Junior Project Manager - Bournemouth
We’re looking for an organised and enthusiastic Junior Project Manager to join our IT and Transformation team in Bournemouth.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with project coordination or project support experience who is looking to develop their career in project management. Working alongside senior stakeholders, technical teams, and business users, you'll help deliver a variety of projects that support the firm's ongoing growth and transformation.
About the Role
As a Junior Project Manager, you'll support the planning, coordination, and delivery of projects across the organisation. Acting as a key point of coordination, you'll help keep projects on track, maintain governance documentation, manage communications, and support change initiatives from planning through to successful delivery.
This role offers excellent exposure to project management best practices and is ideal for someone who enjoys organisation, problem-solving, and working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
- Supporting the delivery of projects across the organisation.
- Assisting with project planning, timelines, resource coordination, and milestone tracking.
- Helping to identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and actions.
- Preparing and maintaining project documentation, including project plans, status reports, RAID logs, and governance records.
- Coordinating project meetings, workshops, and stakeholder updates.
- Supporting communication between project teams, suppliers, and business stakeholders.
- Assisting with portfolio reporting and project governance processes.
- Working closely with technical and operational teams to help coordinate project activities and remove delivery obstacles.
- Supporting testing, user readiness activities, and change communications.
- Assisting with the transition of projects into business-as-usual operations.
- Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and project management best practice.
What We're Looking For
- Some experience supporting or coordinating projects within a business environment.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and external suppliers.
- Ability to produce clear and accurate documentation and reports.
- An understanding of project governance, risk management, and project controls.
- A proactive and solutions-focused approach to work.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills.
- Confidence building relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- A collaborative and supportive team-focused mindset.
- Experience within a professional services environment would be advantageous.
- Working towards, or interested in pursuing, a project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, or Agile PM would be beneficial.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays.
- Pension scheme and life assurance.
- Access to flexible benefits.
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
- Exposure to a wide range of business and technology projects.
- A supportive and collaborative working environment with clear opportunities for career progression.
Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to build your project management career within a forward-thinking professional services firm. You'll gain valuable experience working across a variety of projects, develop your skills alongside experienced colleagues, and play a key role in delivering change across the business.
If you're organised, proactive, and eager to develop a successful career in project management, we'd love to hear from you.