New Job Role

Project Assistant

Salary

£27,500

Employment Type

Full Time & open to part-time up to a min of 30 hrs a week

Location

Remote

Closing Date

Flexible

About our role: What you’ll be doing

This is an entry-level role within the Portfolio Management team, designed to develop the individual’s skills and provide a foundation for a career in project and programme delivery.

You will work closely with Project Managers (PMs), Business Analysts (BAs) and the PMO to support planning, coordination, business analysis and governance activities across a portfolio of projects. The role provides broad exposure to project delivery and business analysis, with a clear development pathway into Project Management, PMO or Business Analysis roles.

Your day-to-day

Your Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Coordination

  • Supporting Project Managers with day-to-day delivery activities across multiple projects
  • Maintaining project plans, action trackers and RAID logs (risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies)
  • Coordinating tasks, timelines and deliverables to ensure projects remain on track
  • Supporting smaller internal projects or discrete work packages under supervision
  • Supporting alignment between business requirements and delivery outputs

Governance & Reporting

  • Supporting the preparation of project and portfolio reporting (status reports, dashboards, KPIs)
  • Maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring version control of key artefacts
  • Supporting project governance processes, ensuring adherence to PMO standards and frameworks
  • Assisting in the tracking and escalation of risks and issues
  • Supporting maintenance of requirements documentation and traceability alongside project artefacts

Stakeholder & Meeting Support

  • Coordinating project meetings, including working groups and SteerCo sessions
  • Preparing agendas, papers and meeting packs
  • Taking minutes and tracking actions through to completion
  • Supporting communication across project stakeholders
  • Supporting requirements workshops and capturing structured outputs (e.g. notes, actions, requirements)

Planning & Resource Support

  • Supporting planning activities, including timelines, milestones and dependencies
  • Assisting with resource tracking and forecasting
  • Helping ensure deliverables align with project scope and objectives

Process Improvement & PMO Support

  • Supporting continuous improvement of project management processes and tools
  • Assisting in maintaining standard templates, guidance and frameworks
  • Supporting workshops, training sessions, completion of project health checks and team activities to improve ways of working

Business Analysis Support

  • Supporting Business Analysts in gathering and documenting requirements
  • Assisting with stakeholder engagement activities (e.g. workshops, interviews, surveys)
  • Documenting requirements, user stories and process flows
  • Supporting the tracking and management of requirements throughout the project lifecycle
  • Assisting with impact assessments and traceability of requirements to delivery outputs
  • Supporting testing activities (e.g. UAT coordination, test case preparation, results tracking)
  • Assisting Business Analysts in analysing business problems, documenting current and future state processes, and identifying opportunities for improvement

Development Opportunity

This is a structured development role designed to:

  • Build practical experience across project delivery, governance and stakeholder management
  • Provide exposure to a range of projects across RECCo’s portfolio
  • Support progression into a Junior Project Manager, Business Analyst or PMO role over time through mentoring, training (formal & informal), and practical project exposure

 

 

About you: What you'll bring

About You         

Skills & Experience

  • Great organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks accurately
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • High attention to detail and ability to maintain structured documentation
  • Comfortable using Microsoft tools (e.g., Teams, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Interest in project management, governance or delivery environments
  • Ability to capture and document information clearly and accurately
  • Interest in understanding business processes and translating stakeholder needs into requirements
  • Analytical mindset with an interest in problem solving through project delivery, helping to understand issues, identify practical options and support improvements
  • Curiosity and confidence in using digital tools, including AI-enabled tools, to support research, analysis, drafting and productivity, with appropriate oversight and attention to accuracy

Behaviours & Attributes

  • Proactive and willing to take ownership of tasks
  • Collaborative, with the ability to work across different teams
  • Eager to learn and develop new skills
  • Adaptable in a fast-paced, project environment

What you'll get in return

Check out our core benefits here.

Our commitment to you

We’re committed to cultivating an environment that champions equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want you to feel comfortable bringing your authentic self to work every day — regardless of your age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, disability status, or any other aspect of who you are.

To apply, send your CV and a short statement on why you’re a good fit

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