project coordinator London, England
Law Business Research
Full Time
London, England
30022 - 27200 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Description
Why LBR?
An amazing market position, enviable growth, collaboration and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to further your career with Law Business Research. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do.
Law Business Research has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Mental Wellbeing Initiative’ in the 2022 Great British Workplace Wellbeing Series. We take mental wellbeing very seriously and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees.
We also take our place in this world of ours very seriously and engage in a wide variety of charitable and community based initiatives. We work extensively with Swawou School in Sierra Leone, which we established to provide education for 120 girls, and on an ongoing basis we underwrite the school’s costs.
The role
The Software Project Coordinator will be responsible for managing daily work and supporting project related activities within Product and Tech team. This role requires an individual with good organisation and communication skills who is comfortable working as part of the technical teams, connecting them to the business requests, providing structure and defining the ongoing work backlog.
This hands-on role requires an ability to support key Product and Tech team stakeholders while keeping documentation and work tracking resources up to date, managing development meetings and leading on the delivery of key recurring business products. Equally important is the desire to understand software application delivery models, supporting infrastructure and best practice in software project management techniques, both agile and waterfall. This role would be a great fit for someone looking to engage in the tech space, with room for future development opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the incoming queue of development work across LBR’s products and technical systems
- Streamline work, flag risks and resolve blockers across several software development teams
- Communicate with key business stakeholders on the status of the work in progress
- Lead the delivery of annual recurring tasks with advance planning, delivery monitoring and stakeholder communications
- Enable cross-stream collaboration between technical teams during task delivery
- Facilitate the running of technical projects as a part of the project delivery teams
- Ensure Jira and any physical work boards accurately reflect current progress and priorities for respective teams
- Facilitate knowledge accumulation, sharing and management within the department
- Maintain effective working relationships with your colleagues
- Work within the company’s processes and support key LBR initiatives
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- Structural problem-solver with high levels of organisation, excellent time management skills
- Agile and adaptable, address any issues with a positive attitude
- Excellent facilitation skills, communication, and prioritization abilities
- Task and/or project management systems knowledge (Jira, MS Project, Trello or similar)
- Technical knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
- Enthusiastic and proactive, demonstrates initiative and resourcefulness
- Continuous improvement mindset with focus on learning and development
- Ideally experienced in working with technical and software teams
- Ideally has knowledge and experience with agile work delivery models or Scrum master experience
Benefits
Our people are our most valuable asset, as such, we offer a wide range of benefits to help ensure that all are supported:
Start of employment:
- Eye Care
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A day off for your birthday
After 3 months employment:
- Pension (4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- £350 annual wellbeing allowance to contribute to gym membership & fitness classes
After 4 months and 1 year's service:
- Life assurance after 4 months
- Private healthcare after 1 years’ service
Additional Perks:
- Company socials e.g., Christmas and Summer parties
- Access to Employee Affinity Networks
- Mentoring scheme
- Volunteering Day
- Mortgage Advice
About Law Business Research
Please visit our website for more information.
Law Business Research
www.lbresearch.com
London, United Kingdom
Nick Brailey
$25 to $50 million (USD)
201 to 500 Employees
Company - Private
Publishing
1996
