Project Co-Ordinator

Project Coordinator

Certain Advantage is recruiting for a Project Coordinator to join a team on an initial 9-month contract. This role is based in Leatherhead and requires onsite attendance three days per week.

Your Responsibilities

• Maintain and update project plans, supporting IT Project Managers with planning and re-planning activities.
• Monitor project progress, manage schedules, critical paths, dependencies, and provide status reporting.
• Coordinate configuration and change management processes, ensuring project deliverables are reviewed and approved on time.
• Support or deputise for IT Project Managers during stand-ups, sprint ceremonies, and project checkpoints.
• Ensure effective use of Jira/Kanban boards to track tasks and improve team delivery.

The individual:

• Experience in a programme or PMO environment supporting Project Managers.
• Knowledge of project planning, change management, RAID management, and reporting.
• Strong report writing and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience working with public sector clients and third-party suppliers.
• Proven ability to deliver in fast-paced projects with fixed deadlines.
• Intermediate/Advanced in Smartsheet and/or Microsoft Project.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel (including Pivot Tables; macros desirable).
• Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Experience using Jira or other Kanban tools.
• Working knowledge of software delivery, system integration, and Azure/IaaS hosting environments.

 
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