Junior Project Manager - ICT

Job description / Role

About the role

Purpose of the Job:
Support and manage ICT strategic projects by assisting in team coordination, ensuring quality, and facilitating communication between stakeholders to achieve project goals.

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Project Support: Assist in monitoring the progress of ICT projects, ensuring that project plans, scopes, and resources are effectively managed and aligned with organizational goals.
- Team Coordination: Support the management of project tasks and help project managers in overseeing their responsibilities to maintain project timelines.
- Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate communication and alignment between clients, stakeholders, and the project team to support project objectives.
- Customer Relationship Assistance: Assist in building and maintaining strong relationships with clients by organizing meetings and supporting customer interactions throughout the project lifecycle.
- Cost Management Support: Contribute to the development of cost-effective strategies to ensure the efficient completion of projects without compromising quality.
- Risk Identification: Help identify and address risks to avoid project delays or reputational damage.
- Compliance and Documentation: Ensure that necessary permits and legal documents are in place and maintained throughout the projects duration.
- External Partnership Coordination: Support the management of external contracts and partnerships with agencies as needed for program delivery.
- Financial Monitoring: Assist in handling project financials, ensuring accurate financial monitoring and reporting.
- Contract and Pre-Sales Support: Participate in contract preparation and pre-sales meetings to ensure alignment with project objectives.
- Performance Monitoring: Assist in tracking project performance and identifying areas for improvement.
- Process Improvement: Help discover opportunities to enhance efficiency and productivity across projects.
- Change Management: Support the application of change, risk, and resource management principles to ensure project success.
- Reporting: Assist in providing detailed reports and presentations on project progress, financials, and outcomes to top management.

Education:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Experience:
- 3-5 years of professional experience in project management, preferably within ICT or a related field.

Skills and Abilities:
- Strong coordination and team support skills, with the ability to foster collaboration across departments.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and in a timely manner.
- Proficient in budgeting and cost management, with a focus on efficiency.
- Realistic and strategic in project planning, with a focus on meeting deadlines.
- Strong mathematical skills for accurate and quick calculations.
- Effective leadership and supervisory capabilities.
- Ability to perform under tight schedules and pressure.

About the Company

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2022 and 136,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 75,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 287 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 242 million mobile customers and 24 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business.