Temporary Project Manager £750pd 3months

Temporary Project Manager £750pd 3months

With a busy period ahead of them, our client is looking for a well-organised temporary project manager to join the team. They are a successful global private bank with operates in around 30 locations worldwide.

Duties / responsibilities

• Actively manage the project throughout the project life cycle
• Lead project teams and working groups from detailing requirements to delivery, providing hands-on assistance where necessary to get things done
• Ensure that all deliverables are passed through the appropriate governance before going live
• Maintain project risk assessments, escalate issues to the Steering Committee where required and work personally to ensure timely resolution
• Report on project status
• Manage logistics for workshops and meetings, keep appropriate records of outcomes
• Management of project costs, including invoice tracking
• Coach project team members in meeting project deliverables. Support line managers and staff with project management responsibilities in meeting their assigned tasks
• Support other change related activity as required, for example impact analysis, business requirements definition, strategic options assessment etc.
• Keep knowledge up-to-date regarding the market and better practice operating models, as they emerge in the Wealth Management / Private Banking sector and the Banking Industry in general.

Projects will vary according to current business priorities as determined by the Board and Management Committee including:

• Strategic implementation
• Organisational change include functionalisation
• Business process improvement and streamlining
• Regulatory compliance

Required knowledge, skills and experience:

• Minimum three years professional experience in a business change related function
• Project management track record, from inception and planning to implementation
• Ability to provide high quality business analysis and solution design in a format that can be readily absorbed and actioned by managers across the business
• Good general knowledge of financial services; the wealth management / private banking sector being of particular relevance
• High IT user skills, particularly of Microsoft Office; able to use MS Office Suite to effectively produce high quality business papers and project documentation
• General understanding of key financial services regulatory issues
• Team management methods and meeting management skills
• Innovative approach to realising business deliverables
• Strong planning skills; organised, self-motivated and able to work under pressure without close supervision.
• A personal orientation to getting things done and being actively involved in getting project tasks finished, both through personal contribution and encouraging others
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills with demonstrable experience in working with a wide range of functions at all levels of the organisational chart