Jun 2, 2021 Oct 25, 2026

Project Support Officer - Contract

Jun 2, 2021 Oct 25, 2026

Sept 2017 Branding Project Support Officer - Contract

CLS helps clients navigate the changing FX marketplace – reducing risk and creating efficiencies. Our extensive network and deep market intelligence enable CLS specialists to lead the development of standardized solutions to real market problems. Our innovative, forward-looking products make the trading process faster, easier, safer and more cost-effective – empowering our clients’ success.
Functional title	Galileo Project Support Officer	Location	London
Corporate title	N/A	Report to	Chris Fagg
Department	Technology	No. of direct reports	0

Job purpose
The Project Support Officer (PSO) ensures that the assigned projects deliver to the highest project governance standards supporting the delivery of the Galileo Program. The PSO role is an import role on the Galileo program which supports the project managers and program manager on the overall deliver of the program. This is an excellent opportunity to support a major program migrating a Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) to a new target architecture.

Responsibilities

The Project Support will be reporting to the Galileo Program and will assist with:

Project Governance
RAID Log maintenance (Risk, Issue, Assumptions, Dependencies)
Project Plan maintenance
Action follow up (including working with 3rd parties)
Quarterly Risk and Issue review
Meeting Governance and Scheduling, including producing high quality minutes.
Input to Scorecard and Reporting
Project Financial administration
Creation of high-quality meeting materials
Assisting in Project Audits from key control/2nd line of defense/ 3rd line of defense stakeholders
Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project: scope, schedule and milestones, budget/costs, resourcing, and deliverables

Qualifications / certifications

At least 4 years hands-on Project Support experience
Project management certified (e.g. Prince2, PMI, APM etc.)
Knowledge of Financial Services and FX desirable
Proven organizational skills
Excellent communication skills essential
Proficiency with related project tools including but not limited to MS Office, MS Project, Enterprise Project Management tools
Some experience supporting major programs requiring interacting with regulators, either from a policy or supervisory perspective.
Have professional presentation skills, including excellent writing and public speaking capabilities; proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint).

Skills