Analyst
About the Function
The Programme Management & Quality Assurance (PMQA) Unit serves as the Authority’s centralised support structure for all change and delivery initiatives. It is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving MFSA’s project management standards, ensuring consistency, transparency, and alignment across all organisational change activities. PMQA is structured around three core pillars: programme management, change management, and quality assurance. Together, these pillars provide a unified framework that supports effective planning, execution, and oversight of initiatives across the Authority.
About the Role
The Analyst will play a vital role in evaluating project data, driving governance standards, and optimizing portfolio performance. The selected candidate will be required to work with colleagues at all levels within Business and Technical departments to provide change process consultancy, training, guidance and support based on expert knowledge.
Main responsibilities include:
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Supporting in the gathering and analysis of complex project data to build executive dashboards and manage information reports;
- Governance & Compliance: Supporting the monitoring of active projects for adherence to organizational frameworks, standards, and stage-gate processes;
- Risk & Issue Oversight: Tracking and analysing portfolio-level RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs and escalating critical variances through the project managers;
- Process Optimization: Identifying operational gaps and supporting continuous improvement initiatives;
- Project Management: Supporting the respective project managers and participating in regular status meetings with stakeholders to perform timely follow-up on agreed actions;
- Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Head and/or as may be required by the MFSA from time to time based on the exigencies of the Authority.
About You
The role requires an academic qualification in Business, Project Management, IT and/or Change Management or a relevant field at National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 6 or higher, duly certified by the Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre (MQRIC), or a widely recognised professional certification at an equivalent level.
Along with the aforementioned academic qualification, you should also possess a minimum of three (3) years working in a project management or change management environment, or in an area related to the role.
If you do not have the necessary academic or professional qualifications but you have at least seven (7) years of relevant experience, we would still be interested in speaking with you.
Skills and Competencies:
- Project Management techniques used to plan, execute, monitor and close projects effectively.
- Proficiency in data manipulation (Excel, SQL, Power BI) and core PPM software (MS Project, JIRA, or similar platforms).
- Capability to work on own initiative, cross-functional communication, presentation skills and conflict resolution.
- Experience of working in a dynamic and high-pressure environment with multiple deadlines.
- Solid knowledge of the financial services industry will be beneficial.
