Job Title:

Producer/Project Manager

Reporting to:

Head of IT

Job Summary

The Producer/Project Manager will work on the full project cycle from initial brief to delivery. The project manager will be responsible for the co-ordination, monitoring and controlling all projects.

A hands-on approach will be required where you will get involved in both the creative and technical aspects of a project as well as creating specification documentation and taking briefs.

The Producer/Project Manager will be the main point of contact for all project related information. The role will be give the responsibility and scope to be able to adapt the current processes to increase the productivity and drive the projects forward.

Business Analysis

• The Producer/Project Manager will have an active role in defining the project scope and will facilitate discussions with internal stake holders to do so.

• The Producer/Project Manager will work with the business to brain storm ideas and produce briefs to solve business issues

Communication

• The Producer/Project Manager should be able to articulate and have constructive discussions with all levels of the team and stakeholders.

• The Producer/Project Manager will be able to confidently present information to internal staff and stakeholders.

• The Producer/Project Manager must be courteous and polite in written and oral communication and be able to get ideas across in a constructive manner.

• The Producer/Project Manager should be capable of defining acceptance criteria for project work and also be able to work with the teams to meet this criteria

• The Producer/Project Manager should be confident with technology and be comfortable having technical discussions with the development while also being able to discuss the same topic with the business in a non-technical manner.

Organisation

• The Producer/Project Manager will be responsible for all project documentation and will have an active role in creating project specific documentation.

• The Producer/Project Manager will take ownership of the project process and work with the Head of IT to ensure that the process is kept up-to-date and followed by the team

• The Producer/Project Manager will work with the Head of IT to ensure that the Development and Design teams are fully briefed and delivering work on-time and to brief.

Team management

• The Producer/Project Manager will identify the need to resources and will also be capable of estimating task duration based on experience and communication with internal teams

• The Producer/Project Manager will be experienced in providing the team with direction and vision, including motivating people to perform and able to discuss the brief in detail with team members.

• The Producer/Project Manager will be responsible for bringing a project to a close and holding a constructive sunset meeting to capture relevant lessons learned

Experience

• The Producer/Project Manager should have good office skills including Word, Excel, Visio and Project.

• The Producer/Project Manager should have experience of brainstorming ideas to meet business needs and creating briefs

• The Producer/Project Manager should be delivery focused

• The Producer/Project Manager should have experience of working on e-commerce systems with any travel experience a bonus.

• The Producer/Project Manager should be a quick learner and have the ability to think of their feet.

• The Producer/Project Manager should have a “can-do” attitude and be able to offer suggestions and solutions to business problems and always try to be pro-active where possible.