General Information
Type of contract
Short-term contract, which may be extended to up to 36 months subject to individual performance and organisational needs
Contract end date
30.06.2022
Who can apply?
EU nationals working for national central banks of the ESCB, international governmental organisations or other employers performing central banking or banking supervision tasks within the framework of the Eurosystem
Salary
F/G (bracket 2 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €8,039 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Role specialisation
Portfolio and Project Management
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
11.06.2021
Your team
You will be part of the Governance & Transformation Services Division, which acts as a cross-functional service platform under the management of the Chief Services Office (CSO). CSO areas have over 800 staff that deliver internal ECB services in administration, human resources, information systems and finance.
Our Division has over 50 staff providing horizontal services in the areas of communication, service delivery and optimisation, financial management and quality management. We are currently working on transforming how we work in the CSO areas, fostering collaborative and cross-functional approaches with a focus on people, flexibility, learning and results.
In your role as Senior Project and Portfolio Management Expert, you will be part of a resourceful and energetic team that is responsible for strengthening the project delivery culture and framework and for advising and coaching management and project managers in the methods, practices and techniques required for project success.
The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.
Your role
As a Senior Project and Portfolio Management expert, you will:
- contribute to shaping initiatives and improving the delivery of projects and services in one or more of the following fields:
- demand management and preparation of project proposals, including facilitating workshops and portfolio management meetings,
- work programme planning and monitoring,
- project quality management and project reviews,
- operational optimisation of the services provided by the team, finding ways to automate processes and reduce waste;
- coach, guide and train project and business managers in the ECB’s project management and agile management approach and methodologies, including PM2 ECB and the ECB project and portfolio management software solution (Planisware);
- engage effectively with business sponsors, customers and management to lead change through initiatives that balance quality, time and resources to maximise business value for project managers, steering group members, team leads, service coordinators and team members.
This position offers you excellent opportunities to apply your creativity and knowledge of business change, service design and project/portfolio management to deliver business value across the ECB. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation in order to have a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
- a master’s degree or equivalent in business administration, computer science, economics, finance, information technology, law, management, political science, project management, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) or another relevant field (click here for details on degree equivalences);
- in addition to the above, a minimum of seven years of professional experience in project and portfolio management, including providing advice and consultancy services and managing projects with rigour and quality in accordance with accepted project management standards (preferably PM2, PMBOK or PRINCE2) and agile development frameworks (e.g. Scrum);
- a detailed understanding of the principles and frameworks behind successful project management in a fast-paced business environment, including quality planning, project/milestone planning, risk management, dependency management and reporting;
- a track record in establishing services for internal or external clients that contribute to achieving business outcomes, such as organisational and mindset changes in the areas of IT applications, project management office (PMO) services, governance frameworks and enterprise facilities;
- an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Desired:
- experience in automation and designing dashboards for steering projects and services portfolios;
- broad awareness of one or more of the other work areas of the Division (vendor and contract management, financial management, internal communications, service design/optimisation and quality management);
- user knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP or project and portfolio management (PPM) software.
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.
You are motivated to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the objectives of this position.
Working modalities
To enable the Division to maintain its business continuity capability, you will occasionally be expected to perform work during non-standard working hours.
We are willing to discuss part-time arrangements.
Further information
The contract offered will be short-term ESCB/IO, the appointment being for one year as of the exact starting date of the selected person, extendable to up to 36 months.
For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to Jeremías Iglesias, Adviser in the Governance & Transformation Services Division, on +49 172 210 4929, during the publication period of the vacancy notice.
Application and selection process
For further information on how to join us,
read more.
The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise, a presentation and interviews.
