Junior Project Manager - Graduate Opportunity

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Junior Project Manager - Graduate Opportunity

Slough, Berkshire

Are you a passionate graduate looking to transform your degree into a rewarding career? Want to take on an exciting role as a Junior Project Manager and help improve education for children and young people? If so, read on.

About the Organisation

Founded in 1946, our client is a highly respected and successful charity that carries out research within the education system, from early years to further education and employment. Their robust and innovative research, assessment, and other services are widely known and used by government agencies and department, third sector organisations, private and public companies and education sector associations. Our client has a reputation as an organisation that informs policy and practice, helping to ensure the best possible education for children and young people.

Due to ongoing growth, our client is looking for two Junior Project Managers to join their hard-working Research and Product Operations Team in Slough.

The Role

As a Junior Project Manager, you will support the successful delivery of research projects.

In this varied role, you will:

- Co-ordinate surveys and data collections, including randomised control trials

- Help to create strategies to engage and encourage schools to take part in research

- Organise large-scale, complex test trials

- Develop and administer online surveys

- Recruit and manage test markers and co-ordinate marking events and exercises

- Support bids and proposals

About You

To be considered as a Junior Project Manager, you’ll need:

- A degree level qualification

- A logical mindset and the ability to pick up new technologies and complex processes

- The ability to assimilate information, translate complex requirements into administrative processes and forward-plan resources and activities

- Great planning and prioritisation skills

Our client would love to hear from you if you’ve worked as, or would like to become a, Graduate Project Manager, Junior Programme Manager, Trainee Project Delivery Manager, Trainee Education Project Manager or Project Co-ordinator.

The Benefits

- Salary of £25,988 - £29,249 per annum

- Generous pension scheme

- Free parking

- 30 days’ holiday per year plus Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days

- Excellent learning and development opportunities

- Great work/life balance (35 hours worked per week)

This is an amazing opportunity to exponentially increase your expertise as part of an organisation that’s dedicated to improving education and outcomes for children and young people.

You will have the chance to get involved with a wide range of projects, learn how to use PRINCE2 project management methodologies and play a key role in our ongoing success.

Based close to Windsor and Slough town centre, our client offers a pleasant office environment surrounded by green space that’s just 15 minutes from London Paddington and an easy drive from the M4 and M40.

Our client is a not-for-profit organisation and an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

The closing date for applications is the 28th October 2018.

So, if you are looking to learn, grow and succeed as a Junior Project Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.