The Junior Project Manager has a primary focus of project delivery, covering all aspects of project management (project planning, milestone tracking, resource management, project governance, stakeholder management etc.).

The Junior Project Manager will work with the Business Operations Team and other functions across the Outsourcing GB (OGB) business, to ensure timely delivery of committed milestones across Business Change initiatives. The job requires a motivated individual with a track record of delivery in complex environments, who can autonomously shape and drive project activities from initiation through to completion.

This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract role.

The Role

Project Management

• Partners with the workstream lead(s) to define detailed project plans, shaping milestones and key deliverables
• Tracks and manages the progress of committed deliverables
• Co-ordinates working group meetings across the delivery team and SMEs within the business
• Supports Senior Project Manager with governance and reporting on the health of the project, maintaining RAID logs, meeting materials, project plans and project status
• Works with Project Managers to identify and resolve risks and issues, providing solutions to enable effective delivery of business objectives

Business Engagement

• Build effective relationships with key stakeholders, providing clear and regular updates on progress
• Escalates in a timely and clear fashion
• Articulate prioritisation requests when required, clearly articulating impacted to delivery
• Contribute to the management of project and program Steering Committees
• Foster trust and collaboration across all team members to work as one unit, assisting teams to resolve destructive conflict

Best Practice

• Actively manage dependencies across projects and programs
• Provide high quality, timely, accurate materials at all times to all stakeholders
• Coordinate and share best practices across the transformation function as needed to drive efficiency
• Ensure that Lessons Learnt sessions are undertaken by the team and all outputs are logged and tracked
• Ensure adherence to all project policies and standards, as set by the Head of Transformation and Change

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution. We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

The Requirements

• Proven experience as a Junior Project Manager
• Highly organized, motivated individual with excellent communication skills and strong team skills.
• Analytical thinker with creative problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Proven experience in achieving successful project outcomes.
• Ability to lead cross functional teamwork in and across teams and organizations.
• Ability to identify potential issues and dependencies early.
• Quickly facilitates mitigation plans, alternative approaches and communication of risks.
• Adeptness at learning new technology and tools.
• Naturally able to share lessons learned and best practices with others.
• Knowledge of following tools is beneficial: Confluence, Jira, PlanView
• Prince2 experience / qualification preferred

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email candidate.helpdesk@willistowerswatson.com.

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