Project Specialist

Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

Location: Cirencester Office

Workplace Type:

Employment Type: Permanent

Seniority: Associate

The main purpose of the role is to support the Director of Partner Finance in all aspects of their management of the Partner Finance division and the delivery of corporate objectives. The role supports the Director in the day-to-day management of the function, the successful management of corporate change projects and the execution of corporate strategy. This role enables the Director to stay on top of and control all in flight actions and projects and ensure the Senior Management Team (SMT) have access to information and operate in a highly effective way to deliver the functions objectives. The role supports the Director in navigating all required corporate approvals and oversight from a wide range of stakeholders. This is an important role and key member of the Partner Finance SMT and requires an ability to be comfortable with large amount of data and multiple projects and managing multiple stakeholders – which requires excellent organisational and analysis skills and strong relationships management skills.

What you'll be doing:

• Work closely with the Director Partner Finance to support them in their management of the Partner Finance function and the execution of their Group responsibilities and objectives.
• Support the Director in the execution of Partner Finance strategy. This includes preparing strategy presentations and analysis to support decision-making, monitoring and reporting on actions and tracking execution progress.
• Support the Director in navigating internal decision-making Boards and forums, by owning and managing actions, preparing responses and papers and obtaining appropriate inputs from Partner Finance SMT and group stakeholders and by developing and maintaining strong working relationships with GEC Business Managers, Company Secretariat, Finance, Risk and other key decision-making stakeholders.
• Support the Director in the day-to-day management of the Partner Finance functions through ownership of a consolidated list of divisional actions and track these with Partner Finance SMT and report to the Director and SMT in an easily digestible form
• Responsibility for the assembly and analysis of key relevant divisional data and Management Information (MI) to support measurement, management and senior reporting.
• Support the Director in the management of corporate change projects.
• Undertake market research and competitor proposition analysis as and when required
• Continually expand on knowledge to stay abreast of relevant industry news best practice and keep skills sharp, to ensure the role plays a pivotal part in the delivery of the strategy and continual improvement across the team.
  
  

Essential Criteria

• The ability to analyse information and suggest appropriate management actions, whilst tracking the implementation and execution of those actions.
• The ability to identify and manage a varying range of stakeholder needs, identifying ways to reach appropriate solutions with a balanced outcome.
• Strong organisation skills
• Capability to work effectively with stakeholders of all levels
  
  

What's in it for you?

We reward you for the work you do, whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts.

We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

• Competitive parental leave (26 weeks full pay)
• Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
• 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)
  
  

Reasonable Adjustments We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]

Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.

What's next?

If you're excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking ‘apply’ below and our team will be in touch.

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