Senior Project Management Administrator (PMO)

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>We <strong>Dream</strong>. We <strong>Do</strong>. We <strong>Deliver</strong>.</p><p>Merkle is a leading <strong>data-driven, technology-enabled, global performance </strong>marketing agency that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. As a full-service, data-driven customer experience transformation,<strong> </strong>we partner with Top 500 companies in the DACH region and in Eastern Europe. Originally from Switzerland, Merkle DACH was created out of a merger between Namics and Isobar - two of the leading full-service digital agencies.</p><p><strong>Our 1200+ digital enthusiasts </strong>are innovating the way brands are built, through providing expertise in Digital Transformation strategy, MarTech platforms, Creativity, UX, CRM, Data, Commerce, Mobile, Social Media, Intranet and CMS. The <strong>Merkle</strong> brand is the largest brand within the Dentsu group, who shares with us a network of over 66,000+ passionate individuals in 146 countries.</p><p>Are you ready to push the boundaries of <strong>digital change</strong> and join a growing team with an <strong>amazing work environment?</strong></p><p>We are ideally sourcing candidates who would have the ability to <strong>start a new role quickly</strong>. We have this <strong>brilliant </strong>position available for an experienced <strong>Senior Project Management Officer (PMO) </strong>to join us as soon as possible.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>We are sourcing an experienced <strong>Project Management Officer / Project Assistant </strong>who will participate in the development, enhancement and establishment of new project management standards and processes to expand the PMO services we offer. The Project Management Officer will perform project services for the project leads for tasks such as project setup in the systems, project controlling and reporting, invoicing, and customer-specific evaluations. He / She will use existing standards in a safe manner to ensure efficient execution of administrative project management tasks required.</p><p><strong>You will:</strong></p><ul><li>Provide alignment with the project manager, all tools and reports required by the standard to monitor the project  </li><li>Responsible for recurring execution of defined administrative tasks for the duration of the project lifecycle </li><li>Ensure compliance with the rules during all the project life cycle </li><li>Provide training materials and sessions about our PM standards and processes </li><li>Comfortable crunching numbers with an analytical/financial mindset</li></ul><p><strong>Monitoring &amp; Controlling:</strong></p><ul><li>Monitor defined KPIs of the project and perform project review if needed  </li><li>Provide verbal and written communication to the project manager in case of deviations.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Knowledge of project management, controlling, and reporting  </li><li>Some knowledge of business KPI  </li><li>Experienced in the definition and elaboration of processes and standards </li><li>Very good MS Office skills, especially <strong>Excel</strong> </li><li>Good communication skills, ability to interpret data and describe process flows </li><li>Very good <strong><u>English</u></strong>, written and spoken (<u>German and/or French an advantage</u>)</li><li>Ability to structure oneself and one's tasks well  </li><li>Ability to maintain an overview of a large number of small-scale tasks  </li><li>Previous experience in project assistance or as PMO as an advantage </li><li>Bachelor's degree or completed apprenticeship as an advantage.</li><li>Great organisational skills</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p><strong>Why you should work with us?</strong></p><ul><li>We are cooperating with an all types and sizes of clients from all around the world which allows us to provide a very diverse portfolio of projects and technologies to choose from to our people.</li><li>You will be part of a startup-minded branch of a company with a very strong and stable background.</li><li>Your contributions will have a distinct impact on our clients process/business</li></ul><p><strong>With us, you will become part of: </strong></p><ul><li>An international team, where you can gain new/relevant experience.</li><li>A dynamic environment where you will never happen to fall into a routine work.</li><li>Career path growth astounding – client grows, our team grow, you grow!</li><li>Start-up agile atmosphere.</li><li>Friendly international team of creative minds</li></ul><p><strong>And we offer even more!</strong></p><p>🏜 5 weeks of vacation + 3 wellness days</p><p>❤️ 2 Volunteering days to share the kindness of your heart with others</p><p>⏰ Flexible working hours and home office</p><p>🎯 Fully covered certifications in Salesforce, Adobe, Microsoft, etc.</p><p>🎓 Full access to Dentsu Academy, LinkedIn Learning, on-site learning sessions</p><p>🐶 Pet friendly offi