Junior Project Manager Oxford, England
Job description
Junior Project Manager
Location- Stockport, UK
CGA Team
The Junior Project Manager works within the PMO to ensure the successful delivery of projects to time, cost, and quality. This role involves organising people, tasks, and resources leveraging strong interpersonal and communication skills. We are looking for a talented, resourceful, and driven individual with a growth mindset to join the team initially as a junior PM, with the aim to gain experience and expertise over time to enable development within this role, into a self-sufficient Project Manager.
Responsibilities
- Shadow other PMs to learn from the best.
- Lead your own project meeting schedules with structure and guidance provided.
- Monitors costs, timescales and resources used, escalating where these deviate from agreed tolerances.
- Report on project progress using PM tools such as Ms Projects, Excel etc – guidance will be provided.
- Develops positive relationships with project stakeholders.
- May supervise others or make decisions which impact the work assigned to individuals or phases of projects.
- Understands and collaborates on the analysis of user/customer needs and represents this in their work.
- Coordinates the preparation and submission of information to meet internal and external reporting deadlines and specifications.
- Supports the timely population of key MI data feeds such as the RAID Log, the plan, programme or project status reports and financial tracking.
Requirements
Business knowledge – previous experience (preferable)
- Has experience with the Microsoft package & JIRA and takes proactive action to develop that knowledge further, including conducting training courses.
- Gathers feedback on PMO processes and generates ideas for process improvement.
- Has a basic understanding of business acumen and adapts to feedback and change in a positive manner.
- Proactively learns how each of the business functions feed into each other and how proactive communications enable effective planning and knowledge sharing
We Offer
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Gym Membership Discounts
- Cycling Solutions Scheme
- Holiday Entitlement plus additional Holiday Purchase Options
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Local Discounts (Cinema tickets, retailers etc)
About NIQ
NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™.
NIQ, is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit NIQ.com.
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