentation and meeting administration across allocated syndicates while supporting PMO growth initiatives. Working closely with the Syndicate PM and wider PMO team, this role ensures data is accurate, documentation is up to date, and reporting cycles are supported effectively. This is a substantive coordination role requiring initiative, strong organisation and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment. For the right candidate, it also offers a clear progression pathway into a PMO Analyst role. Tracker maintenance and reporting support: Maintain syndicate trackers and reporting tool, collate updates and quality check data submissions to support accurate RAG status, milestone reporting, action tracking and weekly or monthly PMO reporting cycles. Data quality and RAID awareness: Act as a first point of contact for workstream data queries, chase updates ahead of deadlines and develop the ability to identify and flag data gaps, inconsistencies, late submissions and risks or issues requiring attention. Documentation, SharePoint and onboarding: Support syndicate onboarding by maintaining folder structures, tracker templates, onboarding packs, PMO document libraries, ensuring documents are version controlled, consistently filed and easy to locate. Meeting, governance and coordination support: Coordinate governance meetings by preparing agendas, distributing pre-reads, compiling meeting packs while providing syndicate or project coordination support when required. Supporting the PMO tool with Changes and admin activities that are assigned to you. 2-3 Years experience working within a PMO, Project Support Officer, Project Coordinator or similar project based- role. Strong Excel Skills, Inc Formulas, Pivot Tables, Data Validation and Conditional Formatting Good understanding of PMO Processes, including reporting, Governance, RAID Management, action tracking and project documentation. Experience analysing project trackers and producing management information reports. Experience using SharePoint for document management, collaboration and version control. Ability to identify trends, data quality issues, risk and reporting discrepancies. Demonstrates behaviours aligned to the PoloWorks PRIDE values: Pioneering – we don’t stand still Responsible – We do the right thing Inclusive – we all play a role Delivery Focused- we provide services we are proud of Empowering – we equip people to be their best Desirable Skills Working knowledge of Prince2, Agile or Waterfall Experience using Power BI to create or maintain reports and dashboards…