Job Title: Junior IT Project Manager
Location: Maidenhead
About RWS:
RWS Holdings plc is the world’s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our customers to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally by communicating business critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realization of their innovations.
Our vision is to help organizations interact effectively with people anywhere in the world by solving their language, content and market access challenges through our collective global intelligence, deep expertise and smart technology.
Customers include 90 of the globe’s top 100 brands, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 18 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across the technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents.
Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).
For further information, please visit: www.rws.com

About The Role:

The Junior Project Manager will work in the Group IT function, in a growing Project Management team that work on varied internal IT projects covering multiple areas of IT - infrastructure, networks, office relocations and software delivery and business applications. These could be IT sponsored projects or Business-led (e.g. sales, Finance, HR, Marketing) projects.

The Junior Project manager will work independently to deliver against project goals/deliverables efficiently and effectively. Works on a variety of smaller to medium sized projects and leads the project team in delivering against the overall project objectives. Applies developing project management skills and experience to achieve results.

Responsibilities: 
* Delivery of a variety of IT smaller projects on-time, within budget and with high quality resulting in the successful achievement of project objectives. Manages all facets of the project to include: scoping, estimating/sizing, project methodology, planning, resourcing and scheduling, monitoring and controls, communications, project close and the handover to Operations.  
* Uses a variety of developing project management methodologies, tools, and techniques to optimize project quality and profitability and manager risks and issues.  Handles problems before they escalate and/or escalates to the appropriate person in order to resolve in a timely fashion. Identifies opportunities for improvement and helps to implement process enhancements in order to deliver exceptional results.
* Builds strong working relationships internally and externally that enables project team to work collaboratively and effectively. Develops stakeholder confidence by regularly checking in, assessing satisfaction, and uncovering concerns.
* Supporting the management of relationships and contracts with third-party technology suppliers/partners 
* Communicate with stakeholders of varying levels of seniority, from developers through to middle management.
* Support and shadow senior project managers in their delivery of larger, more complex projects.
* Proactive self-learning to help enable development and growth into a more experienced project manager within RWS.

Requirements:
* Recognized project management qualification – e.g. Prince 2 Foundation
* Experience of leading smaller sized IT projects, following a project management methodology, and meeting the needs of the internal customers.
* Experience in successfully leading smaller sized IT projects in one or more of the following disciplines:
o IT Infrastructure, Network or IT Operations, 
o Software & Business Applications e.g. Sales, Marketing, HR or Finance systems
o Office relocations
* Ability to communicate to any level or function within the business, both written and spoken
* Ability to be proactive and independent, and interdependent on the team
* Proactive and proficient in analyzing and solving problems, as well as managing risk and issues
* Adaptable and flexible and keen to take on a varied set of projects independently 
* Enthusiastic and willing to learn and develop

Life at RWS - We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives  us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch  
 
As a company focused on connecting people through language, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our company culture. RWS is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed in ensuring that all employees work in an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination and one that actively promotes teamwork, diversity and trust. All employees have a right to be treated with respect and dignity. RWS operate in a manner for the inclusion of all - any form of discrimination is expressly prohibited. Employees are selected and promoted on merit alone and no other factors whether race, gender, age, religion, marital status, gender identity or disability are taken into consideration. 

We are proud to work in a company where all can succeed and grow their career and while RWS operates in accordance with all local employment laws, if local law enables any form of discrimination this is against RWS company policy and we will adhere to the highest standard.   

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