Reporting to the Project Office Manager, the role of Project Coordinator is to support the programmes and projects throughout the full project lifecycle, ensuring that Projects are managed to time, on budget and to the agreed quality standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Support Programme and Project Managers in the initial planning and subsequent execution of their programmes and projects
• Ensure that accurate Financial Tracking and reporting is in place across the portfolio
• Maintain and manage key support activities for programmes and projects i.e. maintenance of Programme portfolios
• Review and consolidate weekly project reports
• Steering Board pack production
• Administration of and reporting from the internal project time recording system
• Monitor assigned projects to ensure that artefacts are produced on time and in line with the quality management framework
• Work with delivery teams and key suppliers to plan the forward product release schedule
• Maintain scope, estimates and details of scheduled product releases and impact assess any changes
• Develop strong relationships with all project delivery teams and business stakeholders
• As part of the Project Office team ensure continuous improvement and standards are implemented across the portfolio

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Educated to a minimum of GCSE (Or Equivalent) level
• Exposure to Project Management methodologies
• Project Management qualification, APM, Prince 2 etc. is desirable
• Has gained experience of working as part of a full project lifecycle
• Experience of working as part of a software release lifecycle is desirable
• Experience of project planning tools, i.e. Microsoft Project
• Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel
• Good planning and organising skills
• Self-motivated and pro-active
• Strong diplomacy, persuasion, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Adaptable / flexible approach to changing environment