Junior Project Manager - Border to Coast Pensions Partnership

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Leeds – 3 days office

Permanent: 37.5 hour per week

Full time (we welcome flexible working discussions)

An opportunity to make a difference

At Border to Coast our purpose is to make a difference and we’re looking for aJunior Project Manager to join our award-winning team on a permanent basis.

As a customer-owned and customer-focused organisation, integrity is one of our values, as is our collaborative and sustainable approach. Our focus is to secure the pensions of over a million people who have provided valuable service to their communities and society. We’re the largest UK asset manager outside London or Edinburgh, and we provide innovative investments that deliver sustainable returns over the long term.

As aJunior Project Manager , you will be responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, and delivery of projects across the business. You will work alongside project managers and cross-functional teams to help manage timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and stakeholder engagement. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your project management skills while playing an important role in ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to a high standard.

The role – what you’ll be doing

Project Coordination

1. Support the planning and delivery of projects, ensuring activities are completed in line with agreed timelines.
2. Maintain project plans, schedules, documentation and action logs.
3. Track project milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.
4. Coordinate project meetings workshops and team communications.

Stakeholder Management

1. Communicate project updates to stakeholders.
2. Support stakeholder engagement and assist in managing stakeholder expectations.
3. Prepare project status reports, presentations and other project communications.
4. Escalate issues and risks to senior project managers and business SMEs when required.

Risk and Issue Management

1. Maintain project risk and issue logs.
2. Monitor mitigation actions and ensure agreed actions are progressed.
3. Follow up on outstanding risks, issues and dependencies, providing updates to project leads.

Financial and Resource Management

1. Support project budget tracking, reporting and financial administration activities.
2. Monitor project expenditures against forecasts.
3. Assist with resource planning, scheduling and allocation activities.

Governance and Reporting

1. Ensure compliance with project management methodologies, governance standards and reporting requirements.
2. Prepare governance packs and project status reports.
3. Maintain accurate project records and documentation to support project assurance and audit requirements.

About you - and the value you’ll bring to our team

1. Strong organisational and time management skills
2. Excellent written and verbal communication
3. Attention to detail and problem-solving ability
4. Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
5. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams)
6. Experience in project coordination, project support, business administration, or a related role.
7. Experience in supporting project teams and coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders.

Why join Border to Coast?

At Border to Coast, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to excellent benefits:

1. Vitality Health Insurance for all employees
2. Employee Assistance Programme
3. A generous holiday allowance of 30 days a year, plus bank holidays
4. Professional Development including the opportunity to gain fully funded qualifications (e.g. IMC)
5. Critical Illness Cover
6. Pension scheme
7. Stunning Leeds city centre location only a short walk to the train station
8. Cycle to work scheme
9. Life Assurance of 6 times of salary
10. Sustainable travel plans
11. Range of discounts for Leeds gyms, shops and restaurants
12. Hybrid working
13. Onsite gym

We welcome applications from people of all experience levels and backgrounds and value diversity of thought. We are committed to creating an inclusive and engaging workplace, ensuring that colleagues maintain a work life balance. We encourage colleagues to progress, be themselves and be their best through both personal and professional development.

If you have a disability, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we would be happy to discuss making reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.

We’re looking for people with the right values, behaviours, skills and experiences and if you meet some of the role’s criteria and are interested in finding out more about Border to Coast and the team, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us

Based in Leeds, Border to Coast is the largest LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) pool in the UK. It is owned by 18 Local Government Pension Schemes funds (‘Partner Funds’) which collectively represent over 5,000 employers and two million members.

The Partner Funds are Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Durham, East Riding, East Sussex, Essex Hertfordshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Surrey, Teesside, Tyne and Wear, Warwickshire and West Sussex.

The 18 Partner Funds have approximately £120bn of assets, strengthening the Border to Coast partnership’s ability to harness scale to be more effective, more resilient, and more impactful.

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered in England Number: 10795539 and Registered Office: 5th Floor, Toronto Square, Toronto Street, Leeds, LS1 2HJ.