What you will be doing
as an Assistant Project Manager
The main areas of focus will include:
Project management - Managing and delivering small projects or developing and delivering workstreams within projects and programmes for more senior PMs. Following the PM and governance frameworks to successfully deliver projects within agreed scope, timelines, and budgets.
Communication and Collaboration - Influencing, training and engaging stakeholders to deliver project objectives and outcomes. Developing process, communication and training materials and presenting information for different audiences.
Project Logistics - Facilitating project-related tasks, such as scheduling meetings, coordinating resources, and ensuring all necessary materials are available.
Interpreting data - Providing briefs to Data teams to gather and analyse data, interpret results for project reporting, or creating dashboards and tools to deliver outcomes from project activities.
Tracking and Reporting - Supporting project team members to identify project progress, updating project status reports, and identifying potential issues or roadblocks with the project team members.
Task delivery - Supporting project team members to deliver tasks and activities, e.g. reviewing and scoring tenders, providing induction/onboarding support, delivering communication, carrying out audits, and implementing change processes with individuals/ teams.
Location: Hybrid – Kemble Court, Reading.
Hours of work: 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
What you should bring to the role
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:
1. Experience in project support or management.
2. Project management qualifications or direct experience of delivering projects.
3. Organisation and facilitation of meetings, events, and workshops.
4. Experience of influencing, engaging and communicating with stakeholders at all levels.
5. Demonstrable curiosity and innovation.
6. Use of Microsoft Office tools.
7. Commercial awareness. (purchase, procurement, assessment)
What’s in it for you?
8. Offering up to £40,000 per annum, depending on experience and skills.
9. Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
10. Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
11. Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
12. Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.