At a Glance
- Tasks: Coordinate IT transformation projects, ensuring governance and reporting are on point.
- Company: Join a dynamic team in Hatfield focused on innovative technology solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hands-on experience, and a chance to grow your skills.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity for career growth in a structured programme environment.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of IT transformation and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: 2-5 years in project coordination with strong organisational skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 66000 £ per year.
We are seeking a highly organised Project Co-ordinator to provide governance, planning, reporting, and administrative support across a major IT transformation programme. The role is focused on programme coordination, PMO disciplines, stakeholder reporting, governance management, and delivery assurance. The successful candidate will support Programme Managers and Project Managers by maintaining delivery controls, coordinating dependencies, producing management information, and ensuring programme standards are consistently applied.
Based in Hatfield - 5 days per week. £275 per day, Inside IR35. To start in August, 5 month contract initially.
Supports Programme Managers and Project Managers across multiple technology workstreams. Operates within a structured programme governance framework. Provides PMO support across Waterfall, Hybrid and Agile delivery environments. Coordinates delivery activities, reporting cycles, governance events, and programme documentation. Ensures accurate management information is available to support decision-making. Works closely with business stakeholders, PMs, suppliers, architects, and technical teams.
The primary emphasis is on programme governance, reporting, planning, financial tracking, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
Experience & Knowledge- Essential
- 2–5 years' experience in a Project Co-ordinator, PMO Analyst, Project Support Officer, or Programme Support role.
- Experience supporting large IT projects or programmes.
- Strong understanding of programme governance and delivery controls.
- Experience maintaining: RAID logs, Project plans, Milestone trackers, Action logs, Decision logs, Dependency trackers, Status reports.
- Experience producing executive-level reporting and governance packs.
- Strong experience using: Microsoft Copilot, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Jira & Confluence.
- Experience coordinating meetings, workshops, forums, and governance boards.
- Desirable
- Exposure to Agile delivery environments.
- Experience of PMO standards and methodologies.
- Understanding of project lifecycle management.
- Experience supporting transformation or technology programmes.
- Governance & Organisation
- Exceptional organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong document management and reporting capability.
- Methodical and process-oriented approach.
- Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all organisational levels.
- Able to produce clear, concise, and professional management reports.
- Confident coordinating actions and chasing delivery updates.
- Analysis & Reporting
- Strong capability in data analysis and reporting.
- Able to identify delivery risks, gaps, and inconsistencies within programme information.
- Comfortable consolidating information from multiple sources into concise management summaries.
- PMO & Governance Support
- Reporting & Management Information
- Planning & Coordination
- Documentation & Control
- Financial & Resource Support
- PRINCE2 Foundation
- APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
- PMO Certification
- MSP Foundation
- P3O Foundation
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