PROJECT MANAGER (12 MONTH FTC)

Job description

***PROJECT MANAGER**THAMES DITTON**12 MONTH FTC**MONDAY TO FRIDAY, CORE HOURS**£30,000-£35,000 PER ANNUM**PERMANENT***

PURPOSE OF THE JOB & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This Project Manager role will be working in the CEB Talent Assessment function, responsible for the management and coordination of custom implementation activities with our central delivery teams to ensure project success.

*Scheduling activities and managing the progress of key project deliverables and critical dependencies across multiple projects/project types
*Coordinating and booking resources for delivery engagements, taking into account skill, knowledge and experience of staff
*Communicating resource assignments for delivery projects to internal and external stakeholders.
*Tracking and coordinating updates with internal groups and work stream leaders to confirm project status, delivery timelines and resource allocation
*Tracking project scope; ensuring adherence to standard processes
*Communicating ongoing project status to stakeholders and collaborators.
*Tracking project scope; ensuring adherence to schedule and identify/address/escalate issues, disputes, or objections that may impede success.
*Communicating and following up with appropriate parties to resolve exceptions
*Assisting with the management of the project team's resource scheduling
*Developing, running, and distributing reports to project stakeholders
*Maintaining documentation and templates

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
*Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)
*2+ years in a full-time Project Management role, preferably in a professional or client-service organisation
*Clear understanding of sales and/or professional services environment
*Customer facing experience with strong client focus
*Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to articulate issues and solutions
*Strong and demonstrable problem solving/analytical skills
*Strong organisational skills and an attention to detail
*Ability to work as part of a self-directed team, in which you determine your tasks on a daily basis in coordination with co-workers rather than waiting for work to be assigned to you
*Strong PC skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENT:
*A current qualification in Project Management (e.g. PMP, CAPM, Prince2) is highly desirable
*Knowledge in MS Project
*Experience in technical projects, with the ability to understand and communicate technical knowledge to non-technical stakeholders
What CEB Can Offer You:
*Benefits package, including medical, dental, pension plan and 25 days paid annual leave.
*The ability to engage, influence, and impact a broad array of the world's leading executives.
*Career development and advancement based upon your performance.
*The opportunity to be a part of a company distinguished by its insights and to have access to CEB's groundbreaking research, tools, and solutions.

Adecco is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.