Junior Project Manager
Listed on 2026-09-03
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Business
Change Management, Business Analyst
Hybrid working from Redcentric Harrogate office
Reporting line
Reports to Senior Project Manager
OverviewWe require a Junior Project Manager to support delivery, coordination and governance across the Finance
Transformation and Business Transformation Programmes . This role combines project delivery support and project coordination responsibilities across two separate Agile sprint teams.
This is an initial 12-month fixed-term contract supporting Redcentric's wider transformation agenda.
Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, the successful candidate will support day-to-day delivery coordination, governance control, reporting, documentation,transition and adoption activities across two Agile sprint-based delivery streams. The role is intended to provide a balanced blend of Project Manager and Project Coordinator responsibilities where a single resource is required. The postholder will not have direct reports.
Duties will include, butare not restricted to the following:.
Agile Delivery SupportSupport delivery across two separate Agile sprint teams, one aligned to the Finance Transformation Programmeand one aligned to the Business Transformation Programme .
Maintain delivery plans, sprint trackers, statusupdatesand progress reporting.
Support sprint ceremonies, workshops, deliveryreviewsand planning sessions.
Identify blockers, risks and dependencies and elevate them to theProgramme
Leads.
Support outcomeprioritisationand delivery planning activities withprogrammestakeholders.
Governance & ReportingMaintain RAID logs, action trackers, decisionregistersand dependency trackers.
Track actions with owners and supporttimelycompletion.
Ensure project documentationremainsaccurate,accessible and aligned to governance standards.
Transition & ReadinessSupport transition-to-service planning, readinesscheckpointsan operational handover activities.
Track documentation,training and knowledge transfer requirements.
Coordinatereleasereadiness activities and highlight any gaps or risks.
Support the capture of ownership, supportmodeland handover requirements.
Adoption & Stakeholder CoordinationSupport stakeholder engagement and communications planning.
Coordinate training schedules,adoptionactivitytrackingand feedback capture.
Maintain stakeholder engagement and business readiness trackers.
Collate user feedback to inform sprintprioritisationand continuous improvement.
Success CriteriaBy the end of the 12-month contract, the successful candidate will have:
A consistent delivery cadence is supported across bothprogrammesatan appropriate scalefor a junior project management role.
Actions, RAID items,decisions and dependencies are tracked, followedupand escalated effectively.
Programmereporting,documentation and governance artefacts aremaintainedaccurately and on time.
Transition and adoption activities are coordinated, with business readiness risks captured and escalated.
The role provides a balanced blend of delivery support and project coordination, enablingprogrammeleadership tomaintaincontrol across both sprint teams.
Person SpecificationThe ideal candidate will ideally have the following skills,attribute sand experience:
Experience supporting Agile, hybrid delivery, transformation,adoptionor business change activity.
Good understanding of delivery planning, RAID management, action tracking,reporting and governance controls.
Strongorganisationalskills with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple work streams.
Confident working with business stakeholders, projectteamsand subject matter experts.
Comfortable preparing meeting materials, reports,tracker sand project documentation.
Ability toidentifyrisks,blockers and dependencies and elevate appropriately.
Professional,proactive and outcome-focused approach.
WorkplaceRedcentric has a flexible working policy. This role will operate on a hybrid basis from our Harrogate office (minimum 2 days per week). The successful candidate should be able to commutetolthe Harrogateoffice as required.
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