Junior Project Manager Remote
Job description
About the Role
We are looking for a Junior Project Manager (PM) to join the Project Management Team managing a wide range of projects across the UK. The Junior PM will take full responsibility for various self-contained projects as well as assisting the Senior Project Managers as appropriate. Using Matrix management the Junior PM will assist and report to more than one Senior PM at any time and will, therefore, need the organisational and communications skills to balance their workload across a portfolio of projects.
The role entails the day-to-day management and delivery of customer projects, playing the lead role for project governance, planning, execution, monitoring, control of projects, using defined processes and controls. to ensure they are managed and delivered within time, budget and to the highest possible quality. The ability to learn quickly, work flexibly and manage several projects and customers at the same time across different geographic locations, is a must. The role will be primarily be based around our office in Bournemouth with the option for remote working a few days per week; it may also require some travel to the offices of our clients throughout the UK.
Key Accountabilities
Good working knowledge and understanding of Software development process and data integration
Ability to challenge constructively both internally and with the assigned customer(s)
Collaborative worker
Embrace Unicard values we live by these
Establishing a good working relationship with customers and colleagues
Create / Update / Monitor & Manage Project Documentation
Ensuring development resources are planned and secured for projects.
Knowledge and readiness to contribute to testing methodology
Inclusion of User Story outputs in project definitions.
Ensuring Risks, Issues and Lessons Learned are all captured.
Provide regular Communication of Project Updates to Stakeholders
Monitor Scope and Requirements remain within the agreed deliverables
Change Management Processes are followed and managed
Identify Commercial Opportunities during Project
Facilitate and review Test Scripts and agree Test Strategy with the QA team
Organise system training along with coordinating the production of User Guides / Manuals (written by SMEs/Departments)
Ensure Project Sign Offs are obtained to close various Project Stages
Ensure Project Handover to Support is completed successfully
Promote the companys products/services which prove capable of addressing current or future clients needs and objectives
Outputs
Delivery of Projects to product strategy, business requirements and roadmaps
Delivery of Project change requests as agreed between the customer and Unicard
Weekly and Monthly performance reporting
Resource Planning
Project Documentation including
Business Requirements
Project Brief / Verification
Communications Plan Management Strategy
Project Plans
RAID
Acceptance Criteria
Change Requests and quotes
Project gate / phase sign offs, to confirm internal/external satisfaction
Project to Support Handover
Lessons Learned Log
Delivery of Software Development to the required scope
Lead and participate in virtual project teams, to deliver end-to-end solutions to customer requirements
Take overall responsibility to ensure Projects are delivered successfully
Ensure long-term relationships are maintained with customers
Develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours of self and others
Identify new business opportunities or product development opportunities during projects
