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Company Description

Who we are

Langland, a Publicis Health company, is the only health communications agency that thinks further across Clinical Trial Experience, Medical Strategy & Education, Public Relations & Policy, and Advertising, to create unique value with visionary clients.

What we believe

Health brings us together. In the diseases we suffer, the medicines we create, and the causes we champion, health shows us our collective humanity. When we break the barriers that divide us, when we think further, we can create healthier futures, together.

A passion for craft

Having expert thinking is only part of our story. To ensure excellence in everything we make, we have centred our disciplines around three essential crafts: science, strategy and creativity.

Job Description

The Role

Our Senior Project Managers are the people who draw the map, connect the dots and then manage the journey to the destination.  We look to them as delivery experts always knowing where we are and what needs to happen next.  They drive our Agency project delivery being one step ahead of the curve at all times.

As a Senior Project Manager you will work across a wide variety of projects and tasks, leading your project team through all stages of the project lifecycle making sure we are financially aware, have the right resource in place and are hitting our deadlines.  You will also be seen as the go to person to solve our challenges and make sure everyone is on the same page.  The role is pivotal in making the correct commercial decisions for the benefit of the Agency, whilst also enabling our creativity, expertise and craft to shine.  You will be confident enough to bring all team members on that journey, communicating with all levels of stakeholders and helping other team members to do the same.  You will have outstanding attention to detail, a logical approach and great communication skills.  Financial systems, spreadsheets and timing plans come naturally to you, and you use them to flag and mitigate risks while driving always towards the end goal.

What you will do:

  • You plan and lead the way on how to approach a given project
  • You will be the lead PM on a client or set of accounts
  • You build relationships easily and always communicate with clarity and certainty
  • You gain trust in your decision making and show the way by doing
  • Lead projects and be responsible for their overall delivery
  • Lead programmes of work and be responsible for ensuring all workstreams run concurrently
  • Create accurate scopes of work, resourcing plans and timelines for projects
  • Track the financial health of your projects through burn reports and reconciliations
  • Support other team members with reports, tracking and administration tasks
  • Manage resource bookings for your projects and work with other departments to secure the correct resource
  • Constantly highlight risks and provide solutions to mitigate them
  • Manage change and be flexible in changing course with the overall delivery as the focus
  • Work with 3rd parties to provide services and be responsible for them delivering
  • Make sure project delivery remains on track at all times
  • Ensure the correct approvals are in place for any work going through the Agency
  • Support and mentor other team members ensuring they work in a consistent and effective manner
  • Be a positive advocate for the project management team
  • Be willing to learn and ask questions to aid yours and the agencies development

 

Qualifications

Who you are:

Skills

  • You have the ability to manage complex, cross function, multi-channel projects influencing quality, budgets and timings
  • You should have strong commercial acumen and ability to manage, understand and report on financial health of projects
  • You have the ability to understand resource management, forecasting and capacity planning
  • You will have exceptional communication skills and be able to influence internal and external stakeholders, consulting and negotiating at the correct moments
  • You should be able to lead scope, timing and budget development
  • You will have the ability to choose the correct communication method for the situation and use it to build relationships across all levels of the organisation
  • You should have strong attention to detail and an ability to influence and listen

Approach

  • You must have an interest in working within healthcare - we’ll expect to see genuine enthusiasm for what we do here
  • You’ll be willing to offer operational guidance and solutions for the entire agency and have a passion for building the right approach to project management
  • You should be action orientated, leading and showing by doing with the ability to be the bigger person in a conversation, if needed, to help the bigger picture
  • You are able to work within a process and follow ways of working, always looking for areas of potential improvement
  • You will be willing to work across all types of projects and tasks and thrive in a pressured environment where delivery is key

Experience

  • You will have substantial experience in a similar role or as a project manager within an agency environment
  • You will have experience of leading large multi-faceted clients
  • You will have experience of creating production and project strategies for brands or clients
  • You will have experience of the full project lifecycle ranging from client brief through strategy, creative, design, copywriting, asset creation, production, execution and delivery

Additional Information

Publicis London has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

  • WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
  • REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
  • HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
  • FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
  • HYBRID WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday.
  • AGENCY DISCOUNTS, onsite gym, and discount in our Publicis-Owned Pub – “The Pregnant Man”

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. 

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

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Advertising is la joie de vivre for Publicis. One of the world's largest advertising and media services conglomerates, the company provides a wide range of corporate communication and media services, including creative advertising, media and campa...

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September 9, 2024

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