Junior Project Manager

Futurice; England; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital transformation company in the UK is seeking a Project Assistant to support project management and team coordination. Responsibilities include maintaining project documentation, scheduling meetings, and managing communication across teams. Ideal candidates are organised and proficient with digital tools like Google Workspace and Jira. This fixed-term role offers a salary between £25,000 – £35,000 depending on experience and includes various employee benefits and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Learning budget (£1200/year)

Private health insurance

Flexible working hours

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Enjoy supporting teams by managing schedules and documentation.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to keep projects organized.
• Confident in using tools like Google Workspace and Jira.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project plans and status reports to ensure delivery stays on track.
• Schedule meetings and prepare agendas; follow up on action items.
• Monitor timesheet submissions and support smooth information flow.

Skills

Supportive teamwork

Organisational skills

Tool proficiency (Google Workspace, Jira)

Initiative-taking

Clear communication

Curiosity about digital delivery

Collaborative spirit

Foundation in business or agile practices

Tools

Google Workspace

Jira

Confluence

Job description

About The Role

As a Project Assistant at Futurice, you’ll be part of our collaborative, cross-functional teams, helping to deliver intuitive and impactful digital solutions for our clients. You’ll play a key role in keeping projects organised, supporting smooth communication, and making sure delivery stays on track. This is a fixed-term contract until December 2025 where you’ll:

• Maintain plans, task lists, RAID logs, dashboards, and status reports to keep projects on track.
• Schedule meetings, workshops, and check-ins; prepare agendas, take notes, and follow up on action items.
• Use Jira, Trello, Confluence, and Google Workspace to manage boards, documentation, and reporting.
• Support new joiners, manage shared documentation systems, and coordinate IT accounts and licenses.
• Monitor timesheet submissions, share reminders, and ensure smooth information flow across teams and stakeholders.
• Gain exposure to agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches by working closely with experienced project managers.

Skills & Requirements

What we’re looking for:

• You like supporting teams—scheduling, taking notes, managing docs, and following up.
• You're organised, detail-oriented, and enjoy keeping projects on track.
• You're Confident using (or learning) tools like Google Workspace, Miro, and Jira.
• You take initiative, communicate clearly, and ask questions when needed.
• You're curious about digital delivery and keen to learn more about how projects run.
• You enjoy working in collaborative teams and exploring how AI can boost productivity.
• You're always looking to grow and expand your skills in the digital space.
• A foundation in business or agile practices, and a curiosity about consultancy.

What Futurice Offers You

We use a transparent salary model based on your skills, responsibilities, and impact. The salary banding for this role is £25,000 – £35,000 depending on experience.

We also believe in care, trust, transparency, and continuous improvement. Here’s what that looks like in practice:

🌱 A supportive, values-driven team culture where individuality is celebrated.

💡 A personal learning budget (£1200/year), mentoring, and knowledge-sharing sessions.

🏡 Flexible, remote-first working with colleagues across the UK and EU.

💙 Private health insurance (WPA), pension contributions (6%+), and wellbeing support (£50/month via Juno).

🎂 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off — increasing by 1 day per year after 3 years’ service (capped at 30).

👶 A tiered parental leave policy (16 weeks maternity, 4 weeks partner, full pay depending on tenure).

🚗 EV salary sacrifice scheme (depending on tenure).

Next Steps — Who You’ll Meet

We aim to make the process clear, human, and respectful of your time.

• Recruiter screen (30m) – with our People Team
• Skills interview (60m) – with two Futurice team members
• Ways of working & values interview (45m) – with a cross-functional duo

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Futurice

At Futurice, we celebrate individuality and believe our differences make us stronger. We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, regardless of background, identity, or lived experience. We warmly encourage everyone to apply — even if you don’t tick every box.

📌 Please note: Unfortunately we won’t be able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

We are Futurice, an outcome-focused digital transformation company. We help our clients solve their biggest challenges and empower them to make a positive impact on the world.

We are a company with a unique culture and empowering values: trust, transparency, care, and continuous improvement. As a career-defining workplace, we give you access to learning and training opportunities, catalyzing professional and personal progress for everyone.