Information Management Placement

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No other city on the planet is defined by its public transport as much as London, with the red double-decker buses, black taxis and London Underground roundel recognised the world over as symbols that represent this magnificent, capital city. Transport for London are at the core of making this metropolis tick, whether it be tube trains, cycles, river boats, cable cars or on the buses, we are behind the intricate planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the Capital’s transport system. TfL’s role is to implement the Mayor’s Transport Strategy in an era where London’s population is expanding at an incredible rate, new technologies are radiating through our network and the need for safe and reliable journeys is more important than ever before. With these exciting changes taking place and our focus on the future demands of a world class city, we need to recruit and train highly skilled people to join our passion-driven team of 27,000 employees.

The Role

An Information Management (IM) Year in Industry placement provides a great opportunity for undergraduates who want to develop their practical skills in either Project Management, Business Analysis or Solutions Development. IM works to gather business requirements, develop solutions and manage project implementations on behalf of our wider TfL business, customers and users. IM do this by providing IT solutions which support the varying business functions within TfL. The IM Project Delivery team are integral to this process as they are accountable for management & delivery of the IM portfolio of IM & Telephony projects & programmes in support of specific business strategies.

Entry requirements

You should be working towards a minimum of a 2:1 Bachelor’s degree in the areas of Project Management, Business Analysis or Solutions Development. We're looking for highly motivated people with a genuine interest in the field of Information Management. You will have a strong academic background and excellent verbal and written communication skills. Applicants for this role should be able to demonstrate their analytical ability as well as good business acumen.

• Ability to work on site where necessary
• High standards of written communication, verbal, numerical and inductive (ability to deal with ambiguous data) reasoning
• High standards of verbal communication
• Skilled in analysis and problem solving
• Keen on embracing change
• Collaborative, and keen to share information, knowledge and skills
• A strong focus on internal and external customers
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Keen to seek out new opportunities for learning and career progression and challenges
• Be able to identify the goals of any project and work steadily towards them
• Able to take a structured and methodical approach to any task, identifying priorities and setting deadlines

Application Deadline

The final closing date is 13th July 2014 at 23:59 however we will close schemes when we receive sufficient application numbers therefore we recommend that you apply early.

How to Apply

If you're successful you'll have to pass pre-employment checks before joining. These will include reference checks, qualifications checks, right to work in the UK and in some cases a medical and a Criminal Records Bureau check.

First stage: Online Application Form
Second stage: Online Psychometric Test (SHL Supervisory/Junior Managerial Numerical)
Third stage: Telephone Interview
Fourth Stage: Final Assessment

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