Project Coordinator (Associate Consultant)

Job Title: Project Coordinator (Associate Consultant)
Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite)
Duration: Fixed Term Contract (4-6 months, subject to extension)

At Pace, our consultants genuinely care about the impact our work has on our customers and their customers alike. We are ‘problem solvers’ who call on our collective experience, knowledge and skills to support customers to access benefits early.     
 
Our mission is to create environments that thrive for our customers; we enable this by providing transformation, process optimisation, and automation services, all with the aim of enabling our customers to harness human autonomy.  
 
We’re a boutique management consultancy with a difference. We’re values-driven and passionate about creating a supportive, open culture. Our team is tight-knit, diverse, and committed to delivering outcomes without losing sight of the human touch. We believe in being open, thinking differently, taking ownership, and having fun, and we want these values to shine through in everything we do.  
 
We are reimagining how transformation services are delivered, taking a human-centred approach, and our work is having a material impact on people’s lives. If this resonates with you, we would love to hear from you.
 
***Please note that any offer is subject to BPSS clearance*** 
 
Role:
 
We have a new opportunity for a Project Coordinator to support one of Pace’s government clients. This project involves providing day to day support to a Senior Stakeholder who is responsible for the organisation’s Data and Technology function.
 
As a Project Coordinator, you will:
 

• Assist with project management activities, organise and oversee projects to ensure they meet deadlines and budget requirements, playing an important role in helping to ensure that project milestones are met
• Provide project and documentation support for strategic data & tech initiatives – setting up meetings, sending out agendas and follow-ups, tracking progress, and creating decks to share updates externally.
• Analyse and interpret data and convert raw information into actionable insights to help drive strategic decision-making process
• Prepare detailed reports outlining findings and recommendations and present to clients
• Manage team governance, such as running stand-ups and helping Senior Stakeholders with reporting.
• Work with key stakeholders, understand their needs, gather information and provide updates on project progress and timelines. 
• Collaborate closely with other team members to maintain a consistent and effective approach to client projects, enhancing the quality of the solutions proposed.
• Lead on new Data & Tech comms plan which could include Slack moderation, posting news and updates, and managing “lunch and learn” schedule.
• Support all other team admin tasks as and when needed.

 
Qualifications:

• Ideally, you will have some project-based experience working as an Analyst / Associate supporting a busy technology function
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal abilities
• Proven organisational  skills with an eye for detail. 
• Proficient using a broad suite of technologies within both Google (Slack) and MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint) environments
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong relationship  building skills, necessary to working in a complex multi-vendor environment

 
What’s in it for you?    
 

• An opportunity to join a high-growth, scale-up consulting firm; we see an opportunity to make a material      difference to how clients are served, and are on a mission to create  environments that thrive for our clients.    
• A dedicated focus on your individual personal development: managed through annual performance appraisals, individual personal development plans, and our bi-weekly ‘continuous conversations’ programme.    
• Additional professional development is available through a personal training budget (subject to approval of a relevant business case)    

 
A competitive salary of between £40,000 and £45,000 plus additional benefits including:   
 

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus an additional days’ leave for your birthday   
• Annual leave purchase: buy up to 10 additional days of leave per annum   
• Reservist leave: up to 10 days of paid leave to fulfil reservist commitments   
• AVIVA workplace pension scheme   

 
Availability to start at short notice is strongly preferred.
 
Your Pace team:     
 
Harnessing Human Autonomy is putting the needs of humans above all in process and system design.   
 
We are a consultancy that helps organisations become aware of the human needs and behaviours within their operations, so that systems and processes can be designed and implemented to match. We automate the basics and empower the human to achieve more in the beckoning age of AI and automation. The results are a more engaged, agile and motivated workforce capable of greater efficiency and innovation.  
 
Imagine If… you worked for a business that has integrity at its core, one that truly cares about its People, Corporate Social Responsibility and delivering real value to its customers.       
 
At Pace, we recognise that we are only as good as our people.  Apply today to find out about the great things we’re achieving together and the fun we have as a team.     
 

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