Project Manager

**This is a 6-month Fixed Term Contract opportunity.

The UK Savings and Retirement business is focusing on growth with propositional development a key priority. We need a project manager to join the team and lead the delivery and implementation of a priority project.

As project manager you will be responsible for working with Proposition leads and Operational Sponsors to implement agreed changes. Owning plans to implement capabilities and launch to market, ensuring the appropriate governance standards and controls are in place to implement in line with business standards. Delivering for Aviva Customers and ensuring our teams have what then need deliver goals and ambitions.

Key accountabilities in the job:

• Responsible for working with propositional leads and Operational Sponsors to make decisions that mean propositions can be launched to market on time and enable the realisation of planned benefits

• Decision making focus areas to include 1) Ensuring the minimum required for launch to customers is in place. 2) Implementation of the business design including Third Party management 3) Risk and Control 4) Ensuring implementation meets Aviva standards and deciding on best fit methodology of delivery

What the role will entail:

• Overall responsibility for the successful delivery of the Proposition, ensuring workstream outcomes can be achieved in line with business goals and ambition

• Creating & managing plans and scope delivery to realise benefit plans.

• Responsible for management of project finances & work with the Operational Sponsor to manage the business case

• Manage key Delivery and Operational Risks and Issues and facilitate to resolution, ensuring appropriate controls are in place to manage risks

• Collaborate with key IT Platform Change teams ensuring clear understanding of accountabilities and tracking/progression of 3rd party change

Skills & Experience in the job:

• General Project Management skills in delivering technical & operational change in a Financial Services environment

• Focus on implementation management and business readiness

• Qualifications that demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Project Management disciplines and use of methodologies i.e., Waterfall/Agile

• Previous experience of managing projects end to end

What will you get for this role?

• Salary circa £60,000 depending on location, skills, experience and qualifications

• Generous defined contribution pension scheme

• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days (Pro Rata)

• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through “My Aviva Extras” plus discounts for Friends and Family (some exclusions apply)

• Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme

Working at Aviva

At Aviva, we’re people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow.

We bring this to life by ensuring managing risk is at the heart of the way we all work. We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues. We want people who speak up, who take ownership, and who make good decisions.

The way we do this is important too, we’re all about our people – that’s you – so we can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, we’re very open to that. In fact, we don’t advertise roles as either part or full time, because we know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, it’s up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.

We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.

We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us a separate email stating that you have a disclosed disability and we’ll make sure we interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Guv a call on 0750 008 7919 or send an email to Guv.johal@aviva.com

*As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.