Job Description

Role: Project Director (Web Content) - FTC - 18 months (with the view to extend)

Location: London, England, United Kingdom (On-site in the client\'s office 3 days per week)

ROLE MISSION

Working in partnership with our client, the Project Director will lead & inspire the project management team to ensure delivery to a high standard and to the agreed scope, budget and timeframe, meeting (or exceeding) customer expectations. As Project Director, you will be responsible for project governance across the team, as well as monitoring and tracking performance and profitability. This role will include line management and so you will help to mentor individuals, so they are able to learn and flourish as individuals.

THIS ROLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF...

• You have the ability to lead the project management team to deliver high-quality work that is on time and within budget
• You have the ability to parachute into situations, troubleshooting and coordinating resolutions to issues related to the delivery of projects
• You have understanding of the importance of prioritising work/shifting priorities as required to meet ever-changing client requirements and deadlines.
• You are experienced and confident in creating and maintaining project documentation and processes
• You will be proud of your work, often taking on the final quality assurance to ensure delivery to the highest quality

ABOUT THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

As a Project Director, you will report to the Head of Delivery and work with the Operations team to ensure smooth day-to-day activities, and continuous improvements across the department and account.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

• Take overall responsibility for the Project Management team\'s project governance, defining and upholding best practice, while driving continuous project management excellence.
• Lead technical high-value and key projects, creating robust plans and budgets, working with other project team members to execute delivery
• Proactively review processes and recommend changes which are likely to deliver efficiencies to timings and costs
• Monitoring all digital project progress, to be a point of escalation for the Project Management team and remove obstacles before they impact any deliveries
• Effectively monitor profitability across the department, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies to ensure projects are delivered on brief, on time and within budget.

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL

• Have 10+ years project management experience within marketing & advertising
• Be comfortable with mentoring project managers and managing resources
• Have a good level of skill Microsoft Office and the suite of tools including MSP (or equivalent)
• Proactively manage the team and your workload while being self-sufficient
• Have a strong analytic mindset, and be solutions orientated
• Contribute towards growing the client relationship through a high standard of quality work, working alongside the Client Service team, collaboratively
• Confidently communicate, and are comfortable presenting to senior clients or internal stakeholders
• Ensure that all documents, guidelines and templates are accurate, useful and in use by the wider team
• React quickly in a fast-changing environment and have the mindset to adapt quickly to changes
• Have a strong commercial understanding and be adept in U-Studio financial reporting systems.

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Lots of agencies say they\'re different. OLIVER is.

OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brand\'s organisation; delivering more effective work at the speed required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique Inside Intelligence methodology, we build specialist, dedicated in-house agencies that collaborate with clients to form better marketing solutions.

Established in 2004, our model is now driven by over 4000 people, working across more than 200 in-house agencies globally. Clients include The Guardian, Unilever, Barclaycard, PepsiCo, AXA, The AA, Adidas, BMW, Post Office, and 3M. OLIVER is part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG), which also includes a global content agency to Adjust your Set, design, experience, and engineering company DARE and property marketing specialists Aylesworth Fleming.

OUR VALUES

We are a company built on our values, we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what\'s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

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We\'ve set ambitious, market-leading environmental and social goals around sustainability at OLIVER. We have committed to be net zero by 2030 and take far reaching action on DE&I in the sector. We expect everyone to contribute to our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.

Inside Ideas Group and its\' affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All [suitable] applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

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