Digital Project Manager
Greater London (On-site)
£38,390.76 per annum (national) or £41,189.64 per annum (London)
Permanent
Job description
35 hours per week
Salary: £38,390 if based outside London or £41,189 if based in London
Flexible location/Hybrid working
About the role
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our social impact domain which works to lead a relational movement building approach - engaging audiences, partners and stakeholders to deliver on our ambitious 2030 goal. The role works closely with our youth impact colleagues who support delivery of exciting, sector leading, well-designed policy and direct service impacts for young people.
Who we're looking for
We're looking for a passionate digital advocate to join our team, to play a key role in delivering our ambitious digital plans and take responsibility for planning and delivering a range of digital projects.
An excellent project manager, product manager, product owner or producer, with a proven track record, you'll have significant responsibility and plenty of opportunity to input your ideas. In this pivotal role you will determine the direction of a range of digital products by aligning audience needs with business and technological requirements. We will look to you to take the lead for planning and developing high profile and quality digital products and services, and to work with internal and external stakeholders to agree, communicate and deliver them.
Skills and experience
To be successful in this role, you must have:
-proven experience of championing and driving projects through the full product lifecycle
-strong Project Management skills and experience of prioritising workloads across multiple projects
-excellent agency relationship management skills
-ability to organise time and resources effectively; gathering requirements, creating roadmaps, and prioritising the activities needed to drive the project forward
-a strong interest in digital and working for children and young people
-good inter-personal and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and lead
-assertiveness, creativity, collaborative working and self-motivation as key skills in your armoury to deliver the best results possible
-a strong methodology for managing projects effectively and for solving problems quickly as they arise e.g. Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2.
About The Children's Society
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 8th May 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Wednesday 24th April.
Virtual interviews will be held week commencing 20th May.
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Salary: £38,390 if based outside London or £41,189 if based in London
Flexible location/Hybrid working
About the role
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our social impact domain which works to lead a relational movement building approach - engaging audiences, partners and stakeholders to deliver on our ambitious 2030 goal. The role works closely with our youth impact colleagues who support delivery of exciting, sector leading, well-designed policy and direct service impacts for young people.
Who we're looking for
We're looking for a passionate digital advocate to join our team, to play a key role in delivering our ambitious digital plans and take responsibility for planning and delivering a range of digital projects.
An excellent project manager, product manager, product owner or producer, with a proven track record, you'll have significant responsibility and plenty of opportunity to input your ideas. In this pivotal role you will determine the direction of a range of digital products by aligning audience needs with business and technological requirements. We will look to you to take the lead for planning and developing high profile and quality digital products and services, and to work with internal and external stakeholders to agree, communicate and deliver them.
Skills and experience
To be successful in this role, you must have:
-proven experience of championing and driving projects through the full product lifecycle
-strong Project Management skills and experience of prioritising workloads across multiple projects
-excellent agency relationship management skills
-ability to organise time and resources effectively; gathering requirements, creating roadmaps, and prioritising the activities needed to drive the project forward
-a strong interest in digital and working for children and young people
-good inter-personal and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and lead
-assertiveness, creativity, collaborative working and self-motivation as key skills in your armoury to deliver the best results possible
-a strong methodology for managing projects effectively and for solving problems quickly as they arise e.g. Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2.
About The Children's Society
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 8th May 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Wednesday 24th April.
Virtual interviews will be held week commencing 20th May.
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Posted on: 10 April 2024
Closing date: 08 May 2024 at 23:59
Job ref: 5412
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