Graduate Project Coordinator: Integration & Transformation

Balaena; Delabole; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Balaena is seeking a Graduate Project Coordinator for Integration and Transformation to help shape major company-wide projects from day one. You will gain hands-on experience delivering business change, supporting projects and turning ambitious plans into reality.

Based at Delabole or Tyne, you will handle governance, reporting and stakeholder communications, building practical skills in programme management and change initiatives while contributing to One Balaena’s growth.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel and reporting capability with the confidence handling large volumes of data.
• Strong governance and action tracking experience.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and follow through.
• Comfortable carrying out both administrative and coordination activities to a high standard.
• Confident and professional when dealing with stakeholders at all levels.
• Not afraid to pick up the phone, chase actions or request information where required.
• Able to influence others and hold colleagues accountable for delivering agreed actions.
• Self-motivated, resilient and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Passionate about making a difference and improving processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and maintain the Group transformation and integration programme, ensuring projects stay on track and milestones are met.
• Provide administrative support to transformation and change initiatives, maintaining records, trackers, plans and documentation.
• Manage programme plans, action logs, risk registers, decision trackers and reporting across workstreams.
• Coordinate governance meetings, prepare agendas, capture minutes and monitor actions.
• Produce reports, dashboards and presentations for executive, board and steering group meetings.
• Monitor progress against deliverables and follow up with stakeholders for updates and evidence.
• Engage with managers and senior leaders, ensuring timely information delivery.
• Act as central point of coordination across functions to remove barriers and maintain momentum.
• Support implementation of new systems, processes and business improvements.
• Maintain visibility of programme risks, issues, dependencies and decisions and escalate as needed.
• Analyse and present data using Excel and reporting tools for decision-making.
• Coordinate communications and programme updates to keep stakeholders informed.

Skills

Excel reporting

Governance & tracking

Organised & detail-oriented

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Excel

Job description

Balaena is seeking a Graduate Project Coordinator for Integration and Transformation to help shape major company-wide projects from day one. You will gain hands-on experience delivering business change, supporting projects and turning ambitious plans into reality.

Based at Delabole or Tyne, you will handle governance, reporting and stakeholder communications, building practical skills in programme management and change initiatives while contributing to One Balaena’s growth.