Project Co-ordinator - Bolton, United Kingdom - The Marlborough Group

The Marlborough Group
The Marlborough Group
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Bolton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Marlborough Group is a successful investment business that manages over £10 billion for over 200,000 clients and employs some of the UK's most respected fund managers.

The Group has its headquarters in Bolton and offices in London, Lichfield, Peterborough, Bristol and Dublin.

The Group employ more than 235 people across its business lines being:

  • Marlborough Limited
  • The Group's investment management business
  • Investment Fund Services Limited
  • The groups Authorised Corporate Director (ACD) Authorised Fund Manager business


  • IFSL Administration

  • The Group's platform business


Marlborough Group's success has been built on a reputation for excellence in active fund management, with the Group leading the way in industry expertise, service quality, product understanding and added value for our investors.


As we continue with our ambitious growth plans, we are looking for talented people who share our values and will grow and develop as financial services professionals.

That means putting our investors at the forefront of everything we do and constantly striving for excellence in the service we deliver.


Position:


Role Purpose

  • Deliver exceptional levels of service in respect of project deliverables.
  • Provide effective oversight, coordination and monitoring of project plans and dependencies.
  • Working alongside multiple internal / external stakeholders ensuring deliverables are met within timeframes.
  • Manage and mitigate risk, including to the firm's reputation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as Project Co-Ordinator on a variety of small and less complex projects.
  • Maintain and publish project tracking tools and information.
  • Accurate recording of project effort
  • Communication of project activities to the wider business.
  • Proactively manage risks and issues via a RAID log escalate issues to Project Senior Management and assist in facilitating resolution/action plans.
  • Editing Project updates, including content management with enterprise tools.
  • Organise and lead internal and external project meetings.
  • Complete project administration to a high standard by agreed SLA's.
  • Produce quality reports for projects that accurately reflect the status and risk profile of the project
  • Ensure through this reporting that all stakeholders are communicated with and engaged with the delivery of the project
  • Support Marlborough's environmental, social and governance commitments, ensuring that sustainability is considered throughout the project lifecycle
  • Manage small to medium projects following our bespoke project methodology.
  • Develop and maintain professional relationships with key contacts, internally and externally.

Requirements:


Essential Skills:

  • PC literate
  • Professional telephone manner
  • Ability to plan; and to prioritise and work to deadlines
  • Proactive Risk and Issue management and timely maintenance of the risk and issues register
  • Ability to manage multiple projects.
  • Logical approach to problem solving.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong numerical skills
  • Good attention to detail

Beneficial skills:

  • Intermediate/Advanced MS Excel skills
  • Proficiency with MS Office programme suite

Essential Qualifications:

  • 5 GCSEs Grade A-C (must include Maths and English)

Beneficial Qualifications:

  • IOC qualification, or willingness to study towards it
  • Completed or working towards professional qualifications in project management.

Essential Experience:

  • At least 1year previous experience in a similar role

Beneficial Experience:

  • Previous experience in a similar role within the financial services industry.

Personal Qualities:

  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Positive attitude
  • Friendly, approachable, and professional manner
  • Flexibility and adaptability
  • Leadership skills

Other information:


  • Competitive salary with annual salary reviews
  • 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
  • 9% noncontributory pension
  • Annual discretionary bonus scheme
  • Private Healthcare Scheme with optical care and dental cover
  • Death in Service at 5 x annual salary
  • 35 hour working week
  • Training for IOC and other relevant qualifications
  • Exam completion bonus £500 (IOC)
  • Study leave
  • Cycle 2 work scheme
  • Eye test reimbursement
  • Your birthday off
  • Christmas party and paid for social events during the year
  • 13 weeks fully paid maternity leave
  • 2 weeks fully paid paternity leave
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