Project Manager - Primark Cares

Role: Project Manager Primark Cares Reports To: Primark Cares Programme Manager Location: Dublin Contract: 12 Months FTC What You’ll Get The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first. Some of our benefits are:

• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
• Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
• Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business to our offices

What You’ll Do: This is a project management role within the Primark Cares programme. The person will be accountable for ensuring successful delivery of a multi workstream project which makes up an integral part of the Primark Cares programme. The person will also be responsible for upholding robust governance processes in a highly visible programme. Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Programme Manager by planning and maintaining the key activities across all workstreams in their assigned project including project planning, deliverable tracking, and quality control of outputs
• The ability to organise multiple priorities and have proven experience driving big initiatives to implementation
• Be responsible for identifying and flagging any risks to the critical path and identifying mitigating actions or escalating to the Programme Manager as required.
• Establishes and facilitates the meeting rhythms and routines for projects to ensure that the right level of control is in place to ensure projects are within budget, on time and delivering desired outcomes.
• Stakeholder management and influencing skills will be key to success in this area along with the ability to manage competing priorities objectively in line with the overall project and programme objectives.
• Expected that this individual would sit on multi-level working group(s) and be responsible for accurately representing their project by coordinating inputs and meeting materials. Therefore, clear, and concise communication skills are required.
• Continuously evaluate and challenge any changes in activities to ensure these are aligned to and deliver the programme objectives.

Key Interactions and engagement with as part of role : The Project Manager will work with a diverse and potentially remote team of internal and external resources. They will manage the resources and ensure that all workstream/s within the project(s) are delivered on time and to a high quality. They will have a full understanding of their areas of the project including cross functional dependencies, resources, risks and issues and escalate these through the programme governance framework. There will be dependencies that will surface throughout the project which will require a strong and dedicated person to work cross functionally and keep the teams in line and focused on the end goal . Essential knowledge, education, skills and experience:

• Educated to degree level and have at least 3+ years PMO experience
• Formal Project Management qualification
• Experience in a fast-paced, global retail environment preferred
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and collaborate across multi country, diverse and multi-functional teams to successfully drive business objectives
• Excellent communication skills enabling effective engagement with a diverse stakeholder group both across the business and externally
• Effective and persuasive presentation skills, including the ability to present complex information in an understandable manner to all areas of the business
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, possessing the ability to effectively prioritise projects and deliverables whilst meeting deadlines set by management
• Excellent planning and organisation skills, ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise work schedule for self and team and work within agreed timescales
• Excellent attention to detail and an ability to analyse and interrogate high volumes of data as well as demonstrating an ability to focus on higher level overview

Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark. Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours. If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss. 125712BR #J-18808-Ljbffr