Technology Foundry: Project Management Co-ordinator - London, United Kingdom - GSMA

GSMA

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Department:
Technology
Department detail: Foundry and Technology
GSMA Entity: Mutual

Location: London
Position type: Contract until 22nd December 2023

What the Hiring Manager says

The GSMA Innovation Foundry is the goto place for crossindustry collaboration and business development, where GSMA members and industry players come together to rapidly develop realworld solutions to industry challenges, nurture new ideas through initial commercial trials and scale proven solutions at a regional and global level to forge our digital future.

Beyond the GSMA Innovation Foundry the role will have the opportunity to participate in wider GSMA Technology activities.

The GSMA has created Industry Communities that bring the interested stakeholders together to share learning, develop new business ideas and showcase success stories.

The role will support the GSMA business lead to run one of these industry shaping groups.

About the Role

The Foundry has a centralised function that provides governance and visibility over all GSMA Foundry projects and activities.

Its main responsibilities are to:
Provide an enabling processes to continuously support management of projects within the Foundry Streamline project management and reporting activity whilst enabling fast Ensure alignment with wider GSMA Project Management ProcessesAs a PM Coordinator, you will be responsible for the following areas:Foundry Operations & Performance Reporting:

Support weekly project reporting cycle Coordinate and automate the collection of Foundry KPIs Monitor project delivery performance and share lessons learned Provide expertise on project types, governance, processes, tools & templates Support initiation phase of project planning Be a central point for Foundry project requests, processes and tools Ensure alignment with GSMA PMO processes Support delivery of new processes, templates and governance changes as applicableGSMA Technology Communities support:

Organise meetings of Technology Communities and their sub
groups

Manage bookings, invitations, agenda, slide decks and notetaking Manage internal and external stakeholders Manage the administration of communities on GSMA's online document repositories and MS Teams Provide support to the Technology Directors and Marketing team Assist with GSMA events: MWC and M360 series Perform other adhoc tasks and manage discrete projects as requiredAbout You

As a PM Coordinator you will need the following skills:

Understanding of good project management practices and processes including a working level understanding of waterfall, agile, and other delivery methods
Experience of using different project management tools including Asana, MS Teams and MS Project
Experience of supporting the management of projects and work streams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Able to communicate complex messages in a simple manner
Willingness and confidence to present in meetings with stakeholders
An aptitude for managing internal and external stakeholders of different seniority
Network well with new colleagues or those in other locations/departments
Good attention to detail and use of 'plain' English in communications
Experience of working in an international and cross cultural environment would be beneficial
Good office IT skills, at least including Microsoft Office products, especially Outlook, Word and Excel
You will display the following qualities:
Demonstrate the GSMA's values and contribute to a positive work environment
Consistently follow through on commitments and can be relied upon at all times
Remain flexible in changing circumstances
Prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
Independently find solutions to problem
Take ownership of own responsibilitiesContract type

Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)

Worker type

Employee

What We Offer

Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fastpaced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industrychanging projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.

In addition to architectdesigned offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include fantastic learning & development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off for professional development and many others.

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Being You at the GSMA

Flexible Working

Here at the GSMA, we are committed to being an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements supported by our BeWell programme.

Our BeWell programme provides comprehensive benefits, tools and initiatives to encourage a happy and healthy working