Junior Project Manager

Benefact group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group in Newcastle seeks a Junior Project Manager for a 9-month Fixed Term Contract. The role involves planning delivery, drafting communications, and liaising with third-party providers. Candidates should have strong analytical and communication skills, with experience in agile methodologies. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and generous benefits including pension contributions and annual bonus schemes.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working available

Employer pension contribution of 5%

Annual Bonus scheme

Life Assurance cover

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proficient in techniques to analyse, plan and deliver change.
• Experience of delivering in agile and hybrid agile/waterfall environments.
• Confident and influential communicator with ability to influence colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Plan delivery including technical code drops, business readiness, business processes and workflows.
• Draft and send communications to business users.
• Organise meetings and business workshops.

Skills

Analytical skills

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Detail-oriented

Ability to thrive in busy environments

Job description

Working hours:35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration:9 month Fixed Term Contract

Location:Newcastle

About the role

Lycetts Insurance Brokers, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Junior Project Manager to join our Newcastle office on a 9 month Fixed Term Contract.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group — where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing

• Planning delivery including technical code drops, business readiness, business processes and workflows.

• Drafting and sending out communications to business users.

• Following up actions and monitoring plans for completion.

• Drafting reports and creating content for governance meetings.

• Organising meetings and business workshops.

• Helping facilitate business workshops to identify requirements.

• Organising and running UAT.

• Liaising with third-party providers to organise and monitor delivery, helping to get answers to questions and clarify user requirements.

• Working closely with BAs to design solutions to meet business requirements.

• Updating RAID logs and ensuring project records and due diligence are audit-worthy.

What you'll need to have

• Proficient in techniques to analyse, plan and deliver change.

• Experience of delivering in agile and hybrid agile/ waterfall environments.

• Confident and influential communicator with the ability to influence and adjust approach to suit colleagues at all levels.

• Collaborative stakeholder skills to build and nurture co-operative and productive relationships.

• Hands-on and detail oriented as required.

• Thrives in a busy environment with ambitious delivery schedule.

What makes you stand out

• Experience of Insurance and / or Financial Services regulated industries.

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it

• Hybrid working available

• Employer pension contribution of 5% rising to 10% after 5 years membership of the pension scheme

• Annual Bonus scheme (Discretionary based on individual and company performance)

• Life Assurance cover up to 4 x salary, and Group Income Protection scheme up to 65% of salary

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 26 and 27 for 5 and 10 years’ service respectively)

• An Employee Assistance Programme with a wide range of benefits helping employees to stay healthy and feel supported.

About us

The Lycetts Group has over 60 years’ experience of providing a comprehensive range of insurance, risk management and financial advice to a broad cross section of commercial and private clients. We strive to be a trusted adviser to our clients and are proud of our continued high client satisfaction scores.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

*Directory of Social Change's UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26