Project Coordinator

**Project Coordinator**

We’re have an exciting opportunity for a Project Coordinator to join our friendly and supportive team here at Findel. If you have previous project experience and excellent stakeholder management skills, then we’d love to hear from you. We’re happy to support your development and project management training will be running alongside the role.

Findel is an eCommerce educational resources supplier in the UK and International schools and nurseries marketplace. We own several general and specialist educational brands; Hope, GLS, Davies Sports, Philip Harris, Spa4Schools, A-Z and LDA.

Brilliance and being able to shine is at our core and we want our people to be true to themselves, embody our values, strive for greatness, take the challenge, be different and above all care for and help others be the best they can. We look for people who want to inspire future generations and who play a part in moving Findel forward for the greater good. We recruit people who stand out from the crowd, take responsibility for seeking out what adds value and think outside the box.

**Your Role**:
Reporting to the Project Lead, you’ll help to align the project with our business goals, through detailed work plans, ensuring that everything is managed in a timely, controlled and predictable manner.

You’ll use your strong interpersonal skills to identify and engage with stakeholders, the project team and technology’s Business Analyst, ensuring that agreed milestones are met. You’ll also manage all ongoing communications and reporting across the business to ensure that everyone is kept informed at an appropriate level.

Some of the responsibilities you’ll be involved in include:

- Working with the project team to plan objectives & owners, then overseeing delivery (providing support where needed)
- Managing the delivery of the day-to-day tasks, tracking/updating plans as the project progresses
- Managing risks & issues through to mitigation & resolution
- Managing project reporting & project KPIs
- Effective communication with various teams, project sponsors, stakeholders & customers
- Ensuring all stakeholders (internal and external) understand their role and responsibilities, and are held accountable for delivery of agreed tasks

**About You**:
We are ideally looking for the following skills and experience:

- 3+ years’ project experience or knowledge of project management practices
- Ideally a relevant degree, although this is not essential
- Hands-on experience working with project teams
- Proven success in a similar role, working with stakeholders at all levels
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Ability to work autonomously and work under pressure
- Be a self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills to build internal and external relationships
- Strong team player - able to work collaboratively to achieve results
- Well organised, with excellent time management skills, ability to prioritise and make decisions
- Able to demonstrate a proactive and resourceful approach
- Ambition to grow and develop - project management training will be running alongside the role

**What’s in it for you**:
Competitive salary & benefits package including 25 days holiday plus an additional holiday to celebrate your Birthday, contributory pension scheme, staff discounts, Employee Assistance Programme (including online GP & well-being support), Volunteering Leave & Cycle to Work scheme.

We fully support a hybrid working arrangement, with the working week split between our collaborative workspace in Hyde, Greater Manchester and working from home. Above all, our culture is friendly, welcoming and supportive, and we believe work should be fun.

**Salary**: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hyde, SK14 4TH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Project Management: 1 year (preferred)