It Project Manager - Fundraising CRM Migration / Hybrid

Job Description

Celon is looking for a talented IT Project Manager to join our team, starting immediately, on an initial 12 month fixed-term contract, with the potential to extend.Working as an extension of our clients teams, including some of the UKs largest organisations, our ideal candidate is proactive and self-starting, with proven experience of delivering large scale Fundraising CRM Migration projects and the knowledge andskills to manage and control a complex portfolio, plan and deliver projects from conception to completion, assess risk, and ensure delivery is on time and on budget.This role requires a broad range of skills and were looking for a candidate with a minimum of 5 years experience within IT Project Management which includes a good understanding of document management and information governance, strong negotiation andtime management skills plus experience and confidence in presenting and writing business case and highlight reports.Celon is a Microsoft Gold Partner with a growing consultancy team - we value building experience and responsibility and encourage personal and career development and progression.Key responsibilities:

• Project manage all the Fundraising CRM migration projects to agreed time, cost and quality criteria.
• Produce and maintain project management documentation including project plans, RAID registers, and project status reports in accordance with the IT Department project management processes and procedures.
• Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.
• Define and document all phases of projects including tasks, escalation paths, milestones and acceptance criteria.
• Review and validate work plans of external service providers contracted to execute elements of the project.
• Ensure that risks, issues and changes are documented and managed effectively.
• Liaise with project sponsors, stakeholders, and staff in order to achieve project goals.
• Produce presentations to communicate project goals and status to stakeholders.
• Ensure that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives.
• Support other functional and operational areas such as testing, documentation, and training as required.
• Facilitate the release of the project to the support/services team.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Proven experience and demonstrable success delivering migration of data to Fundraising CRM projects, to agreed time, cost and quality criteria guidelines
• Minimum five years experience in a similar IT Project Manager role
• A recognised Project Management qualification, eg: Prince2
• Significant experience of producing and maintaining project management documentation - including project plans, RAID registers and project status reports
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral English), including the ability to communicate difficult or complex ideas clearly and translate technical matters to non-technical colleagues
• Capacity to forge strong business relationships with external suppliers
• Confidence and ability to lead and facilitate workshops, meetings and present to large audiences
• Experienced in producing clear and concise documentation and the ability to succinctly summarise and organise information
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills with excellent time management
• Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, as well as a desire to draw on the expertise of colleagues to ensure that the requirements of the organisation are met
• User focussed, with a positive outlook and attitude and the ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing priorities

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience within a similar sector
• An understanding of Microsoft technologies

Benefits:

• Hybrid Working - to support a better work-life balance
• Continuous Professional Development - a personal programme to maximise employee potential, including bonus incentives for passing industry certifications
• Medical Insurance - all employees are eligible for comprehensive private medical insurance cover that includes a Virtual GP Service
• Pension Scheme - to help employees plan for their future we offer a competitive pension scheme

Keyskills :
Project DeliveryStakeholder ManagementPrince2Project DocumentationFundraising CRM Migration