Project Specialist

Location: Farnborough (Onsite) Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits Working hours: Full Time (Mon-Fri 37.5 hours per week) Who We Are   We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.    At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company.  We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.   Join our Security team and experience bringing intelligent technology and advanced threat expertise to organisations that form the UK's Critical National Infrastructure, this specialist team helps to simplify their day-to-day cyber security operations, enabling their own people to focus on their bigger strategic priorities.  What you'll do Role purpose: To deliver small projects or work packages for VBSE, either independently or as part of a larger project or programme.

• Validation and Control of Scope - Formally agrees scope of the project or work package and manages any variations in accordance with Change Control process. Tracks and reports against project budget 
• Planning and Control - Create project & resource plans gaining stakeholder buy in. Drives delivery against the plan and takes proactive actions to prevent any deviation 
• Risk and Issue Management - Establish & maintains the Risk and Issue register identifying new risks and response strategies. Implements mitigation where issues occur
• Leadership, Communication & Stakeholder Management - Creates and sustains collaborative working relationships across customer and internal teams.  
• Governance & Methodology - Complies with VBSE Project Delivery Processes
Who you are  
• Leadership and Team working - Provides leadership and direction for cross functional teams
• Effective Communication and Reporting - Communications are accurate, concise and tailored to their audience
• Planning and Tracking - Planning is done collaboratively with teams and projects are driven by the plan. Dependencies are closely managed, and plans are kept up to date and visible
• Experience of working in a project's environment
• Knowledge of telecommunications industry and Vodafone products and service propositions is desirable
  What we offer   We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.  Together we can    Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance. #LI-Onsite #VodafoneUK


• Knowledge of telecommunications industry and Vodafone products and service propositions is desirable
  
  We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.
At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies. Together we can Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance. #LI-Onsite #VodafoneUK