Head of Project Management – Marketing Agency, Cotswolds

Fabulous agency with great credentials and a long histroy in the maketing sector – digital , data and direct – is looking to hire a ‘Head of Project Management’. You’d be in charge of  the PMO – managing, leading and assisting the delivery of projects.  Strong Project Management experience, preferably in a creative digital environment and a demonstarble record of people management is required.

A great opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to progress their career into the ranks of management .The agency is especially keen to meet  driven “go getters” who want to make a real impact in a world class, award winning organisation in the creative sector.

The Role

In this role you will be required to take charge and develop the Project Management team. This is very much a “hands on role” and you will need to be able to maximize the efforts of the Project Management team as well as getting involved in the projects yourself.

Your dynamic team has a diverse range of skills, from direct mail and complex database systems to a broad range of digital solutions. We shall expect you to cohesively manage their skills and help develop the department further through improving processes, identifying training and refining how the department works with all parts of the business.

As their head, you would be expected to co-ordinate with all of the team on a daily basis to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and budget, whilst communicating regularly with other department heads and senior management.  Finally, ensuring all projects managed by the PMO adhere to best practice and standard approaches project management.

Responsibilities

  • Reporting to the Operations Director
  • Liaising with other department heads on current and future project work
  • Providing management advice and support on all projects operating within your department
  • Organising the team and other professional people working on the projects
  • Assist with carrying out risk assessments
  • Adhering to quality standards, ISO 9001, using our internal system QMS
  • Utilising our internal IT systems effectively to keep track of people and progress
  • Assisting with HR recruitment processes for new team members
  • Identifying specialists and sub-contractors to assist with projects
  • Actively monitoring sub-contractors to ensure guidelines are maintained
  • Overseeing the accounting, costing and billing elements of your department and projects

 

The Ideal Candidate

  • 5 or more years of management experience
  • Experience in managing within fast paced digital agency environment
  • Experience in developing or maintaining project methodologies and management tools
  • Thorough understanding of budgeting, project management and resource management
  • Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
  • Proven ability and successful track record to work closely at Directorate level
  • Strong negotiation, facilitation and influencing skills
  • Experience of working within ISO 9001 or equivalent quality management standards
  • PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualification

 

Essential skills:

  • Leading skills
  • Working effectively
  • Understanding agency environments
  • Loved by clients

Call Ian , 07532 308125 for more details

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About Peachy

At peachy, we’re keen to deliver a positive, open and honest and fun recruitment service to the Design, Marketing and Digital Sector. All offered on a bedrock of knowledge and experience.

We work with agencies and marketing departments in several fields

  • Branding (Brand Strategy, Research, Trends, Insight, Innovation and NPD)
  • Design  (Packaging, Product, Graphic, Retail 3D/Spatial, Corporate Reports)
  • Marketing (Campaign, marcomms)
  • Data / CRM / Direct Marketing
  • Digital (Marketing, Web Design and Development, Web Content, PPC, SEO, eCommerce)
  • Experiential
  • Consumer events / shows

Creative Industry professionals we support

  • Board Members
  • Brand Strategists
  • Creative Strategists
  • Planners
  • Client Service Directors
  • Account Directors
  • Account Managers
  • Account Executives
  • New Business Directors, Managers and Developers
  • Creative Directors
  • Art Directors
  • Copywriters
  • Designers (product, graphic, digital)
  • Project Managers
  • Studio Managers
  • Traffic Managers
  • SEO consultants
  • PPC consultants
  • Web content
  • UX / UI designers

Our recruitment services include

  • Contingency freelance and permanent recruitment
  • Search and selection