Assistant Project Manager (Contract)

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locations
London, United Kingdom
time type
Full time
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job requisition id
R00022583
The Assistant Project Manager's primary responsibility is to oversee the planning, implementation and tracking of projects ensuring prompt deliverables within budget by engaging appropriately with internal and external stakeholders and maximizing the performance of project teams. This includes the responsibility for the tactical day-to-day aspects of discovery, validating, documenting and delivering business projects. Role Dimensions: Reports to PMO Lead/Programme ManagerOccasionally required to work out of hours (late nights / weekends)Close liaison with PMO Team, Business Analysts, Architecture Team, Procurement, IT Operations, Finance, Project sponsors and key business stakeholdersWork with external suppliers & partners as appropriateSupport and coaching from Programme Manager and Senior Project Managers to develop skillset Principal Accountabilities: Perform all aspects of project management using appropriate methodologies, ensuring best practice, including ensuring scope is clearly defined, testing is supported and hand over to support is consistentSupport, and where necessary perform, all aspects of analysis, including requirements gathering (business and technology), process analysis, business case and functional specification developmentAnalyse project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations and appropriate process for accomplishing projectsEnsure project is resourced and delivered on schedule, within budget and to expected qualityIdentify and schedule project deliverables, milestones and required activities and tasks, and project communications plan (where appropriate).Perform risk assessment, and implement mitigation plans.Provide leadership and motivation to project team members throughout the project life cycle, and confer with project staff to outline work plan.Facilitate project review and stakeholder meetings, presenting progress, risks and decision points.Maintain high standards for project reporting and documentation, including production of weekly status reports for project boardEnsure that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives. Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Proven experience in commercial engagements, including contract negation, implementation, and impact analysisExperience in Project / Program Management using leading methodologiesPrince 2 Practitioner level trained or Agile equivalent.Advanced MS project skillsExperience of Microsoft Technologies.Ability to lead and motivate others; demonstrating empathy and knowledge of personality typesKnowledge of project planning toolsExcellent verbal and written communication skills; expertise in setting and managing customer expectationsEffective influencing and negotiating skills in an environment where this role may not directly control resourcesStrong knowledge and understanding of business needs, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidenceDemonstrated experience and ability in successfully utilizing "soft skills" or "people skills"Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a project resource plan that ensures that the right people are in the right place doing the right things at the right time Personal Attributes: Excellent communication skills written and verbal (technical & non-technical team members, users, and business representatives of all levels)Works well with others, has strong
meeting-facilitation,
project and time management skills.Confident leading and motivating cross functional teamsStrong business analysis,
meeting-facilitation,
project and time management skills.Strong analytical and conceptual skillsEnthusiastic and self-motivatedTeam work - Seeks ideas and inputs of colleagues to make best use of team expertise and improve team performance.Team work - Freely shares knowledge and findings with othersEnthusiastic, with a positive ‘can-do’ attitudeIdentifies issues and takes a proactive approach to dealing with them.Has the drive and commitment to see activities to completion.Ability to effectively prioritize and execute multiple concurrent work streams in a high-pressure environmentExperience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environmentAbility to work unsupervised, in teams and stand aloneFlexible and adaptable in regards to learning and understanding new technologies
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