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Job Description
- Req#: REF6692F
- Contract Type: Permanent / 37.5 Hours Per Week
- Salary: circa £40,060
- Location: DPD Oldbury, Broadwell Road, Oldbury B69 4DA
- Days of Work: Monday - Friday
- Hours of Work: 09:00-17:30
Support Portfolio and Project Managers during project meetings & workshops taking meeting minutes
Updating project controls & documentation on behalf of Portfolio Manager, Project Manager & Head of Programme Office
Responsible for the updating and maintaining of PMO risk & issue log, ensuring items are escalated to the Project Manager and the Portfolio Manager
Ensure Portfolio and Project Managers are compliant and maintain all controls & updates in line PMO & ISO standards
Organising key events with project teams and stakeholders as required
Ownership of small business changes (BCRs), small projects, and work items within projects, to be managed in accordance with governance controls
Achieve 90% of project methodology compliance per project on ARAID
Effective organisation/facilitation of Projects - Agendas, Minutes and follow up
The ability to work in a systematic, methodical and orderly way
Consistently achieve project goals
Strong planning and organisational skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage with the wider project team and key stakeholders and write accurate and timely reports.
The ability to cope with pressures and setback
Demonstrate the core values of DPD DNA – Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability
- Holiday trading
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package
- Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
- Free onsite car parking for all employees
- Health Kiosks visiting every location
- Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
- Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
Company Description
DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of over £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.
DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.
Job Description
Our Portfolio Manager is looking for a skilled and experienced Project Facilitator to join his busy and high performing team. This role will be based from our IT Department in Oldbury.
Purpose of Position
Supporting Portfolio and Project Managers in the facilitation, organisation and administration of key project tasks. Providing Portfolio and Project Managers with support during project meetings & workshops taking meeting minutes, updating actions, key project controls & documentation.
The Project Facilitator is accountable to the Portfolio Manager for the day-to-day management of project administration, ensuring PMO governance & controls are maintained in all projects across the department in line with ISO standards.
Managing the delivery of small changes (Business Change Requests), small projects and elements of work within Projects.
Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility
Key Measures of Performance
Qualifications
About You
As the successful candidate you will be interested in Project Management and will see this as an ideal opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in this area.
We would also expect
Additional Information
About our benefits:
We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…
Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.
If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today.
About the company
DPDgroup is the largest parcel delivery network in Europe. We combine innovative technology and local knowledge to provide a flexible and user-friendly service for both shippers and shoppers. With our industry-leading Predict service, we are setting a new standard for convenience by keeping our customers in close contact with their delivery.