Trainee Project Manager - Others - London, United Kingdom
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Responsibilities
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Societe Generale is one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 160 years, we support 25 million clients every day with more than 126,000 staff in 65 countries
Our Group draws on our European roots to develop our business internationally. Our unique geographic positioning enables us to connect Europe and Africa with major global financial centres in Asia and the Americas.
The Group combines financial strength, proven expertise in innovation and a sustainable growth strategy with the objective of creating value for all our stakeholders. We seek to be a trusted partner in the projects of those building tomorrow's world today.
About the team:
The COO UK Projects team is a team of project professionals reporting to the Head of Change and Transformation or a Programme Director, and ultimately reports to the UK COO.
Summary of Key Purposes of the Role:
The role holder will be supporting a Project Manager as a Business Analyst for delivering key projects within the London Platform and is support for the following in either 'support' capacity or providing key support dependent on the programme/project structure and requirements.
Responsibilities:
• Carrying out the core responsibilities below - in a 'support' capacity of the Programme Manager.
• Pro -active stakeholder management
• Ensure the agreed project management methods, standards and processes are maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assist the Project Manager and Team Managers in the production and maintenance of project plans.
• Develop and maintain the project library, filing, recording and reporting systems.
• Develop and implement appropriate configuration management procedures
• Co-ordinate the production of all reports and produce project summary reports.
• Set up and maintain systems for recording project costs.
• Define and document procedures in accordance with agreed methodology
• Advise and assist project team members in the application of project procedures, disciplines and recording and reporting standards.
• Maintain risk and issue logs and change control records.
• Develop and support effective communication mechanisms between the project teams.
• Undertake any other administrative tasks as specified by the Project Manager
• Contributing to and the leverage the team's knowledge capital and developing the team's thought leadership
• Helping the Business Line or Support functions to shape new projects including seeing where the Change and Transformation team to assist in delivery
Profile required
• Project management skills: development and implementation of appropriate governance frameworks, financial management, risk management, stakeholder management
• Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to influence, build effective relationships and communicate successfully with the key decision makers
• Able to deal with ambiguity and to seek out, assimilate and analyse information on a wide range of topics
• Commercial acumen: collaborative and pragmatic approach to solving issues with awareness of business priorities and related risks
• Coordination skills (internal and external colleagues)
• Ability to work autonomously and be responsible for following matters through to completion
• Solution and delivery focused, service-oriented and proactive
• Team player with excellent emotional intelligence, enjoys sharing information, works collaboratively, sets and supports high standards of performance in self and others
• Strong risk culture and reliable professional conduct:demonstrates risk awareness and good conduct behaviours, knowledge of and compliance with internal policies
Why join us
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status".
Business insight
At Société Générale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.
Whether you're joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.
If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!
Still hesitating?
You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.