Operations Assistant

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Chess Digital are currently looking to recruit an Operations Assistant to join their Development team. Chess Digital is a fast growing, acquisitive, Business IT solutions service provider. Our unique culture, values and spirit and our working environment attracts, retains and inspires people to give their best.

The successful candidate will work from our offices in Paisley and will report to the Software Development Manager.

Hours: 37½ hours per week Monday to Friday, normal office hours apply.

Holiday Allowance: 20 days paid holiday p.a. increased upon anniversaries.

Remuneration: £16,000 - £20,000 p.a. dependent upon experience, reviewed annually in May.

Benefits: Pension, Bonus, Health Care, Life Assurance and Loyalty Scheme.

Duties to include but not restricted to:

- Assist in maintaining resourcing plans in consultation with Software Development Manager

- Review and maintain project tracking systems and produce various project reports from those systems as required (Support, Utilisation, RAG, etc.) in consultation with Operation Lead(s)

- Monitoring of project tracking systems, including addition of jobs and tasks in time

- Creating documents and assisting Operations and Project management functions as required

- Requirement to spend approximately 1 day per week in Edinburgh office to assist Edinburgh Operations

You will need to demonstrate :

- Must be pro-active self-starter

- Positive can-do attitude

- Attention to detail

- Ability to function as a Team player and on own initiative

- Interest in technology

- Interest in Project Management and Operations

Qualifications

Preferably a graduate in IT / MSc. with an interest in Operations and Project Management, or would suit a person with 2+ years relevant experience in previous Operations role(s)

Further qualifications of interest:

Excellent Excel skills, use of MS Project

If you are looking to work within a challenging but rewarding environment, then Chess is ideal. Chess have been voted in the Sunday Times Top 100 companies to work for over the past 7 years, along with numerous other awards and accreditations. This is an opportunity to be part of a growing, ambitious business where people development is seen as being critical to future success.

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