At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over seven million GCSEs and A-levels each year and it’s our people who make this happen.

Project Assistant

Permanent

Salary : £24,000.00 - £26,000.00 per year

Location: Milton Keynes

Hybrid

Due to an internal promotion, you could be our next Project Assistant.

A clearly defined career path awaits you, from this role into Assistant Project Manager and onto Project Manager.

Purpose

As a Project Assistant your role sits within the E-Assessment delivery team where you will support a small team of Assistant Project Managers and Project Managers on multiple projects at a time. The team follow Prince 2 methodologies with the flexibility and responsiveness of agile.

What’s in it for you?

You will be a part of a team who support learning and development and may be given the opportunity to study for project management specific qualifications such as Prince 2 Foundation and Continuous Improvement Business led qualifications such as Lean Six Sigma.

You will benefit from being surrounded by Project Management professionals who will coach and mentor you through Power BI, Reporting and Analytical insight training to ensure you are confident in the more technical aspects of the role.

Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes financial and wellbeing advice, Headspace App, 25 days holiday including time taken off at Christmas, Free parking, pension and days off to volunteer.

What you’ll do

Assist onscreen data checks and validation, maintaining risk logs and action plans whilst keeping timely communication between key stakeholders, through to lessons learned sessions and documentation on completion.

During the set up period between mid-February and mid-May you will be required to work in the office more regularly in the secure area where you will be required to participate in repetitive onscreen work.

You will be looking for a career in project management have a good understanding of IT and a logical but creative thought process and ensuring attention to detail is at the forefront of what you do.

What next?

Tell us about yourself with your CV, we want to know why us?

Closing date for applications is 17th March, however we reserve the right to close the role early if we find the right candidate.

Interviews will be held at our office in Wymbush

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Recruitment Agencies

We have a preferred supplier list (PSL) in place.

Unsolicited CVs will be treated as a gift. We will not be subject to or liable under your terms and conditions for agency fees.

Full Job Description

Summary

The Project Assistant is responsible for supporting the Assistant Project Manager(s) in all areas of project and series delivery. - including planning, completion of project documentation, distribution of work packages and monitoring of progress to ensure key deliverables and milestones are achieved. There are technical skills required to check and test the series databases and run and mine reports.Landscape:
The Project Assistant reports into the Assistant Project Manager. The role sits with E-Assessment Delivery, this department is responsible for delivery of e-Marker® projects within AQA and to external customers. The role will interact with the Scanning Centre Operations, Electronic Script Processing, Reconciliation, and Technology departments.

Activities:
Delivery of live, limited live and pilot projects to include;
Preparation, delivery, and review of work instructions
Pre-live testing
Handling and preparation of secure materials
Data receipt, conversion, upload, checking and exporting
Daily monitoring of series as required
Undertake issue management and documentation as required
Reporting as required
Preparation and maintenance of demonstration/training components
Cover for other Project Assistants as required.
Liaise with internal teams as required.
Have an understanding of the EAD objectives and deliverables to support the overall strategy.
Actively demonstrate the company values across all department practices, procedures and communications.
Support the delivery of operational excellence and continuous improvement by identifying and proposing changes to existing processes and procedures
Adhere to project governance and controls.
Risk Management – Participate in the identification, assessment, mitigation and management of threats and opportunities for assigned projects.
Information Security – take an active part in the preservation of confidentiality, availability and integrity of information assets used in conducting the role and follow additional security procedures associated with specific activities where applicable.
Asset management – ensure that tools, materials, systems and software are used in line with company policies and procedures.

These responsibilities are not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. There may be other duties and requirements associated with the post which the company may reasonably require you to perform from time to time.

To be successful in this role, you will need to know:
Communication & Relationship Skills
Proficient/experienced in Microsoft Office applications
highly skilled in MS Excel and reporting and data manipulation

Desirable would be working knowledge of:
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Power BI (Business Intelligence)
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
Extensible Markup Language (XML)