What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Portfolio Manager position at BDO Belgium?
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What will you be doing?
As an Internal Project/Portfolio Manager at BDO Belgium, you will spearhead and oversee multifaceted projects. Your role will be pivotal in coordinating & challenging cross-functional support teams, implementing action plans, strategizing communication, and executing comprehensive tasks.
Providing Strategic Guidance:
- Critically assess project plans and decisions, challenging the project’s team to ensure robust strategies and solutions.
- Offer guidance on project management, timing, and methodologies to other project managers.
- Advise department heads, managers, and staff on program updates and interpretations.
- Prepare and steer the Project Initiation Document (PID) in collaboration with the Business – EXCO/COO.
- Track and critically evaluate all internal projects within BDO, reporting on progress and challenges to COO/EXCO.
Leading Overarching Projects:
- Take the lead in meetings, confidently driving discussions and ensuring clarity in objectives and responsibilities.
- Facilitate communication among cross-functional teams to foster collaboration and efficiency.
- Monitor action plans, devise communication strategies, and execute comprehensive tasks.
- Report and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to projects, ensuring progress aligns with objectives.
- Proactively address and resolve issues to maintain project momentum
What do you bring to the table?
- Proven experience in project/portfolio management with a strong track record of independently leading projects.
- A critical mindset and the ability to challenge team approaches constructively, ensuring excellence in execution.
- Excellent communication & written skills in Dutch, French, and English.
- Expertise in project monitoring and progress evaluation.
- Hands-on approach with strong leadership in meetings, flexibility, excellent communication, and analytical skills.
- Self-reliance, a team-player attitude, and a process-oriented, customer-oriented, and results-driven mindset.
What do we bring to the table?
- Culture: you will join a family of experts who encourage respect, diversity and teamwork. You work in an open culture, so feel free to speak to anyone, at any level
- Development: you decide the direction of your career, and we support you where necessary. Our BDO Academy provides a whole range of training courses to help.
- Impact: from day 1 you will be given responsibility, with support from your team.
- Network: you can work on different projects and clients, across business practices.
- Flexibility: you choose where you work with flexible working hours.
- Wellbeing: your physical and mental health is important to us.
- Salary: you receive a competitive salary package with interesting benefits.
- Sustainability: you work within a company with an integrated sustainability policy.
Were you nodding to yourself enthusiastically as you read through the job description? Then be sure to send us your CV right away! We may soon welcome you as a new colleague!
