Junior Project Manager

Location
Reading, Berkshire
Salary
£30,000 - £38,000 per annum
Posted
15 Sep 2016
Closes
13 Oct 2016
Ref
1313428
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Position: Junior Project Manager
Location: Berkshire
Salary: £30000 - £38000 per annum
Job Type: Full time

The company client is a leading organisation who are currently seeking to take on board a talented Junior Project Manager for their office based in Berkshire. The successful applicant will be offered a competitive basic salary alongside 23 day's holiday, increasing to 27 days with length of service, company pension scheme and access to voluntary benefit options including ; child care vouchers , share save scheme, life assurance, holiday buy and many more.This is an outstanding opportunity to join a professional but fun environment.

Top duties for this role will involve:

* Project initiation and definition of required deliverables and governance models.
* Planning the project, agreeing the plan with project board/steering committee, and preparing detailed plans for each stage.
* Ensuring scope, products and deliverables are delivered to agreed time, cost, quality, TCF and compliance objectives.
* Managing the project on a day-to-day basis to deliver in line with agreed project plans.
* Executing the plan, monitoring progress and taking the necessary corrective actions.
* Reporting progress at agreed intervals to the project board.
* Routinely engaging and communicating with key business and Client Stakeholders.
* To fully document, consider and impact assess all risks, issues and dependencies relating to a project and communicate appropriately.
* Provide project financial and status updates as required for company governance processes.

Essential skills and experience:

* A proven track record in project management
* Sound knowledge of project planning processes and techniques
* Good knowledge of project methodology
* Clear understanding of risks/issues and their impact on project success , including the definition and execution of effective risk mitigation actions.
* Demonstrable ability to establish, lead, motivate and manage cross functional, multi- disciplined teams.

Preferable skills:

* Prince 2 Foundation
* Prince 2 Practitioner
* Understanding of how a BPO operates
* Life and Pensions industry experience

Keywords: Prince 2 Foundation BPO

If you are interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please don't hesitate to send your CV and APPLY NOW.