Project Co-ordinator

**Project Coordinator**

**Salary Range and CPF Banding**:£27,300 per annum

**Contract**:12 Month FTC

**Location**:Office, Remote, Hybrid

**About Ecctis**:
At Ecctis, our vision is to be the acknowledged global leader in the international qualifications and recognition arena. Our mission is to be the preferred source of expert advice on the recognition and comparability of qualifications and skills internationally, building on our advanced research and our established knowledge and experience of education systems across the world. Ecctis delivers a wide range of services, products, and projects in the field of international education. We help make sense of international qualifications and support a range of clients including individuals, universities, and colleges, awarding bodies and government ministries. The work is varied, and the atmosphere is enthusiastic, collegial, and supportive.

**Purpose of Role**:
As a Project Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating our vocational education review projects, designed to support clients in strengthening their education provision. By supporting the communication between internal and external stakeholders, you will play a pivotal role in the smooth and efficient running of a complex and evolving scheme of work, helping all team members effectively conduct training and client deliverables.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Briefing external consultants on project workplans and tasks and coordinating feedback from different sources
- Ensuring schedules are clearly defined and communicated to all parties, and that external clients, partners, and internal colleagues are kept updated on the progress of individual projects
- Organising and hosting meetings between clients and the project team
- Preparing PowerPoint presentations for client meetings
- Checking project documentation and submissions for completeness
- Maintaining and/or updating project workflow information/documentation
- General project coordination, administration, and reporting responsibilities

**Skills required**:

- Accurate and clear written English when communicating with external stakeholders
- Experience of co-ordination or administration within a professional setting
- Dynamic and confident user of Microsoft Office 365 products, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, and Outlook
- Highly organised and conscientious
- Ability to prioritise project deadlines and tasks
- Confident and clear speaker who can explain in-depth concepts and processes in an accessible way
- Strong administrative skills with the ability to process complex information
- Appreciation of working in a structured way
- Creativity and ambition when operating within pre-existing project processes

**Person specification**:

- A supportive and cooperative team player
- Experience in building meaningful, long-lasting relationships
- Strong initiative to solve problems
- Awareness and sensitivity to international and intercultural communications
- Excellent attention to detail
- Embraces change and progress
- Willingness to adapt to change in project processes and procedures
- Solutions-driven with a positive, proactive approach to challenges
- An aspiring project manager with a genuine interest in education (desirable)

**Education and Qualifications**:

- Minimum of Level 3 Qualification (e.g. A Level, Level 3 NVQ, Level 3 National Diploma - including GCSE English and Maths)

**Employee Benefits**
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, as well as an additional day off given between Christmas and New Year
- Company Pension scheme (the Company will match employee contributions up to a maximum of 6% of basic salary in the first year. Then the scheme becomes non-contributory with employer contributions of 10% leading to 20% based on years’ service)
- Life assurance of 3 x basic salary for members of the pension scheme
- Bupa Private Health Care Scheme with employee contribution
- Enhanced maternity pay with years of service.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Annual discretionary performance-related bonus scheme (Pro-rata for part-time employees)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Swapping of 3 bank holidays (Good Friday, Early May Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday) to be taken on a cultural or religious date of significance
- Extra day of annual leave with 5 years’ service (pro-rata for part-time workers)
- Employee Ownership Trust:

- As an Employee Ownership Trust, we do things a little differently from some other organisations. Every one of our employees has a voice and our people are highly motivated and committed. Our structure allows for our combined success as an organisation to be shared equitably across the Company. The trust is indirect, meaning that eligible employees are not shareholders directly, however they are held ‘in-trust’ by the Trust’s Board of Directors.
- The Employee Ownership Trust allows for a yearly tax-free bonus that is in addition to performance related bonuses to be paid to all elig