Project Manager in London, UK

Role Summary
This is a fixed term 12-month hybrid Project Manager / Business Analyst role for maternity cover. As this is hybrid role, the individual would be required to support the PMO on:

• Project Management of ‘in flight’ projects following a handover from the permanent resource;
• Project Management of new projects;
• Business Analysis for new projects;
• Ad-hoc support for the management of the Project Portfolio;
• Handover of ‘in-flight’ project activity upon end of contract.

Project Management Key Responsibilities
-Develop, manage and lead projects by:

• Adhering to the standards defined by the W/R/B Project Governance Framework;
• Developing and managing project plans, taking into consideration the impact on other projects and business functions across the organisation;
• Production of Project Proposals which define project scope, deliverables, budgets etc.;
• Management of project resources, ensuring delegation of work, definition of timeframes and ensuring quality of outputs;
• Management of project budgets, dependencies, risks and issues, reporting to stakeholders via Project Steering meetings and the monthly Project Governance forum;
• Developing and implementing test plans to ensure successful delivery of projects;
• Liaising with vendors and internal departments in order to raise issues and find appropriate solutions whilst maintaining strong vendor relationships;
• Managing change requests, maintaining ownership from inception through to delivery.

Business Analyst Key Responsibilities
-Supporting the PMO in delivering projects by:

• Adhering to the standards defined by the W/R/B Project Governance Framework;
• Taking the lead role for bridging the gap between the Project Manager, - Technical resource (including vendors) and the business;
• Conduct requirements elicitation and analysis with key business stakeholders / Subject Matter Experts in accordance with the scope of the project;
• Documenting findings and validating outputs with the business;
• Management of requirements throughout the duration of the project, ensuring requirements are within scope and budget of the project;
• Understanding the impact of requirement solutions on other projects and business functions across the organisation;
• Executing pre-release testing and supporting user acceptance testing and releasing to live, including the creation of test scripts and management of issues;
• Providing training to the end user community where relevant;
• Where required, documenting and updating existing user guides, training materials and data dictionaries.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
-As required by the department / business:

• Ad-hoc support for the management of the Project Portfolio:
• Assistance in tracking of risks, issues, budgets and dependencies across the project portfolio;
• Attendance of resource, dependency and Project Governance meetings;
• Assistance in defining the Project Portfolio for 2020, including project budgets;
• Assistance in collating meeting packs for the Project Governance forum.
• Handover of assigned project activity upon end of contract to permanent resource, including:
• Overview of delivered projects, including Lessons Learnt;
• Proficient handover of ‘in-flight’ project work to enable smooth transition.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years insurance experience, with strong Lloyd’s Market experience;
• Strong Project Management / Business Analysis skills and systems background;
• The ability to work effectively with IT technicians, software vendors and Underwriting staff;
• Preferable experience with Sequel Business Solutions products;
• Strong academic record with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Job Types

• Full-time, Contract

Experience

• Lloyd’s Market: 5 years (Preferred)

Are you looking to pay or is this a collaboration?
Pay to hire someone

Is this ongoing work or a one off job?
Ongoing work

How would you prefer to pay?
Day rate

What’s your day rate budget range? (USD)
$250-350 (Industry average)

Do you have an estimate of the job or project length?
A few months

Are you a company or individual hiring?
Company

Do you have internal sign off on the hire?
Yes

Do you need to hire for a specific city, country or place?
Yes, they need to be at a location (give location in job title)

When do you want to have the freelancer secured by?
2-3 weeks

What is most important for this job?
Quality

Twine can guarantee 3 relevant freelancers for an upfront fee of $650/£500. Would you like to know more?
No

How many freelancers do you want to contact you?
4-5

Do you have a job specification or creative brief?
Yes (please enter this in the description)

Does the freelancer need insurance?
Yes

Where did you find Twine?
You contacted me