PMO Assistant

Fay White is looking for a PMO Assistant to work a 6-month rolling contract based in South Africa (Cape Town).

Job Description:

• A PMO Assistant works directly with PMO to assist the inner workings of the project management office.

Responsibilities: 

• Assist in the coordination of project activities, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and documenting meeting minutes.
• Maintain project calendars, track milestones, and ensure project documentation is up to date.
• Create and maintain project documentation, such as project plans, risk registers, issue logs, and change control documents.
• Generate regular project status reports, highlighting key milestones, risks, and issues.
• Assist in maintaining project-related databases and repositories for easy access to project documentation.
• Collaborate with the PMO Manager to ensure effective communication and alignment across multiple projects.
• Assist in maintaining and updating the PMO knowledge base, lessons learned, and historical project data.

Requirements: 

• Basic to intermediate level knowledge of MS office.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Minimum 1-2 year experience in telecommunications.
• Familiarity with telecommunications industry standards, practices, and terminology is preferred.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and their application in telecommunication projects.