Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, IT Project Manager

Position: Project Manager (Contract)
Project Manager

Location:

Bromley, Kent

Salary: up to £50,000

12 months, Full Time

Utilising your Project Management experience you will be joining our Business Solutions and IT Delivery team on a 12 month fixed term contract.

You will be responsible for helping to deliver our strategy, and managing projects to agreed schedules, costs, scope, and quality. Projects will be a mixture of IT and business change, and you will manage cross-project plans, dependencies, and resources.

You will work closely with the PMO & Delivery Manager, business function and workstream leads, to execute project, programme, and strategy delivery.

Your day to day will include:

* Leading and managing the project delivery schedule, monitoring project progress and ensuring timescales are met.

* Creating and delivering regular status reports for project stakeholders and Executive Committee.

* Scheduling and facilitating regular project progress meetings with stakeholders and project teams, providing guidance and support and resolving blockers.

* Co-ordinating, directing and motivating resources assigned to the project team.

* Identifying, recording and tracking risks, issues, actions, decisions and ensuring these have necessary focus and attention.

* Identifying cross-project dependencies and prioritising those with impact on other project timelines.

* Managing resource requirements and resource utilisation across projects, identifying bottlenecks and options to resolve.

* Tracking costs, benefits and KPIs in alignment with Foresters Strategy.

* Managing and controlling project change.

What we require

* Solid project management experience.

* Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritising workloads and meeting deadlines.

* Strong stakeholder management skills.

* Experience working on both IT projects and business change.

* You must be highly self-motivated, well-organised, disciplined, and driven.

* Experience producing status reports, gathering and presenting project metrics.

* Innovative, open-mind, and able to look at projects holistically.

* Strong analysis and critical thinking skills, with a proven ability to cut through issues and solve problems.

* Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office Suite.

* Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

* Resilience and ability to work well under pressure.

What we offer you

* Basic salary up to £50,000 per annum

* Annual holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays

* Generous contributory Pension scheme

* 1 days paid charitable workday

* Employee Assistance Programme

This is a hybrid working opportunity. 2 days minimum are required at our Head office in Bromley but flexibility is required. Working hours are 40 hours a week Monday to Friday. Start times can vary from 7.30am to 9.00am.

About us

Foresters Financial is not your typical financial services provider. Those who join our purpose-driven organisation enjoy a culture of collaboration, creativity, and mutual respect and are challenged to do their best to make a difference every day. We help everyday families achieve their financial goals and make a lasting difference in their lives and communities