Programme Coordinator - Whoosh - 12 Month FTC

As a Programme Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring programmes and projects run smoothly from day to day. You will proactively coordinate, organise and follow through on all key activities that keep delivery on track.

You will own the rhythm of the programme, maintaining plans, tracking progress, coordinating governance routines, managing documentation, and ensuring stakeholders remain aligned and informed.

You will spot issues, actions and dependencies early, communicate them clearly, and drive them to resolution. Through your structured approach and attention to detail, you will help the team deliver high‑quality outcomes at pace.

You will be responsible for:

Supporting the Project and Programme Managers within the Whoosh team by coordinating activity across multiple projects and programmes.
Proactively helping the Programme/Project Manager to develop, maintain and update programme and project plans, ensuring milestones, risks, actions and dependencies are accurately captured and tracked.
Ensuring accurate and timely status reporting, managing updates against plans, and providing clear information for governance forums and stakeholder groups.
Identifying potential risks, issues or blockers early, escalating them appropriately and tracking mitigation actions through to completion.
Coordinating programme governance activities — including scheduling meetings, managing invites and logistics, preparing agendas, circulating materials, and capturing and driving actions to closure.
Building and maintaining strong working relationships across cross‑functional teams, acting as a reliable point of contact for programme‑related queries and ensuring a smooth flow of communication.
Coordinating the Whoosh store opening programme, including managing equipment levels, ordering, maintenance and movement.
Driving continuous improvement across the project and programme management lifecycle within Whoosh.
Supporting the Project Manager in developing and maintaining all programme and project documentation.

You will need:

Excellent organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively.
Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder‑management skills, with the confidence to build relationships at all levels.
A genuine passion for making a positive difference for colleagues and customers.
Experience in project or programme management, particularly in coordinating multiple concurrent projects.
Experience managing supplier or external relationships, as well as internal stakeholders beyond your immediate team.
Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially in PowerPoint and Excel.

What's in it for you:

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Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

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