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Project Assistant_Mandarin speaking

Job Title: Project Assistant_Mandarin speaking
Contract Type: Contract
Location: Manchester
Industry:
Salary: Negotiable
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: ongoing
REF: JZFORCE_1696003314
Contact Name: Jianghui Zhang
Contact Email: jianghui.zhang@projectpeople.com
Job Published: about 1 year ago

Job Description

Job title: Project Assistant_Mandarin speaking

Location: Manchester

What you will do:

  • Support project teams in tasks related to internal control, such as data analysis and summarise of risk data from various internal control inspection methods and regular monitoring of various risk indicators.
  • Use the company's proprietary risk data dashboard to monitor and review internal control risks on a regular basis as well as review risk control processes.
  • Streamline, clarify and document internal processes in daily operations, and use the documentation produced to define and promote best practices in operations, as well as processes for optimisation.
  • Provide proactive and timely support in operations, such as communicating with various stakeholders, organising meetings and prepare meeting materials, producing meeting minutes.
  • Liaise with the company's regional office and project management office to monitor key internal control metrics and achieve defined results, and liaise with project teams to push for rule compliance, adoption of new digital tools and key performance indicator attainment.
  • Work collaboratively and coordinate with other teams within the department to achieve defined performance results.
  • Support in internal training activities by planning regular training sessions, creating necessary training materials and providing training sessions.
  • Support in monthly data report writing by gathering data input, creating report slides, arranging relevant meetings as necessary.
  • Additional ad hoc support to the department as requested.

The ideal candidate:

  • 3 years of experience working in Project Management in a global environment.
  • Well-versed in project risk management and risk indicators.
  • Proven ability to prioritise workload and multi-task as needed.
  • Proven experience of working collaboratively to achieve required outcomes on time to quality standards.
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new digital tools, new guidelines and new environments.
  • Excellent time-management and organisational skills.
  • Demonstrable experience in communicating with senior stakeholders with clear written and verbal reporting skills.
  • Excellent numeracy skills and a keen eye for detail.
  • Proficient in MS Office suite: Outlook, MS Word with strong experience/skill in Excel & PowerPoint.
  • Proactive in supporting team members and colleagues in a team working environment.
  • Fluent in English and Mandarin (Simplified Chinese)

Please note: visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Please only apply for it if you have the legal right to work in the UK for a long term period.

Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.