Job Description: 

A Quality Assurance (QA) role within a Project Management Office (PMO) is focused on ensuring that the projects and programs managed by the PMO meet predefined quality standards and objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Quality Standards and Processes: Develop and maintain quality standards, guidelines, and best practices for projects and programs within the PMO.
• Quality Planning: Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to create a quality management plan for each project, outlining the quality objectives, processes, and metrics.
• Quality Review: Conduct regular reviews of project documentation, processes, and deliverables to ensure compliance with established quality standards.
• Quality Metrics: Track quality metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and report on project quality.
• Quality Assurance Tools: Use various quality assurance tools and methodologies, such as Total Quality Management, Check Sheet, etc. to identify and address quality issues.
• Quality Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in project processes, and work with project teams to implement corrective actions and process enhancements.
• Risk Management: Assess project risks related to quality and work with project managers to mitigate or address these risks.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain detailed records of quality assessments, findings, and actions taken. Prepare and present reports on the state of quality in projects to PMO leadership.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the PMO, emphasizing the importance of quality in project management.
• Quality Control: Ensure that project deliverables and processes are reviewed and validated to meet quality standards before project closure.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Mathematics, Project Management, or a related field
• Experience as a Quality Assurance in a project management environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Proficiency in data analysis and the use of relevant software tools (e.g., Microsoft Excel, data visualization tools).
• Certification in Quality Management (e.g., Six Sigma) and/or Project Management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) is a plus.
• Ability to work independently.

How to apply:

Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected] the subject should be the title of the role.

Deadline:

One week from publication of this advert.