Project Manager
Project Manager
Location: Bromley, Kent
Salary: up to £50,000
12 months, Full Time
Utilising your Project Management experience you will be joining our Business Solutions and IT Delivery team on a 12 month fixed term contract.
You will be responsible for helping to deliver our strategy, and managing projects to agreed schedules, costs, scope, and quality. Projects will be a mixture of IT and business change, and you will manage cross-project plans, dependencies, and resources.
You will work closely with the PMO & Delivery Manager, business function and workstream leads, to execute project, programme, and strategy delivery.
Your day to day will include:
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Leading and managing the project delivery schedule, monitoring project progress and ensuring timescales are met.
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Creating and delivering regular status reports for project stakeholders and Executive Committee.
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Scheduling and facilitating regular project progress meetings with stakeholders and project teams, providing guidance and support and resolving blockers.
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Co-ordinating, directing and motivating resources assigned to the project team.
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Identifying, recording and tracking risks, issues, actions, decisions and ensuring these have necessary focus and attention.
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Identifying cross-project dependencies and prioritising those with impact on other project timelines.
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Managing resource requirements and resource utilisation across projects, identifying bottlenecks and options to resolve.
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Tracking costs, benefits and KPIs in alignment with Foresters Strategy.
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Managing and controlling project change.
What we require
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Solid project management experience.
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Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritising workloads and meeting deadlines.
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Strong stakeholder management skills.
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Experience working on both IT projects and business change.
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You must be highly self-motivated, well-organised, disciplined, and driven.
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Experience producing status reports, gathering and presenting project metrics.
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Innovative, open-mind, and able to look at projects holistically.
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Strong analysis and critical thinking skills, with a proven ability to cut through issues and solve problems.
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Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office Suite.
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Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
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Resilience and ability to work well under pressure.
What we offer you
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Basic salary up to £50,000 per annum
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Annual holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
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Generous contributory Pension scheme
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1 days paid charitable workday
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Employee Assistance Programme
This is a hybrid working opportunity. 2 days minimum are required at our Head office in Bromley but flexibility is required. Working hours are 40 hours a week Monday to Friday. Start times can vary from 7.30am to 9.00am.
About us
Foresters Financial is not your typical financial services provider. Those who join our purpose-driven organisation enjoy a culture of collaboration, creativity, and mutual respect and are challenged to do their best to make a difference every day. We help everyday families achieve their financial goals and make a lasting difference in their lives and communities.