Unleash your potential, ignite your career: Join the Project Management Office Academy 

This academy is your opportunity to break into a new exciting career within finance.

Program Details

·       Start date: 28th October 2024 (this is a tight turn around, so please consider your notice period if you have one)

·       Location: Dublin

·       Type: Full-time, 2-year fixed term contract, employed by Hays

·       Working Pattern: Hybrid (2-3 days in office each week)

·       Salary: €30,000-35,000

Why Choose the PMO Academy? 

If you have great stakeholder management and customer-facing skills, we'd love to hear from you. We value the richness of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We welcome you to take this journey with us! 

We see beyond just your background or experience. The Academy will give you the skills, confidence, and opportunities to make the next step.

Your transformative journey:

• Deployment: you will gain the skills you need to thrive through additional training and on-the-job learning during your client placement.

• Beyond programme completion: Hays will support you in your next phase of your career.

Your journey is unique, and we’re here to support you every step of the way. We provide continuous support throughout the Academy with a skills coach and ongoing mentorship throughout the programme. You will also have a community of peers and access to experts in the field to help you succeed.

 Responsibilities:

• Project Planning and Execution: Develop project plans, timelines, and resource allocations, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

• Stakeholder Communication: Maintain effective communication with project stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, risks, and issues.

• Performance Monitoring: Monitor project performance against key metrics, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions as necessary.

Required Qualities

We value applicants who demonstrate the following:

• Stakeholder Management: Effectively engaging and managing relationships with stakeholders is essential for aligning interests and ensuring project success. This involves clear communication, understanding diverse perspectives, and balancing competing demands to achieve consensus and support.

• Customer-centricity: Prioritising customer needs and satisfaction is at the core of customer centricity. This approach requires a deep understanding of customer preferences, active listening, and a commitment to delivering value and exceptional experiences at every touchpoint.

• Analytical Thinking & Problem-Solving Mindset: Your ability to identify issues and devise creative solutions is a quality we greatly admire.

• Stellar Communication: We're all about sharing ideas and understanding perspectives. Your ability to effectively express thoughts and actively listen will pave the way for successful collaborations.

• Time Management & Organisational Skill: Efficiently managing your time and handling multiple tasks whilst maintaining order and structure in your work processes is a crucial skill for success, particularly during deployment after your initial training period.

• Adaptability & Resilience: In a dynamic environment, your capacity to adapt to changing requirements, remain positive, and motivate the rest of your team is invaluable.

• Self-Reflection: We respect your willingness to look within yourself and evaluate your own character and behaviour. Your self-reflection will help you grow and improve beyond the academy.

Eligibility Criteria: 

No qualifications or experience. But you need to:

• have the Right-to-work in Ireland.

• pass compliance checks during the application process.

• be located in/near or will be located in/near Dublin at the start date.

Application Process: 

At the Academy, we look at your potential and the unique qualities. The application process is about discovering your strengths and you showcasing them.

We eagerly await to discover the unique qualities you'll bring to the Team. 

Benefits: 

• Fully paid, market-leading Academy Programme 

• Full mentoring and guidance as you launch your career

• Salary from €30,000 from day 1

• Access to a community of like-minded individuals 

• Experience with a leading technology team

• 23 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays.

We commit to inclusivity and diversity. We celebrate differences and encourage diversity of thought on our programs. All applicants are welcome, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please email us at skills@hays.com. For more information and/or guidance please visit the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission website: https://rb.gy/i1yn3i

We review applications on an ongoing basis. Applications may close earlier than advertised. Apply soon to avoid disappointment.