About this job

Sapienza Consulting, a tpgroup company, is recruiting a Project Assistant to join NATO – NCIA in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of Business Support Management, the incumbent will perform duties such as the following:

• Support the day-to-day operation of all Organizational Elements with P3SM responsibilities, specifically support to staff in the use of the project management toolset
• MS-EPM / MS-Project
• Reporting using the Agency Business Intelligence tools
• Oracle Business Applications
• Provide support to Project Managers (PMs), and to the management teams of Organisational Elements in the following tasks
• Assist with project planning, resourcing, and cost estimation
• Assist with project-related data entries, data quality assurance, and report generation
• Assist with cross-project coordination
• Support to the development of new P3SM processes/tools, or tool-related procedures
• Act as point of contact, and deal diplomatically, on a variety of issues in relation to P3SM tools and processes
• Maintain project baselines
• Ensure P3SM processes and procedures are followed in accordance with NATO and Agency Directives and guidelines and give advice accordingly to staff
• Provide support to the MS-EPM Data Manager by
• Creating and maintaining resource information
• Project creation and project closure activities
• Reconciling data between project management and financial tools
• Supporting the resource management process

Profile

• Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret
• Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline, or equivalent combination of qualification and experience
• At least five years’ experience in a progressively responsible technical and administrative support job, with at least 2 years within the Project Management / Project support domain
• Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to develop and set in place new processes and procedures
• Skilled in the use of advanced computer-based tools in the areas of office automation (MS Office Suite especially MS Excel, MS SharePoint)
• Familiar with project management/project planning methods and tools including MS-EPM / MS-Project or other project planning
• Familiar with principles of accounting and finance
• Ability to take initiative and a flexible approach allowing the incumbent to respond reliably and competently to changing requirements in a demanding environment
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU
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