Junior Project Manager

About the role

As a Project Assistant at Futurice, you’ll be part of our collaborative, cross-functional teams, helping to deliver intuitive and impactful digital solutions for our clients. You’ll play a key role in keeping projects organised, supporting smooth communication, and making sure delivery stays on track. This is a   fixed-term contract until December 2025 where you’ll:

1. Maintain plans, task lists, RAID logs, dashboards, and status reports to keep projects on track.
2. Schedule meetings, workshops, and check-ins; prepare agendas, take notes, and follow up on action items.
3. Use Jira, Trello, Confluence, and Google Workspace to manage boards, documentation, and reporting.
4. Support new joiners, manage shared documentation systems, and coordinate IT accounts and licenses.
5. Monitor timesheet submissions, share reminders, and ensure smooth information flow across teams and stakeholders.
6. Gain exposure to agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches by working closely with experienced project managers.

Skills & Requirements

What we’re looking for:

• You like supporting teams—scheduling, taking notes, managing docs, and following up.

• You're organised, detail-oriented, and enjoy keeping projects on track.
• You're Confident using (or learning) tools like Google Workspace, Miro, and Jira.
  
• You take initiative, communicate clearly, and ask questions when needed.
  
• You're curious about digital delivery and keen to learn more about how projects run.
  
• You enjoy working in collaborative teams and exploring how AI can boost productivity.
• You're always looking to grow and expand your skills in the digital space.
  
• A foundation in business or agile practices, and a curiosity about consultancy.

What Futurice Offers You

We use a transparent salary model based on your skills, responsibilities, and impact. The salary banding for this role is £25,000 – £35,000 depending on experience.

We also believe in care, trust, transparency, and continuous improvement. Here’s what that looks like in practice:

🌱 A supportive, values-driven team culture where individuality is celebrated.
💡 A personal learning budget (£1200/year), mentoring, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
🏡 Flexible, remote-first working with colleagues across the UK and EU.
💙 Private health insurance (WPA), pension contributions (6%+), and wellbeing support (£50/month via Juno).
🎂 25 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off — increasing by 1 day per year after 3 years’ service (capped at 30).
👶 A tiered parental leave policy (16 weeks maternity, 4 weeks partner, full pay depending on tenure).
🚗 EV salary sacrifice scheme (depending on tenure).

Next steps — who you’ll meet

We aim to make the process clear, human, and respectful of your time.

1. Recruiter screen (30m) – with our People Team
2. Skills interview (60m) – with two Futurice team members
3. Ways of working & values interview (45m) – with a cross-functional duo

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Futurice 🖤

At Futurice, we celebrate individuality and believe our differences make us stronger. We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, regardless of background, identity, or lived experience. We warmly encourage everyone to apply — even if you don’t tick every box.

📌 Please note:Unfortunately we won’t be able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.