Overview
Project Manager (FTC) – Home Based, United Kingdom
Salary: Up to £63,000 (Dependent on Experience)
Covéa Insurance offer a wide range of home, motor and commercial insurance backed by our award-winning customer service. Our purpose is to “help protect people against the worst happening and put it right if it does”. It’s the reason we are here, and it’s the task we all focus on every day.
We are on the hunt for an experienced Project Manager to join us through a period of transformation and change. We’re looking for candidates with a successful track record of delivery in the insurance and finance industries.
This role is fully remote, so can be performed from home. But if you’re keen to get into the Halifax office, you can too!
This would be a 6 month fixed term contract.
What will I be doing?
- Accountable for the definition, documentation and successful delivery of the project.
- Planning, direction, shaping and management of the end-to-end delivery in line with business needs and within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality
- Total scope and full budget management
- Monitoring and controlling resources, and regularly reviewing forecast vs actuals, revenue and capital costs against the project budget and managing expectations of all project stakeholders
- Providing direction and structure to assigned project activities establishing clear, precise goals, objectives and timeframes
You should apply if you have…
- Experience of delivering projects within the financial services sector, whilst ensuring compliance with financial regulation requirements
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and maintain control of scope
- Experience of working within fast-paced, multi-channel, customer-focused organisations, within the finance sector
- Commercial and business understanding of key project drivers
- Proven success in change management, process and methodologies, with proficient use of Project Management tools such as Confluence, JIRA, Visio and Microsoft packages
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, with an ability to engage with all levels of the organisation
- Excellent understanding of commercial and financial management, budget control and cost optimisation
- Experience in influencing and negotiating with 3rd party suppliers and partners to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
We understand that some candidates may be hesitant to apply for a position if they do not meet all the criteria listed in the job description. At Covéa, we are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role but do not fully meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to submit your application.
What’s on offer?
- 36.25 working hours per week with flexitime, (along with a range of flexible working options)
- Annual pay review and performance related bonus
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the option to buy/sell holidays
- Continued professional development through internal training programmes, professional qualifications and apprenticeships
- A wealth of support for your mental, financial & physical wellbeing through our Wellbeing group
- A range of health benefits such as access to a 24/7 Virtual GP, free eye tests, flu jabs and the option to opt into private medical insurance
- Tusker Car Scheme – salary sacrifice scheme which lets you drive away a brand new, fully maintained and insured car for up to four years.
- Generous pension scheme with a 7.5% minimum employer pension contribution, matched to maximum of 9% dependant on your contribution
- Additional benefits such as discounted gym memberships, cycle to work schemes and discounts at lots of retailers through Perkpal
Our Mission…
Our mission is to welcome everyone and create engaged, inclusive teams. Being an inclusive workplace means taking action to make sure everyone has equal opportunity to succeed, irrespective of their differences. We celebrate our differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our recruitment process is fair for all. If you require any reasonable adjustments or wish to discuss in more detail, then please get in contact with us or mention it during the online application process.
Salary:
Up to £63,000 (Dependent on Experience)
Working hours:
36.25
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
