New Media Project Manager, London 2012

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Job Description

An exciting role for an experienced New Media Project Manager, responsible for facilitating the timely and accurate delivery of sponsored campaigns and projects, with a public engagement and participation focus.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has been established as the organisation that will plan and stage the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. The New Media Team (‘the Team’) sits within the London 2012 Communications Department (‘the Department’). The Team’s objective is to ensure that London 2012’s new media channels will be the number one way for the public to access, share and participate in the 2012 Games. In addition the Team will be responsible for delivering the new media elements of many critical business applications and services before and during the Games and a results service at Games time. The New Media Project Manager will be responsible for facilitating the timely and accurate delivery of sponsored digital campaigns and projects, with a public engagement and participation focus. A key first deliverable for the New Media Project Manager is a legacy sports participation programme that inspires young people to play more sport, the core of which is the delivery of a web and mobile site.

• Day-to-day management of third party suppliers
• Day-to-day budget monitoring of projects
• Stakeholder management
• Developing project/product scope in consultation with the Head of New Media, sponsors, and internal/external stakeholders
• Acceptance testing and signing-off supplier deliverables
• Delivering products to an agreed quality, on time and to budget
• Acting as first point of contact on the projects
• Leading on product roadmap planning
• Planning across multiple projects
• Project and budget planning
• Establishing and maintaining regular reporting processes for each project

 

Candidate Requirements

• Significant industry experience
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and best practice techniques
• Experience of a number of different project styles and delivery methods
• Experience of day-to-day management of large, complex projects
• Demonstration of critical thinking

• Uses clear and positive communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong analytical abilities
• Reacts positively to challenges
• Self-motivated and energetic
• Ability to use initiative and take ownership of outcomes
• Self-starter, able to pick up tasks without significant supervision
• Ability to make decisions with referral upward if issues are of significant impact
• Contributes positively to collaborative working, offering views and suggestions without being asked
• Reliable, with strong work ethic
• Resilient, patient and able to work under pressure
• Flexible, adaptable and approachable
• Confidentiality, discretion and diplomacy are paramount
• Displays the highest levels of integrity
• Demonstrates a commitment to deliver excellent results

The appointment will be made under the London 2012 Organising Committee's standard terms and conditions. 
Prior to appointment the successful candidate is subject to a number of enquiries which will include a criminal record check and pre-employment screening. In the event of the successful candidate having a criminal record this would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

The London 2012 Organising Committee is committed to creating 'everyone's 2012'. This means creating a diverse working environment, free from discrimination, where everyone is included and treated fairly, based on merit alone. View the LOCOG Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

To help us measure progress, please complete the Diversity and Inclusion Applicant form during the application process. The information is anonymous and separated from your application. It is strictly confidential and only used to provide an overall profile analysis of LOCOG.

LOCOG is actively committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. To demonstrate this we use the Disability Symbol awarded by Jobcentreplus.

LOCOG guarantees to interview anyone with a disability, as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) whose application meets the LOCOG Person specification. The Disability Discrimination Act (1995) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and adverse long-term effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. View the LOCOG outreach programme for recruiting disabled people

In applying for this position you confirm your eligibility to work in the UK. Please note that legislation dictates that all non EU nationals are required to be in possession of a valid work permit before they take up employment.

We are legally obliged to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. If you are successful with your application we will ask you to provide appropriate documents, such as your passport, visa, work permit or birth certificate in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

At LOCOG we never make the criminal record part of the application process criteria. Prior to appointment the successful candidate is subject to a number of enquiries which will include their criminal record. In the event of the successful candidate having a criminal record this would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Thank you for taking the time and effort to apply for this role.

 

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