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Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Duration: 12 month FTC
Location: Hybrid working from the closest Lycetts office to the employee, with a few days per month working in our Newcastle HQ.
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About the role
Lycetts Insurance Brokers, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Project Manager to join on a 12 month FTC basis.
Lycetts is seeking a talented Project Manager to lead and deliver key projects that support our Leadership Management Board's vision. In this role, you will have the authority to direct both internal and external staff seconded to project teams, ensuring successful project execution while maintaining business-as-usual activities.
Joining our rapidly expanding and innovative Group presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and become an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organisation.
Key responsibilities
* Identify and engage key stakeholders, and build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners.
* Manage project budgets, gather and analyse data to support business cases, and monitor progress.
* Develop comprehensive documentation for organizational change programs, including role profiles, operating manuals, and process flows.
* Support project team members, ensuring adherence to standard working practices and empowering colleagues to deliver excellent service.
* Plan, prioritise, and manage workflows to meet project deadlines, while staying updated with industry trends and delivering effective presentations.
* Prepare project initiation documents and progress reports, and contribute to the overall change management agenda.
Knowledge, skills and experience
* The ability to build and manage co-operative and productive relationships.
* Strong leadership qualities allied with effective workflow and process development.
* Familiar with methods and techniques associated with planning and monitoring progress of projects.
* Organisational and problem solving capabilities.
* Experience of having delivered at least two projects featuring the implementation of COTS/Packaged software solutions and a clear understanding of how to approach such projects.
* Experience of Financial Services or other regulated industries.
* Proficient in techniques which help in analysing, modelling and understanding a business and its operation.
* Understands the functional structure of businesses and other organisations; their mission, objectives, strategies and critical success factors.
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What we offer
* A competitive salary - let's discuss it
* Hybrid working available upon successful completion of probation
* Employer pension contribution of 5% rising to 10% after 5 years membership of the pension scheme
* Annual Bonus scheme (Discretionary based on individual and company performance)
* Life Assurance cover up to 4 x salary
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 26 and 27 for 5 and 10 years’ service respectively)
* Career development opportunities with funded support and financial incentives for all professional qualifications.
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About us
The Lycetts group has over 60 years’ experience of providing a comprehensive range of insurance, risk management and financial advice to a broad cross section of commercial and private clients. We strive to be a trusted adviser to our clients and are proud of our continued high client satisfaction scores.
Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and are currently the UK’s 3rd largest corporate donor, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.
We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
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At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating aninclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of usfeels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with arange of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interestsand we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applicationsfrom everyone.
If you need any additional support during therecruitment process, then please let us know.
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