IT Project Coordinator

Please note; This is a 12 months Fixed Term Contract

Working hours : Minimum of 35 hours per week, working a minimum of 40% across each month in the Territorial Headquarters, London, SE5 8FJ

Interview date : To be confirmed

The IT Department supports the wide variety of services provided by The Salvation Army in the UK and Ireland. This is an exciting opportunity to join the IT Projects team to facilitate several digital transformation initiatives for different parts of the organisation.

Potential projects include changing the network infrastructure at sites and developing a mobile app to support mission.

The Project Coordinator will directly communicate with stakeholders from across The Salvation Army about the programme of work.

They will also participate in a broad range of day-to-day activities, including tracking progress of project execution, and creation of insightful management reporting.

The UKI Territory has adopted industry standard project and programme management methodologies and expects IT and IT-related projects to follow PRINCE 2 project management methodology guidelines.

• Previous experience of working in an IT environment, where you have coordinated information and supported projects


• Awareness of project management processes with some experience of successfully managing small projects, or a recognised Project Management qualification such as Prince II


• Previous experience working with or knowledge of IT equipment installations


• A strong desire to build a career within IT Project Management


• Ability to produce clear and concise documentation


• Good interpersonal and negotiation skills and political awareness


• Ability to work both as part of a team and pro-actively on own initiative


• Excellent communication skills (written and oral English)


• A positive, can-do', and flexible attitude