Job Title: Project Coordinator
Salary: £20,000 to £25,000 per annum DOE
Location: Ipswich
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
A chance to join a fun but fast-paced environment, where you will need to get things done quickly and efficiently to a high standard of quality. In return, you will receive great benefits, a genuinely collaborative working environment and fantastic people to work with. Their Silver Investors in People Award recognises they invest in their most valuable commodity, their people. The team is friendly and supportive. They collaboratively share and learn from each other to produce high quality solutions for their clients
Job Role
Once you join you will work on a variety of exciting projects for their amazing clients, across a wide range of sectors from travel and leisure, commercial property to prestige brands
In this position you will play a vital role in supporting the Senior Project Managers in delivering quality projects within agreed timescales. You will contribute to the delivery of high-quality solutions and services to clients. A keen eye for detail and the ability to avoid potential problems are a key element in this role. Understanding your projects in depth and an ability to deal with clients confidently on a day-to-day basis are essential. You will need to share information such as reports, documentation and project progress/status with your clients and senior members of the team
Are you a clear and concise communicator, do you build rapport with ease? These skills alongside the ability to manage multiple complex work streams concurrently and prioritise effectively will give you the ability to excel in this role
The working environment is friendly and supportive, where the team collaboratively share and learn from each other to produce high quality solutions for their clients. They are seeking someone who is confident, accurate and highly professional with excellent communications both verbal and written. Someone who has the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously across different clients and projects, understanding those projects in depth and dealing with clients confidently on a day-to-day basis
Key Responsibilities
- Provide support to the Senior Project Manager by assisting in the management of projects designing, building and enhancing websites for clients
- Liaising with clients, producing reports and documentation, handling client queries and assisting with project planning, scoping and scheduling internal resources
- Work closely with their QA Test Analysts and the design and development teams but it may also be necessary to work closely with Commercial, Client Services, and Search Marketing Departments depending on clients requirements
The Ideal Candidate
Essential
- Highly organised, driven individual with a proactive approach to problems who thrives on variety with a thirst for knowledge
- Proven ability to communicate highly effectively and concisely across a range of stakeholders with an ability to influence others
- Methodical with high level of attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills
- Solution orientated and tenacious in the face of a challenge
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software especially Excel and Word
- A keen interest in digital technologies and websites
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Digital environment
- Experience of systems such as JIRA, DevOps, Teams, Content Management Systems (e.g. Kentico, WordPress)
- Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Prince2, SCRUM & Agile Methodology
- Experience or knowledge of technologies such as HTML, C#, JavaScript, SQL Server
- Knowledge of digital marketing such as Search engine optimisation
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package in addition to remuneration
- Contractual holiday
- An annual pay review
- Personal development programme
- Auto-enrolled pension scheme
- Private Medical Insurance with Vitality Health (p)
- Free Gym Membership at Pure Gym
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with a perks platform
- Lieu day for Charity work or money raising for a Charity
- Additional days holiday for length of service over 2 years (p)
- Access to a 6 -week sabbatical in your 5th year of service
- Cycle to work scheme (p)
- Season ticket loan (p)
- Blood donation during work time
- Access to Bronze, Silver and Gold awards for recognising excellence throughout the year
- Monthly Friday socials
- Clubs that are run in-house e.g. Book club, football
- Regular chair-based massages
- Complementary weekly lunchtime yoga
- Daily breakfast including cereal, yoghurts, toast etc
- Free Fruit, healthy snacks and stocked drinks fridge
- Unlimited tea and coffee (Bean to cup machine available)
The above are non-contractual benefits, some subject to a successful probation period (p) and some suspended due to the pandemic
Due to the nature of the role, no sponsorship or relocation packages will be available for this position so all candidates must be eligible to both live and work in the UK to be considered
To apply for this role please click APPLY to submit your CV and covering letter
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Digital Marketing Coordinator, Digital Community Coordinator, Marketing Executive, Marketing Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Project Administrator, Infrastructure Project Coordinator, Project Controller will also be considered for this role.
