Innovation Portfolio Coordinator

Anglian Water; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal private health care

Generous pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Job summary

Anglian Water is hiring an Innovation Coordinator in Peterborough to support the Research and Innovation portfolio, focusing on the Water Innovation Fund. You will coordinate projects, governance, and funding, while engaging stakeholders and communicating across the business to enable value creation for customers and the environment.

The role offers flexible working options and a permanent, full-time contract (37 hours) with a competitive package and continuous opportunities for professional

Qualifications

• Experience in a project coordination, administration, PMP, governance or business support role.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience with coordinating meetings, workshops, events and stakeholder activities.
• Experience with maintaining project plans, actions trackers, risk logs or reporting information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Water Innovation Fund projects are effectively coordinated and supported
• Project governance, reporting and funding requirements are delivered on time
• Capture and share innovation opportunities, learning and outcomes
• Ensure the wider innovation portfolio operates efficiently through effective administration and organisation
• Ensure innovation events, communications and engagement activities are delivery successfully
• Coordinate project meetings, actions, reporting and stakeholder communications
• Maintain project documentation, risk logs, milestone plans and governance records
• Assist Innovation managers with monitoring project budgets, raising requisitions and processing invoices
• Maintain portfolio trackers, dashboards and reporting outputs that support governance, leadership reviews and decision making
• Support the delivery of innovation communications across the business

Skills

Project coordination

Governance

Stakeholder management

Report preparation

Communication skills

Job description

Anglian Water is hiring an Innovation Coordinator in Peterborough to support the Research and Innovation portfolio, focusing on the Water Innovation Fund. You will coordinate projects, governance, and funding, while engaging stakeholders and communicating across the business to enable value creation for customers and the environment.

The role offers flexible working options and a permanent, full-time contract (37 hours) with a competitive package and continuous opportunities for professional