Junior Project Manager Oldham, England
Job description
Ref: G5/OL-73880
Contract: Fixed Term (12 months)
Salary: £27,344 - £30,151 per annum (Grade 5)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Oldham Civic Centre
Closing Date: Friday 24th February 2023
Shortlisting & Interview Dates: Friday 3rd March 2023
Job Description & Person Specification.doc
Role Overview:
To provide project and organisational support to the Programme Management Office (PMO), analysing and interpreting different project and change data to use in project planning and delivery, plus undertaking co-ordinating and monitoring activities relating to the work of the PMO team. This could be across more than one project or programme.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the PMO in production of core material such as highlight report, plans and change controls and help manage the change board.
- Monitor project timescales, record the achievement of project milestones, issue reminders to prompt others when the agreed actions are pending/ overdue, and escalate delays as appropriate.
- Drop into projects and programmes in distress or need of attention to provide rigour, project management and leadership.
Key Requirements:
- Literacy and numeracy sufficient to undertake the tasks and duties of the role
- Experience of undertaking a range of co-ordination and monitoring activities to support others to successfully deliver projects and/or programmes of work
- Experience of researching, collating, processing and analysing information/data of potentially complex data sets to support project planning and delivery activities
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Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough. Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.
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