Responsibilities

Primary responsibility is to develop, oversee and lead a team for the project assurance process across APAC regional and local projects and programmes
Responsible for ensuring projects or activities have appropriate levels of assurance for the complexity of the project. Following HO guidance / policy on types of and approach to assurance activities, and documenting these as required;
Recognised as an authority for all assurance related activity in the region and able to provide guidance on the types of assurance necessary;
Work alongside Project Managers to integrate planned assurance activities throughout the lifecycle of a project;
Ensure all management documents are updated and available for reviews;
As a coordinator work with Project Managers across the APAC project portfolio to ensure appropriate levels of assurance are implemented as part of overall planning;
Responsible for collating outcomes and recommendations from reviews and feeding back to Project Managers to collectively implement solutions to overcome any concerns or quality gaps;
They provide analysis to senior management about the outcomes from assurance reviews across APAC region
Collect timely and accurate data to report Assurance activities on a regular basis
Works to support the embedding of assurance into projects across APAC.
Collaborate with senior management and key stakeholders, including, but not necessarily limited to: regional functional leads, project sponsors and implementation teams in countries to support reporting, and ensure accurate and timely analysis and interpretation of project management assurance activity across the APAC region.
Build and maintain relationship with key stakeholders, including HO 2nd line assurance teams.
Drawing on HO policy and procedures, establish the project processes and standards for assurance activity for the region. Provide assurance to the Project Manager on the effectiveness of risk and issue management arrangements and associated timely status reporting;
Implement and support the ongoing framework to monitor and measure project health, including scope, schedule, budget, and quality, and track projects progress and outcomes.
Collect and analyse project related key risk indicators and metrics.
Provide project status updates and report to senior management and key stakeholders.
Identify opportunities for assurance process improvement and efficiencies, including assurance turnaround time within the across in scope project standards and processes.
Support lessons learned sessions and incorporate best practices into future project management efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as business administration, project management, and etc. with 10-15 related experience.
Ideally the candidate will hold a current Project Management Institute certification or equivalent or be in the process of obtaining this certification e.g. PMP or PgMP or equivalent
Proven experience in project management and / or project assurance at a portfolio level, preferably in a financial service industry.
Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
Excellent leadership and team management skills, and communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to drive consensus among stakeholders with competing interests, while balancing budget, timelines and risks.
Experience working with geographically distributed team and a complex vendor landscape.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Shortlisted candidates will be offered a 1 Year Agency contract employment.