Occupation Atlasproject support officer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5ccb2c34-e860-43a5-9869-342487518115
project support officer
Project support officers provide different types of services for the successful execution of a project as part of a horizontal project management office. They offer administrative support, assistance and training to project managers and other staff members, manage the project’s documentation and assist the project manager with project scheduling, resource planning, coordination and reporting. Project support officers are responsible for quality assurance activities and for monitoring the adherence to methodology guidelines and other organisational standards. They also offer advice on project management tools and related administrative services.
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
ECSEnterprising · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising6.30
- C Conventional5.55
- S Social3.32
- I Investigative2.75
- A Artistic1.57
- R Realistic1.48
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Project Management Specialists (13-1082.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (23)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- carry out project activities
- create a financial report
- document project progress
- draft project documentation
- ensure compliance with legal requirements
- estimate duration of work
- follow company standards
- introduce new employees
- liaise with managers
- maintain a central project repository
- manage administrative systems
- manage project information
- monitor the conformance to the project methodology
- office software
- organise project meetings
- perform risk analysis
- project configuration management
- project management methodology (PM²)
- project management principles
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- quality assurance methodologies
- train employees
- use ICT ticketing system
Optional (17)
- Agile project management
- Prince2 project management
- conduct quality control analysis
- customise project methodologies
- ensure equipment availability
- lean project management
- maintain financial records
- maintain internal communication systems
- manage budgets
- manage project changes
- manage project metrics
- manage relationships with stakeholders
- manage standard enterprise resource planning system
- organise information on availability of the team
- perform PESTEL analysis
- perform project management
- quality standards
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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