Junior Project Manager, Assessment & Succession, London London, England
Job description
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Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. We work with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.
Our 10,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core solutions:
- Organizational Strategy
- Assessment and Succession
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership Development
- Total Rewards
Junior Project Manager – Assessment & Succession
6 month Fixed Term Contract, London
YOU MUST BE BASED IN LONDON OR ABLE TO COMMUTE DAILY.
Organisations often don’t have the right talent in the right roles at the right time, this impacts their ability to achieve their strategic and commercial objectives.
Research also shows that too many organisations don’t have the leadership they need, resulting in missed goals and unrealised opportunities.
Here at Korn Ferry, our Assessment & Succession solution helps clients understand the talent they have, the talent they need and how to close the gap on talent needed in the future aligned to the business strategy.
We are looking for multiple Junior Project Managers to join our London team for a 6 month fixed term contract.
As a Junior Project Manager, you will be part of a successful team and will work closely with project leads during the delivery phase of a variety of human capital projects with a mixture of clients. You must be able to quicky establish yourself as the ‘go to’ person for day to day queries.
You will be comfortable working in best practice project framework methodologies and actively contribute to the successful delivery of small projects and/or a work-stream within a larger project ensuring you deliver exceptional quality, on time and within budget.
You should demonstrate enthusiasm to support all phases of the projects through a variety of administrative tasks which will include – launching assessments for participants to complete, drafting project deliverables and tracking financials to ensure project administration is accurate.
With strong attention to detail, you’ll thrive on producing high quality work whilst supporting multiple client projects with a focus on Assessment & Succession.
You will work closely with a variety of stakeholders and will be expected to continue building your network. You must be confident in your ability to collaborate effectively when clarifying or requesting additional information with both the clients and the project leads.
You will be naturally inquisitive with an analytical mindset and also enjoy working with all types of data, as will collate relevant information for reporting and other relevant administrative tasks throughout the project lifecycle. As a result, you will significantly contribute to the improvement of the services we offer our clients.
You should be able to demonstrate a solid track record within project management and proactivity in ensuring risks or issues are minimal.
If you are looking for an opportunity to wok for 6 months within a leading consultancy and help contribute to the ongoing success story, please apply and we’ll be in touch to discuss further.
Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry
If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.
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