Project Coordinator (6 month fixed term contract)

Sourced IT Recruitment Specialists; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sourced IT Recruitment Specialists is seeking a Project Coordinator in Christchurch for a six-month fixed-term contract beginning in October. You will join a growing programme team, coordinating work across two organisations to align people, processes and technology.

We are looking for 3+ years of commercial project coordination experience, with strong stakeholder management and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of commercial experience in project coordination.
• Experience supporting complex transformation programmes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Support project activities with project teams and stakeholders across the business.
• Set up and maintain projects in the project management system (schedule, risks, issues, and registers).
• Assist with month-end review of status reports.
• Assist to manage smaller projects.
• Serve as a communication point between internal teams and external resources.
• Maintain information and records to ensure work streams are informed by accurate data.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Adapt to changing priorities

Tools

Project management software

Job description

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Project Coordinator (6 month fixed term contract)

Sourced IT Recruitment Specialists - Christchurch, South Island

• Complex business transformation programme
• Growing program team, bringing together people and processes
• 6 month FTC, October start available

Are you an experienced Project Coordinator in CHCH looking for transformational work over the next 6 months and available to start in October?

What our client can offer: Our client has recently embarked on a program to align people, processes, and technology. They are a progressive, forward thinking organisation, looking to transform and future ready their business.

What you will do: As a Project Coordinator, you will form part of a newly developed programme team, working between two separate organisations, understanding existing people, processes and systems, as a major business transformation gets underway.

You can expect to be involved in:

• Working with the project teams, and stakeholders across the business to support project activities
• Setting up and maintaining projects in the project management system including schedule, risks/issues and decision registers, change requests and budget tracking.
• Assisting with month end review of status reports
• Assisting to manage smaller projects.
• Serving as a point of communication between internal teams and external resources.
• Maintaining information and records to ensure work streams are informed by accurate and up to date information.

Skills and experience we are looking for: To be considered for this role you will be an experienced Coordinator with the following skills:

• Foundational PM qualifications ideal but not essential
• 3+ years of commercial experience, and exposure to enterprise environments
• Ability to rapidly adapt and respond to changes in priorities and environments
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills