Junior Project Manager and PMO Administrator, Agile, Scrum, Technology - JY/4990

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Project Manager (Junior) and PMO Administrator, Agile, Scrum, Technology Coordinator,

A Junior Project Manager is required for a 3 month contract with a world leading Technology business in Oxfordshire.

The Junior Project Manager will get exposure to a full on Agile environment, working alongside Developers, Business Analysts, Senior Project Managers, PMO teams and Scrum Masters. The Project Manager/Administrator will get the opportunity to work with teams in the UK and Internationally. This role is a "doing" role, but there is plenty of scope to learn a lot in this position too. The right person will be able to get a lot out of the project and potentially be extended at the business for longer than the initial 3 months.

The Junior Project Manager / Project Coordinator will have the following skills and assets:

                                                                                                                                             Knowledge of Lean/Agile techniques

                                                                                                                                             Ability to chair workshops/meetings to draw plans and dependencies, and keep plans up-to-date thereafter

                                                                                                                                             Ability to manage project financial reporting, comparing actuals against forecast and identifying trends.

                                                                                                                                             Ability to maintain the project logs up (risks, issues, decisions, dependencies)

                                                                                                                                             Ability to prepare concise and clear progress presentations to senior stakeholders

                                                                                                                                             Strong organisational skills to support the Project Management team to arrange team meetings, discussions forums, steering committee’s meetings, and governance meetings in a regular basis. Also should be able to take the lead in setting up agendas and adequate presentations and minute key points discussed, decisions and actions

                                                                                                                                             Interest in Project and/or Product Management disciplines;

                                                                                                                                             Some exposure to software development teams and/or content-editorial process functions

                                                                                                                                             Ability to work in a complex organization where multiple dependencies exist and resource conflicts are common

                                                                                                                                             Ability to motivate a diverse project team whilst providing clear priorities and expectations

                                                                                                                                             Strong stakeholder management & communication skills - ability to manage diverse stakeholder groups, and communicate to them proactively, concisely, and clearly

                                                                                                                                             Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills - able to ask SMART questions to get to the root cause of any problems and confirm progress relative to the plan.

The role could be classed as a PMO Analyst, Scrum Master, Project Coordinator, Agile Project Manager, Administrator, Junior PM or even a Business Analyst.

Junior Project Manager and PMO Administrator, Agile, Scrum, Technology

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