M+C Awards and Rankings Project Manager

M+C Awards and Ranking Project Manager (FTC)

Location: Birmingham

Career Level: CL10

As part of the newly formed Pursuit + Reputation Marketing team, this Project Management (PM) professional will play a key in helping to deliver a high-quality, results-driven Awards + Rankings program to position Accenture as the leader across the categories we want to own. You will work with an integrated, collaborative, globally connected team of innovative M+C (Marketing + Communications) experts to elevate our brand and advance Accenture’s reputation as an industry of one.

At Accenture, we are continually innovating to find new ways to put individuals at the center of what we do and are using our expertise to build a more-inclusive future in which everyone can thrive. We are looking for a super-organized specialist to focus exclusively on awards and rankings.

Here is a list of the key responsibilities:

• Coordinate outreach to priority awards, rankings and ratings organizations for key dates and activity.
• Conduct desk research, including media scans for rankings coverage, peer, competitor and client performance and participation.
• Support outreach to Accenture teams to ensure capture of the most strategic priorities around the world – by MU, industry and other categories to be defined. Maintain Accenture’s Awards + Rankings key contacts and distribution lists.
• Maintain accurate data and information capture in a series of digital assets: the Awards + Rankings Knowledge Base, the Awards + Rankings Teams site, Monday.com and more.
• Champion technology solutions such as Monday.com and SynOps that enable project and workflow management across the Pursuit + Reputation Marketing team, M+C function and with key business partners outside M+C. Modify existing tools and templates to solve new problems and challenges.
• Support awards and rankings results capture and sharing across several areas, including annual Board presentations, annual reporting initiatives (e.g., Annual Report, Proxy Statement, etc.), ad-hoc GMC meeting materials, M+C Monthly Wrap Up, Good Morning Accenture, Accenture.com and more.
• Organize meetings, compile status leveraging award and ranking tracking, and update task progress.
• Monitor rankings.accenture.com mailbox and support the resolution of inquiries.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred project management qualifications a plus
• 2-8 years project manager/coordinator and some marketing experience

Experience and Skills:

• Proficient with Monday.com and ability to adapt to new technology at speed, including SynOps
• Proficient with MS Office tools, including Excel, Teams and PowerPoint
• Intermediate project management skills: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling/Monitoring, and Closing projects
• Some marketing experience and demonstrated knowledge of marketing principles and channels
• Exposure to various project methodologies: traditional, Agile, etc.
• Excellent written and oral communications
• Excellent organization skills with demonstrated follow-through on goals, plans, and projects
• Efficient meeting management
• Self-starter and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to motivate team members to complete tasks by building trusted relationships
• Produce high-quality, detailed work as part of a fast-paced, dynamic team

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for. Please note, the work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center.

About Accenture

We connect deep human and business insights with the power of technology to define and deliver new realities. Experiences that can make lives easier, healthier, safer, and rewarding. At Accenture, we’re reimagining business through experience.

Website: https://www.accenture.com/gb-en/services/song/marketing-transformation

Industry: Marketing & Advertising
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