A successful venture capital firm has an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual with a positive attitude to join their business as a programme coordinator.

Reporting To: Programme Office Manager

Responsibility for Others: None

Location: Horsham

Hours of Work Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm with 1 hour for lunch

Requirements Some need to travel to clients across the UK (hours, travel)

Overall Purpose of the Job:

Provide high level coordination and administrative support to the Programme Management Office (PMO). Assist the team to progress and monitor multiple projects to drive the successful delivery of wide ranging and complex projects and programme(s).

Key Activities & Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support to the PMO

• Prepare and maintain reports for projects and programme, including: delivery, review, risks and issues

• Support the delivery and documentation of project and programme meetings

• Accurate tracking of project processes, ensuring projects are run to the agreed processes / methodology

• Create strong relationships, quickly building trust in the programme management function. Liaising with key stakeholders across the organisation

• To ensure all project documentation is produced and disseminated on time, including review meeting minutes

• To produce and maintain the project action log

• To assist the Project Manager(s) with resource planning, assigning tasks to internal teams, monitoring, chasing, liaising, ensuring actions are completed

• Provide documentation for project audits, reviews and health checks

• Support of small ad hoc projects as required

Required Skills/Experience:

• Excellent attention to detail

• Process driven with methodical and logical approach

• Ability to problem solve

• IT literate - for a variety of tasks including Excel, word, power point

• Proven ability to deliver in a timely and professional manner

• Excellent communication skills; verbal, written and presentation

• Good organisation skills

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Previous experience within project / programme environment or equivalent

• Financial Services industry experience

• Experience of supporting multiple project management

• Experience of a variety of IT delivery life cycles/approaches i.e. Agile/SAFe Agile/Waterfall

• Experience of project management methodology - Prince2, Lean, Six Sigma approaches

• Familiarity with risk management and quality assurance controls

About you:

• Highly motivated, flexible and adaptable

• Creative ability to find solutions to complex issues / solution focused

• Team player / collaborative approach

• Resilient and Inquisitive

• Driven by a focus on continuous improvement

• Ability to motivate others with a positive outlook on work and the activities presented

• Delivery focused

• Ambitious

If this vacancy sounds like it would be right for you, please apply now to Karen Halliday.