Junior Project Manager / Project Office Manager

We are looking for a Consultant with 1-3 years’ experience with a specific focus on programme management and control, to work with our clients to successfully deliver large-scale strategic technology and regulatory programmes.

Experience and Skills Required

• Programme management experience including:

1. Financial and resource management, with very strong Excel skills
2. Management reporting including preparing status updates and Steering Committee presentations
3. Programme/project planning using MS Project, including linking and tracking dependencies
4. Managing RAID logs, tracking risks and issues through to resolution
5. Experience or awareness of Agile project management, ideally using Jira and Kanban boards
6. Strong experience with managing and organising content using Sharepoint

• 2:1 degree from a top tier university or equivalent professional qualification such as ACCA
• A background of change delivery or consulting experience within Financial Services
• A track record of demonstrating great communication and relationship building – managing senior clients/stakeholders consultatively and effectively, with an ability to coordinate across corporate functions
• Ideally experience in a primary functional area within Banking / Custody / Investment Management such as Operations, Front Office, Technology or Finance with an understanding of booking/process/system flows

The role

Consultants at Sionic are our 'face' in the market. They are who our clients see and work with, and thus represent all that Sionic stands for - consistent, exceptional delivery of business value by experienced practitioners. Primarily focused on the delivery of assignments to our client base, the role sees consultants collaborate closely with colleagues and clients, providing:

• definition and delivery of solutions - project/programme management, coordination and reporting of workstreams and programmes
• presentation of issues, challenges, solutions, next stages etc
• analysis of problems/processes/data
• requirements definition/gathering, analysis & documentation, including running or assisting in workshops

Depending on level of experience consultants will also:

• Build close, collaborative sponsor and client relationships, spotting and developing opportunities where Sionic can provide value and services to clients
• Work closely with Sionic colleagues to shape and deliver differentiated solutions
• Provide insights into the market for Sionic services
• Support marketing and pre-sales activities through contributing to IP and propositions in response to potential client and/or sector challenges and issues and producing authoritative white papers
• Attract, manage and develop more junior colleagues to produce a strong cohesive team of consultants