Junior Project Manager
Posted Today by Morgan McKinley
£50,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Junior Project Manager role at a leading global financial institution in Belfast involves providing essential project management support for a global remediation program. The position focuses on mitigating market disruption risk and addressing regulatory requirements, offering exposure to global market operations and project management. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and enthusiastic, contributing to a high-profile Markets Transformation team. This contract role is set to start ASAP and run until December 2025.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide foundational project management support including document tracking, scheduling meetings, and documenting meeting minutes.
- Assist in submitting project updates to meet strict regulatory reporting requirements.
- Coordinate daily project activities, and maintain project plans, status reports, and RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs.
- Maintain and distribute reports on daily UAT (User Acceptance Testing) results.
- Track key KPIs regarding execution and pass rates, trade inventory bookings, defect discovery rates, and progress burndowns.
- Gradually take on additional responsibilities including issue/risk identification and resolution, dependency tracking, and facilitating working group meetings.
Key Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Understanding of the mechanics of a project plan and the ability to highlight the knock-on impacts of changes.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Inquisitive mindset—unafraid to ask questions and dig into the details.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Salary (Rate): £50,000.00 yearly
City: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
PMO / Junior Project Manager
Location: Belfast
Duration: Contract (ASAP start – December 2025)
Company: Leading Global Financial Institution
Rate. Approx. £50,000pa
Role Overview: We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Junior PMO to join a high-profile Markets Transformation team. In this role, you will provide critical project management support for a global remediation program focused on mitigating market disruption risk and addressing key regulatory requirements. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to global market operations, regulatory delivery, and project management within a top-tier financial institution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide foundational project management support including document tracking, scheduling meetings, and documenting meeting minutes.
- Assist in submitting project updates to meet strict regulatory reporting requirements.
- Coordinate daily project activities, and maintain project plans, status reports, and RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs.
- Maintain and distribute reports on daily UAT (User Acceptance Testing) results.
- Track key KPIs regarding execution and pass rates, trade inventory bookings, defect discovery rates, and progress burndowns.
- Gradually take on additional responsibilities including issue/risk identification and resolution, dependency tracking, and facilitating working group meetings.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Understanding of the mechanics of a project plan and the ability to highlight the knock-on impacts of changes.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Inquisitive mindset—unafraid to ask questions and dig into the details.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Experience:
- Prior PMO experience.
- Experience using MS Project.
- Previous exposure to regulatory or industry-mandated delivery programs.