The Config Team
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Job title: Associate Project Coordinator (Software & IT Projects)
Employment: Permanent, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Travel: Occasional UK and International Travel
Location: Commutable distance to Skelmersdale, Hybrid/Remote work
Salary: Excellent basic salary, state-of-the-art equipment, private healthcare, 25 days holiday, life insurance 4x annual salary, volunteer day, plus more!
The Company:
This is your opportunity to work for an award-winning and Investors In People Gold organisation with offices based in the UK & Australia. We are a leading technology company with a focus on delivering outstanding solutions for our clients. At our core, we’re committed to fostering a people-centric culture that values collaboration, employee well-being and continuous learning and development.
As an Associate, you will kick-start your journey into Project Management and IT Consulting which offers rewarding and fulfilling work, and where exceptional career progression can be achieved. Guided by Project Management experts, you’ll receive personalised mentorship and support whilst upskilling in end-to-end software project delivery.
Who We're Looking For:
Whether you're a recent university graduate, have prior SAP end-user experience, or are seeking a career change, our Associate Academy welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and a hunger for growth. Designed to offer meaningful career pathways, our programme is tailored to nurture early careers and provide purpose-driven roles within the SAP landscape.
In your role as an Associate, your learning and development will be supported by the Academy Programme, which traditionally takes 12 months, where upon successful completion you will be promoted to Project Manager.
As part of the Associate Academy, you can expect:
- Experiential training and immersive, project-based learning in a supportive environment.
- Soft skills development through our Personal Effectiveness Programme.
- Visiting and working with high-profile clients on various software implementation projects.
- Working under the guidance of a mentor who will support you throughout the programme.
- Collaborate with Project Managers to deliver projects with distinct quality, within budget and time.
- Develop an understanding of different project methodologies, frameworks and business processes.
- Be responsible for tasks such as project coordination, creating project status reports and updating risk and issue logs.
Required Skills, Experience and Knowledge
To thrive in our Associate Academy, you should possess:
- Genuine enthusiasm for a career in Project Management.
- Strong presentation and effective communication skills.
- A desire to work in a customer-facing role, with good stakeholder management ability.
- High competence in organization and time management.
We operate a hybrid working model, which means a mixture of homeworking, office and customer site visits. Successful candidates must possess a driver’s licence, live within a commutable distance of our Skelmersdale, Lancashire office and expect to spend 2-3 days in the office per week.
More reasons to work at The Config Team?
- Structured career progression and ongoing learning and development with fully funded training and certifications.
- Annual salary reviews ensure your efforts are recognized and rewarded.
- Hybrid working and modern-day working practices.
- UK & Australian offices, with business expensed travelling.
- Opportunity to work with globally recognised customers.
- BUPA private healthcare insurance and Life Assurance policy 4x annual salary.
- Wellbeing resources including 24/7 Virtual GP and free counselling sessions.
- Salary sacrifice electric car lease scheme.
- Company-funded charity donation of your choice.
- CSR policies such as a Volunteering day.
- Your birthday off and much more!
Find out more about Life At The Config Team on Glassdoor where we are proud to say our past and current employees highly rate us:
The Config Team values:
Customers – Results - Innovation – Skills - People - Teamwork
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you soon. Please submit your CV to find out more information!