Project Co‐ordinator (Agile & Waterfall / Programme Support)

Experienced Project Co‐ordinator supporting the Programme Manager and wider management team in the delivery of a major IT programme.

Based in Hatfield (Hybrid 2/3 days per week)

Inside IR35

Up to £300 per day

To start in July, 6 month contract initiall y

The role combines Agile (Scrum) team support with Waterfall delivery governance, ensuring effective coordination, robust programme documentation, and clear visibility of delivery progress, risks, and dependencies, with a key focus on enabling strong stakeholder engagement, maintaining programme-level plans, and ensuring consistent use of tooling (Jira and Confluence as mandatory platforms).

Experience Required

2–4 years’ experience as a Project Co‐ordinator, PMO Analyst, or Agile team support role within IT delivery Experience supporting Programme Managers or senior delivery leads

Strong working knowledge of Agile (Scrum/Kanban) methodologies, waterfall delivery and governance frameworks

Proven experience maintaining Programme plans, RAID logs, and reporting packs, delivery documentation and artefacts

Mandatory experience with Jira and Confluence (configuration, tracking, reporting)

Familiarity with Delivery lifecycle (requirements, build, test, release) & Collaboration tools (MS Teams, Miro, Azure DevOps)

Programme Manager and programme leadership team across multiple workstreams

Work with Scrum teams and traditional project delivery structures

Alignment between team-level delivery and programme-level objectives

Consistent documentation, reporting, and governance standards

Operates in an environment with cross-team dependencies and stakeholder complexi ty

Core Skills & Behaviours

Excellent stakeholder management skills – able to engage confidently with delivery teams, SMEs, and senior stakeholders

Strong communication and coordination skills across technical and non-technical audiences

High attention to detail in documentation, governance, and reporting

Proactive with a strong ownership mindset and ability to escalate appropriately

Structured thinker with strong planning and organisational capabilty

Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working across mixed delivery methodologies

Key Responsibilities

Programme & Delivery Support

Support the Programme Manager and leadership team with:

Programme planning and coordination activities

Status reporting and governance cadence

Maintain and update Programme plans and milestones & RAID logs

Ensure alignment between team delivery and programme priorities

Agile & Team Su pport

Facilitate or support Sprint ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, reviews, retrospectives)

Track backlog delivery and sprint progress using Jira

Help identify and remove or escalate delivery blockers

Support Product Owners with backlog hygiene and prioritisation tracking

Governance & Documentation

Own and maintain programme artefacts in Confluence

Ensure consistent and high-quality Documentation standards

Version control and audit trail

Produce and maintain Status reports, dashboards, and summary packs for stakeholders

Support governance forums (e.g. steerco, programme rev iews)

Stakeholder Engagement

Act as a key coordination point between, Programme leadership, Delivery teams & Business stakeholders

Ensure clear communication of progress, risks, and dependencies

Build effective relationships to enable collaboration and remove friction

Continuous Improvement

Support improvements in, Delivery processes and governance standards, Reporting clarity and consistency

Encourage adoption of good Agile and programme practices

Drive incremental improvements in delivery predictability and transparency

Key Deliverables / Outcomes

Accurate and up-to-date programme plans, RAID logs, and reporting

Clear and consistent visibility of delivery status and risks

High-quality, well-maintained Confluence documentation

Effective use of Jira to track progress and delivery performance

Strong stakeholder confidence in programme coordination and communication

Improved alignment across teams and workstreams

Increased delivery predictability and governance maturity

Qualifications (Desirable)

PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent

Agile certification (e.g. PSM ,CSM)

Exposure to PMO or programme governance frameworks