Project Coordinator

Role: Project Coordinator

Full time - Permanent

Start: ASAP

Location: Gateshead

About The Great Run Company

“We started the Great North Run in 1981 because we were runners - and if you’re a runner you want everybody to run.” - Brendan Foster, President & Founder

The Great Run Company is the UK’s biggest mass participation sport business, home to the Great North Run, the world’s largest half marathon. Every year we inspire over 200,000 people to take part in events in cities all over the country accompanied by world class athletes.

We are also home to FilmNova, the TV production arm of the Great Run Company, producing programmes and events for clients including BBC Sport, Channel 4, UEFA, Olympic Broadcasting Services, IAAF, European Athletics and British Triathlon.

The Great Run Company welcomes everyone and anyone who is inspired to get active.

Our values

Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability and Ambition are lived and breathed by the team at Great run. We work hard as one team to ensure every event that we deliver is the best it can be, creating an amazing experience for our participants, partners, charities, and our employees.

The role

Here at the Great Run Company, our Trainee Programme offers you an amazing launchpad for your project management career within the UK’s biggest mass participation sports business and a true Northeast institution. We’ve cheered over 4.7m runners, swimmers, and cyclists across our finish lines as we inspire people to get active and take part in some of the World’s best events.

At the Great Run Company, we show the same commitment and responsibility to our team as we do to creating and delivering fantastic events. Our commitment to every team member is that they are empowered to deliver success, are well trained, and well rewarded for it. We pride ourselves on working in a creative, dynamic, and inclusive team and we want to have a good time doing it.

Project Management
- Developing project proposals and providing business cases for new or repeat events projects including defining timescales, schedules and budgets with the assistance of the GRC Project Manager
- Coordinating project management activities, resources, equipment and information
- Prepare and distribute project communications within the project teams, highlighting any changes to the project’s baseline.
- Updating of work packages and work breakdown structure
- Responsible for gaining feedback at the end of each project from project team, crew and suppliers to gather information for the de-brief process and Project Closure documents

Reporting
- Responsible for project meeting notes, actioning and issuing reports, including project summary and update reports for project managers across various projects
- Use project management tools to monitor working hours and produce time booking reports for review with Project Managers
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and report

Communication
- Identify communication plans for project duration
- Ensure project team meetings are held regularly as required and project are reviewed

From day one you will be focussing on developing your capability, most of your professional and technical development will be through on-the-job learning. You will receive a wide range of training opportunities tailored to your specific personal needs and you’ll be funded to undertake your PRINCE 2 Foundation (Year 1) and Practitioner (Year 3) qualifications. This will develop your skills and capabilities to set you up for success.

With the support of your colleagues, manager, and a mentor, you’ll be given the autonomy and tools to innovate as you make a personal impact. Upon completion of this 3-year programme, you will be fully equipped to take on a role within the team that utilises your strengths, further enhances your skills and kickstarts a fantastic career.

What we offer

You’ll receive a competitive annual salary, with an annual holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays.

We value your diversity and individuality and want to support your life choices whilst rewarding you for your dedication to us. This includes:

- Employee Assistance Programme, providing advice, information, services and training to help and support you deal with events and issues in your work and personal life
- Salary Sacrifice Cycle to work Scheme
- Volunteering policy, enabling you to support the causes most important to you
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Workplace contributory pension scheme operated through salary sacrifice, enabling you to get ahead in planning and saving for your future
- Employer funded life assurance scheme
- Private Healthcare
- Great run Company event entry benefits and competitor event entries (up to £100 per person per year)
- Open, modern, and friendly working environment with a strong culture
- Informal and relaxed dress code
- Twice a year company conference events and Christmas party, celebra