Job Summary
The Project Manager will assist in planning, executing, and managing IT projects and enhancements, working closely with senior project managers, business analysts, and engagement teams. This role will provide day-to-day support in managing the project and enhancement backlog, ensuring tasks are tracked and completed on time.
Main Responsibilities
Project Management
* Support the management of IT projects and enhancements, ensuring tasks are completed on schedule and within scope.
* Assist in creating project plans, timelines, and resource allocation in collaboration with senior project managers and business analysts.
* Track and monitor progress of projects, identifying potential risks or delays.
* Participate in regular status meetings and provide updates on ongoing tasks and backlog items.
Backlog Management
* Work closely with business analysts and local engagement team to manage and prioritise project and enhancement backlog.
* E nsure backlog items are appropriately categorised, scoped, and aligned with business objectives.
* Help coordinate resources and team efforts to address high-priority items in the backlog.
* Support documentation of project enhancements and collaborate with business analysts to communicate updates to stakeholders.
Stakeholder Collaboration
* Assist in facilitating communication between business leads, stakeholders, and IT teams to ensure project objectives are clear and aligned.
* Help coordinate meetings, workshops, and presentations with cross-functional teams to discuss project and enhancement progress.
* Provide day-to-day support to project teams and respond to queries from stakeholders.
Process Improvement
* Collaborate with IT teams to streamline workflows and work processes for project and enhancement delivery.
Risk & Issue Management
* Assist in identifying and mitigating project risks and issues, escalating to senior management when necessary.
* Maintain risk and issue logs to ensure visibility and timely resolution of project challenges.
Key Requirements
* Relevant Project Management qualifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, and/or 2-5 years of experience in project management or coordination, preferably in IT or technology-related projects.
* Familiarity with managing project backlogs and enhancements.
* Ability to assist in creating project plans, timelines, and resource allocations. Experience managing project budgets is desirable.
* Knowledge of IT systems and processes.
Key Competencies
* Ownership: Clarifies accountabilities, overlaps, and gaps, facilitates empowerment, helps others remain motivated through difficult times.
* Expertise: For projects that involve others, applies effective professional skill, analysis, problem solving, decision making, prioritising, planning, and reviewing.
* Communicative: Applies advanced communication skills, achieving an honest and constructive impact on the audience to deliver desired outcomes.
* Working Together: Ensures own team effectiveness; promotes, facilitates and leads cross-functional working and breaks down silos.