Project Support Officer

Duties
Organisation and administration: the first point of contact within the project for organisation and administrative tasks, organise on and off boarding of new project team members throughout the different stages and relevant equipment such as PPE
Financial Administration: processing of purchase requisitions and invoices in SAP
Document Management: updating and managing the document management systems
Financial Project Control: preparation of updated budget estimates based on data from financial controlling, planned tasks / work packages, forecasts, and risk expectations
Risk Management: conducting, preparing, and following up on risk workshops, maintaining a risk register and providing input for project and corporate risk reporting
Project Steering and Decision-Making Processes: supporting the project manager in setting up work packages, preparing project steering group meetings, preparing project reviews, and following up on recommendations.
Project practices and governance: creating and maintaining the project specific handbook based on the applicable project management methodology and other relevant documents and structures. Organisation, implementation, and follow-up of lessons learned workshops.
Management Reporting: compiling and validating inputs required as part of the Project reporting cycle, as well as monitoring progress of open items and ensuring deadlines are met.

Skills required:
Strong communication skills (active listening, empathy, open-mindedness) and
a high degree of initiative, commitment, and reliability, and
an organised and structured work style.

You have completed the relevant education within business administration and/or at least 5 years of professional experience in purchasing or finance or in a similar function. You have very good knowledge of working with Office 365 and Sharepoint, experience with SAP or other ERP systems is an advantage.
You have already gained relevant experience in project work in various projects and / or have a project management certification (IPMA-D, Prince 2).
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