Order Ref: 39016

Position Title: Project Management - Senior Specialist

Duration: 4 Months Rolling Contract

Location: Whitley

Division: Human Resources

Position Description:

• Project Management Snr Specialist
• General Project Management requires general business knowledge to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures, and timing for an administrative or business process including: Organizing project teams, assigning individual responsibilities, developing project schedules, and determining resource requirements Monitoring and reporting on the status of projects including cost, timing, and staffing
• Ensuring adherence to internal and external quality standards (e.g., International Standards Organization)
• Identifying/resolving obstacles to completing project on time and to budget
• May include work managing multiple, interrelated projects (including business transformation projects)
• On some projects, the work may include integrating vendor tasks into the project plan, tracking, and reviewing vendor deliverables
• Level: A Specialist Professional (P4) is a recognized subject matter expert in job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.
• Responsibilities typically include managing large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager.
• Coaching, reviewing and delegating work to lower level professionals.
• Problems faced are difficult and often complex.
• Specialization Match Note: Para-Professional incumbents update/maintain project schedules and associated resource plans and prepares progress reports.
• Typical Title: Project Manager, Program Manager, Project Administrator

Skills Required:

• The activities will be; Manage the test schedule
• Co-ordinate circa 100 testers to ensure they know what they are testing when Allocate tests and scripts to testers using a power app / excel tool
• Record and report on test completion and status
• Logging defects and tracking resolution status using Jira
• Run daily test stand ups
• Communicate status to project team stakeholders

Skills Preferred:

• Desirable - Experience in project management office
• Experience of User Acceptance / system testing

Experience Required:

• Essential - Experience in digital projects
• Experience of User Acceptance / system testing
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Organisation skills
• Confident with excel and using power apps