Junior Delivery Manager - Contract/£350.00/InsideIR35

Project overview

We are seeking an experienced Junior Delivery Manager to support the successful delivery of a portfolio of high-priority digital and transformation projects. Working within a fast-paced programme environment, you will play a key role in project governance, stakeholder coordination, reporting, and administrative delivery activities, ensuring projects remain on track and aligned with strategic objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a delivery-focused professional with strong PMO, project coordination, and stakeholder management skills who enjoys working across multidisciplinary teams and supporting complex programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Experience

Desirable Experience

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

Important Candidate Requirements

Applications are particularly welcomed from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Support the delivery of complex programmes and projects through effective governance, coordination and reporting.
• Maintain project documentation including plans, RAID logs, action trackers, dependency logs and governance artefacts.
• Manage and maintain JIRA boards, trackers and reporting dashboards.
• Coordinate programme and project meetings, workshops and stakeholder forums.
• Produce weekly and monthly programme reporting packs and management information.
• Support programme-level risk, issue and dependency management activities.
• Track delivery milestones, actions and outcomes, ensuring deadlines are met and escalations are managed appropriately.
• Support the preparation of governance materials, board packs and presentation content for senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective communication across programme teams and stakeholder groups.
• Contribute to improvements in delivery processes, governance frameworks and ways of working.
• Provide PMO and project administration support across multiple delivery initiatives.
• Deputise for senior delivery colleagues when required and support broader programme delivery activities.
• Previous experience as an Associate Delivery Manager, Delivery Manager, PMO Analyst, PMO Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Project Support Officer or Junior Project Manager.
• Strong experience supporting large-scale projects, programmes or transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrable experience using JIRA for project tracking, reporting and workflow management.
• Experience maintaining RAID logs, action trackers, milestone plans and governance documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience creating reports, dashboards, project updates and management information.
• Workshop planning, coordination and facilitation experience.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience working within structured project delivery or PMO environments.
• Ability to work independently, identify priorities and proactively support programme delivery.
• Public sector, government, local authority or regulated environment experience.
• Experience supporting major transformation programmes.
• Agile, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent project delivery knowledge.
• Experience supporting programme governance and executive reporting.
• Familiarity with automation initiatives, continuous improvement or delivery optimisation activities.
• Strong project administration and PMO capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Hands-on JIRA management and reporting experience.
• A proactive, self-starting attitude.
• Confidence working in ambiguous or evolving environments.
• Strong attention to detail and ownership of deliverables.
• The ability to clearly articulate their personal contribution and measurable impact on previous projects and programmes.
• Experience supporting complex transformation programmes.
• Strong JIRA administration, maintenance and reporting skills.
• Programme governance and risk management experience.
• Delivery support across large, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Clear examples of outcomes they personally delivered, including measurable benefits and improvements.

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 6 months
• Location: London, Bristol or Manchester, UK, GB
• Rate: 38-44 EUR/h