Reprieve is a UK charity founded in 1999. Reprieve uses strategic interventions to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”.

Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society, as it is in their cases that human rights are most swiftly jettisoned and the rule of law is cast aside. Thus, Reprieve promotes and protects the rights of those facing the death penalty and those who are the victims of extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”, with a focus on arbitrary detention, torture, and extrajudicial executions.

The US Death Penalty Project Manager is responsible for coordinating the US death penalty area at Reprieve.  You will be an integral member of the US Death Penalty Team, and will work closely with Reprieve’s Joint Executive Directors, Directors, Deputy Directors, Head of US Death Penalty Casework, and alongside Reprieve US staff, including its Deputy Director.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing a team [and] implementing strategies to achieve Reprieve’s goals in relation to the US death penalty. The work you will be managing will include: advocacy, investigation, strategic litigation, corporate engagement and public education focused around preventing the misuse of medicines in lethal injections and debunking the myth of the ‘humane’ execution, and casework management in support of Reprieve’s individual US death penalty cases.

For full details and information on how to apply please see the job description.

This role will be responsible for the development, management and implementation of a collection of inter-related projects.  These projects comprise the implementation of two of the recommendations in the IICSA Report and other related developments which the Church has been planning.

In Phase One, this programme of projects will be introduced with a group of “pathfinder” dioceses and cathedrals. Following evaluation and adjustment, Phase Two will be rolled out across the Church.

The five projects which make up this role are:

1. The implementation of IICSA Recommendation 1

This is a major structural change in which the role of “Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser” changes to a new one of “Diocesan Safeguarding Officer” with greater autonomy. Supervision arrangements also change from being arranged locally to being directly supervised and quality assured by the National Safeguarding Team.

2. The introduction on a pilot basis of a “regionalised” model of support for dioceses and cathedrals in respect of safeguarding.

This is the second major, and related, structural change. In this pilot Regional Safeguarding Leads (RSLs) will be appointed to work with small groups of dioceses and cathedrals. The RSLs will supervise the dioceses’ / cathedrals’ safeguarding advisers but will also lead cross-diocese developments such as survivor engagement, sharing of expertise and good practice, joint commissioning of resources, peer review.

3.The implementation of IICSA Recommendation 8.

This involves the design and implementation of independent external auditing of the Church’s safeguarding practices.

4. The introduction of the Church’s quality assurance framework and national safeguarding standards.

The Church has a draft quality assurance framework. This now needs to be introduced into use in the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals so that it can be further developed in readiness for implementation across the Church.

5. The development of a consistent methodology to enable dioceses and cathedrals to assess local safeguarding need and determine the resources needed to deliver good safeguarding practice.

The 42 dioceses and 42 cathedrals are responsible for the funding of their safeguarding arrangements (which include, for example, investigation of allegations, responding to survivors, training, quality assurance). The level of funding varies considerably between dioceses / cathedrals. One reason for this is the lack of a consistent methodology to assess both local need and the resources needed to achieve a good standard of safeguarding.

The role is based in the National Safeguarding Team but also links with the Church’s Project Management Office.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Planning and co-designing (with the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals) the projects and proactively monitoring progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action.
• Ensuring the integrity and coherence of the projects, and its continuous alignment with organisational strategies and departmental goals.
• Developing the plans for the delivery of the individual projects, setting out the key actions, steps and timescales needed for each project, the critical paths and the co-dependencies / interfaces between them.
• Leading on the direct management and delivery of specific elements of the projects. 
• Establishing effective working relationships (individually and collectively) with the key stakeholders in the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals. This will include, in particular, bishops, diocesan secretaries, deans, cathedral administrators, and diocesan and cathedral safeguarding advisers.
• Supporting the pathfinder dioceses and cathedrals in the establishment of local project groups and governance arrangements.
• Developing arrangements for the engagement of victims and survivors of abuse in co-design and programme development.
• Managing risks to the programme's successful outcome.
• Developing the evaluation framework for Phase 1 and potentially leading the evaluation process.
• Developing the plan for roll out of the projects across the Church in Phase 2.

The main duties and responsibilities of your post are outlined in your job description.  This list is not exhaustive and is intended to reflect your main tasks and areas of work.  Changes may occur over time and you will be expected to agree any reasonable changes to your job description that are commensurate with your banding and in line with the general nature of your post.  You will be consulted about any changes to your job description before these are implemented.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Skills and Aptitudes

• Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills including the ability to clearly communicate technical / complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to build relationships, trust and credibility with a wide range of diverse stakeholders including the ultimate beneficiaries of the change management.
• Able to influence and persuade at all levels and with a range of stakeholders.

Knowledge / Experience

• Significant experience in complex programme and project manager roles, including:
• Experience managing end-to-end projects (full project life cycle) that include substantive business change and transformation elements (i.e. not only technical activities).
• Experience managing multiple projects in parallel.
• Reporting to the senior leadership.
• Proven track record of proactively delivering successful results.
• Experience using Microsoft Project or another equivalent Project Management Information System.
• Good knowledge of Excel (e.g. pivot tables, diagrams, formulas).
• Good knowledge of project finance and budgeting.
• Experience of working in and leading multi-disciplinary teams in a complex environment

Personal Attributes

• Able to be rational, objective and unbiased when making decisions and taking action.
• Relational: emotionally intelligent and expert in valuing and managing relationships with others as the means of delivering change.
• Politically astute – understanding, and managing successfully, organisational politics.
• Principled – strong value base and committed to doing the right thing.
• Brave – willing to challenge others (including those with power) constructively.
• Self-reflexive, welcoming and using feedback.
• In sympathy with the aims of the Church of England.

Education / Professional qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• Formal qualification in Project Management e.g. PMP (PMI), Prince2 Practitioner (Axelos), PPQ (APM) or equivalent certification.

Circumstances

• This role will require some travel to different dioceses involved in the programme.

DESIRABLE

• Understanding of the structures of the Church of England.
• Experience working for the Church of England, for Christian Charities, in the public or charity sectors.

Interviews and assessments will take place on either Tuesday 18th May 2021 or Thursday 19th April 2021.

Wandsworth Care Alliance wish to recruit a new Manager for their Mental Health Projects as the existing Manager is retiring.

Do you have the experience and skills in managing projects dealing with the complex issues of mental health service delivery and development?

Would you like to make a real difference as to how health and social care providers deliver the services that mental health service users in Wandsworth need?

As the Mental Health Projects Manager, you will attend meetings as a “critical friend” with commissioners and providers as well as organising and running mental health service user groups.

Find out more by reading our Role Description and Person Specification.

Application closing date: Midday Tuesday 4th May 2021

Interview dates: w/c Mon 10th May 2021, to be confirmed.

Location: London or Edinburgh
(currently home-based due to Covid-19 – but when circumstances allow working out of either our London or Edinburgh office according to our Flexible Working Policy – up to 3 days/week can be home-based)

A unique role in a unique organisation.

Pilotlight is a dynamic, award-winning social enterprise with established bases in Central London and Edinburgh, which transforms the lives of disadvantaged people in the UK. We do this by offering charities and social enterprises access to the strategic business support they need to become more efficient, effective and sustainable. Through a managed process of coaching and mentoring by teams of our business members (Pilotlighters), we help the charities and social enterprises we work with to develop their strategic knowhow, strengthen their organisations and, ultimately, increase their impact. In London we are currently supporting over 150 charities and social enterprises – working on a diverse set of issues such as homelessness, domestic violence, mental health, education and youth work and support services for the elderly - using the skills of over 500 Pilotlighters.

As a Project Manager, you will work with our team to deliver our range of programmes which enable charities tackling some of society’s biggest issues to help more people more effectively.

You’ll manage a portfolio of projects focused on all aspects of organisational development including purpose, strategy, governance & leadership, impact measurement, people, funding and operations.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a talented, friendly team and play a role in Pilotlight’s ambitious plans.

To Apply:  Please click on the Apply button.

Closing date: 16th May 2021

First Round Interviews: Thursday 20th or Monday 24th May 2021

Second Round Interviews: Friday 28th May 2021

Pilotlight is committed to an equal opportunities policy.

Please note we can only respond to shortlisted candidates.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Breathe Arts Health Research is seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to manage all aspects of our multi-award winning Breathe Magic programme. This exciting and varied role will lead on the development and delivery of all of our Breathe Magic programmes within existing and new communities, supporting its expansion and development into new clinical and geographical areas. The Project Manager will work closely with our freelance team of Occupational Therapists and Magic Circle Magicians, in addition to key stakeholders in partner organisations to ensure a blended mix of clinical and artistic excellence is present across all strands of work.

The role requires a highly experienced Project Manager who has experience of collaboratively managing and administering complex programme delivery. The ideal candidate will have an eye for detail, is self-sufficient, has a high level of organisation and logistical management skills and has a track record of delivering high quality work. Excellent communication and relationship management skills are essential; the candidate must be highly professional, personable, kind and empathetic with the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders including vulnerable people, families, healthcare professionals, artists and core Breathe staff.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit a personal statement no longer than one A4 page in length, explaining why you are suitable for the role. Due to the nature of our blended model of online and in person delivery, we are asking applicants to submit an additional 30 second video statement pitching why you want this role.

Please submit:
· Your personal statement
· Video pitch
· Recent CV
· Equal opportunities form

Please use WeTransfer to send your video file.

First round interviews will be held the week of Tuesday 4th May / Second round interviews will be held week commencing 10th May.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced project manager to ensure effective delivery of three projects and their outcomes, working with CPRE local groups across England.

Job Title: Project Management Officer
Job ref: PMO
Contract: Fixed term contract until end May 2022
Salary: c. £31,000
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
Department: Campaigns and Policy
Location: CPRE’s London Office, with frequent travel to project sites across England
Reporting to: Rural Communities Enhancement Lead, dotted line reporting to Head of High Value Relationships

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced project manager to work with one of the country’s leading environmental charities, and make a significant contribution to promoting, enhancing and protecting the countryside for everyone to enjoy. You will coordinate national steering groups and oversee the delivery of partnership agreements with several CPRE local groups across England on three fully funded pilot projects:

1. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, a national natural heritage programme of inclusive audience and volunteer development in two local groups feeds into CPRE’s aim of connecting more people to the countryside, particularly those not benefitting now.
2. Through extensive outreach work, the provision of national hedgerow resources, including lesson plans, and considerable work from grassroots organisations, local volunteers and hedge layers, this project will contribute towards landscape enhancement in five local areas.
3. Community renewable energy visioning in rural areas. By engaging with communities at a local level, providing local planning expertise, and encouraging the public to envision what renewable energy should look like in their local landscape, we will enable communities to transition towards a zero carbon way of life.

Whilst at CPRE, you can expect to work with friendly, supportive and experienced colleagues, and have the opportunity to influence and ensure effective delivery of the projects within a specialist rural communities enhancement team. A large part of your role will be gathering and preparing necessary information for funder progress, evaluation and impact reports as well as learning resources and relevant toolkits to disseminate to the whole CPRE network. You will work closely with the high value relationships team to ensure these are accurate, on time and in accordance with funder guidelines. You will be involved in co-designing and planning second phases, during and alongside each project, so that funding is sought to rollout to other areas of the network.

Closing date: Wednesday 5 May 2021
Interviews: Thursday 13 May 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can find more information about the role and download the application pack.
Please note, you are not applying at this stage. 

CPRE is an equal opportunities employer.

No agenceis please.

ODI (OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE)

Project Manager

Contract: 1 year Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £34,987 - £41,574 per annum

Location: London

Ref: PMU/02/2021

An independent, global think tank, working for a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives.

About us

ODI is an independent, global think tank, working for a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives. We harness the power of evidence and ideas through research and partnership to confront challenges, develop solutions and create change. 
 

We are excited to advertise opportunities for few full-time and part-time project management roles.

We are currently looking to fill one or more Project Manager roles to oversee the day-to-day development and management of projects of medium to high complexity.

The PM will be responsible for the project management cycle, coordinating the delivery of outputs to time and to budget, contributing to and taking ownership of the workplan, liaising with both internal and external stakeholders and maintaining up to date information on project finances, delivery, timeline and risks. They will work both independently and with the Technical Lead(s) to ensure the successful delivery of projects against milestones and budgets and in line with ODI’s policies and procedures.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Financial management and reporting: tracking and coordinating financial information flows; managing quarterly expenditure tracking and invoicing to tight donor deadlines, and ensuring compliance with the donor’s Financial Principles, value for money and key performance indicators.
• Partnerships and external relations: working with the team on formalising key partnerships and relationships for project implementation; facilitating external relations with relevant stakeholders; convening high-level project and stakeholder meetings as required.
• Planning and performance support: providing guidance and support to project teams within ODI for planning, delivery and reporting; co-ordinating with key internal support teams; maintaining an overview of output delivery and flagging any risks to the Senior Project Manager and Director of Programme.
• Manage business development processes: identification of new opportunities/donors; securing additional funding; leading the process of the preparation of bids and proposals; developing budgets and tailoring technical documentation.
• Strategic communications: coordinating the development and functioning of internal and external communications systems, networks, intranet, website, etc. to ensure strong internal and external relationships for the project; managing activities and supporting teams to promote project output dissemination and uptake in close collaboration with from colleagues in the Communications team.

About you

Knowledge and qualifications

• Education to Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent level of experience
• Project Management qualification
• Level of relevant knowledge of project cycle management
• Thorough understanding of different costing models
• Solid understanding of financial management as part of the project cycle

Experience

• Experience managing medium to large sized projects throughout the full project cycle
• Experience of working within complex business models and of managing projects to maximise their contribution to the organisation’s financial and strategic objectives.
• Experience in donor compliance and administrative procedures, donor relationship management, including both financial and narrative reporting.
• Proven experience of conducting contract negotiations independently
• Successful experience of budget monitoring in multiple currencies including experience of creating accurate and timely financial reports.
• Experience of costing and budgeting according to different models and templates.
• Experience of participating in the development of proposals
• Experience of establishing systems and procedures to support project implementation
• Experience of coordinating project teams

Skills/abilities

• Ability to lead and coordinate complex project teams,
• Proven ability to understand the business environment and balance the requirements of the projects with the needs of the organisation.
• Ability to understand the needs of donors and partners and to make business- savvy decisions
• Ability to innovate in order to overcome problems
• Advanced IT skills including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and databases
• Ability to write well and to prepare reports with minimum supervision
• Multitasking skills in a high-pressure environment
• Exceptional planning, organisation and execution skills
• Ability to work to own initiative with minimum supervision
• Excellent ability to build cross cultural relationships with partners and colleagues at various levels of seniority.
• Ability to learn new software quickly
• Effective communication skills

Closing date: 3 May 2021

Interview Date: Week commencing 10 May 2021

For more information, please download an application pack from our website.

ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248

This is a brand new role at the British Society of Gastroenterology and a fantastic opportunity to really make a difference.  The main aspects of the role are:

• Working to proactively support the publication of online web articles
• Supporting the administration of the Mentoring programme and working to launch the new programme 
• Becoming the internal ‘expert’ on CPD and implementing a process of accurately and efficiently recording CPD points 
• Managing the programme of webinars and publishing approved content on the website
• Managing the Endorsed Event process
• Developing support for Undergraduates which will require a high degree of IT literacy to support this generation of young doctors
• Provide support on the development of a Workforce App
• Planning Committee meetings, circulating meeting papers, minuting and progressing actions from meetings

You'll need to be highly organised, have excellent IT skills, have experience of working in a professional business environment, have fantastic attention to detail with an enthusiastic and pro active working style. You will perhaps be a project manager with great admin skills or an experienced EA/PA looking for greater responsibility.

Digital Inclusion Project Manger

Age UK Kensington and Chelsea and Age UK Westminster are working in partnership to deliver an exciting one-year Digital Inclusion project for Older People with Mental Health issues.  The project is commissioned by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and we are working closely with them to deliver this service. 

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Digital Inclusion Project Manager to lead the service across both Boroughs, managing the teams and ensuring that the project is delivered on time and to target, producing great outcomes for older people and delivering real impact.

You will be joining a thriving and innovative organisation which is deeply embedded in the local community.

HOURS

Part-time, 21 hours a week

SALARY

£28,000 per annum (pro rata) plus 3% pension contribution

Contract Type

Fixed-term to end April 2022

Reporting to:

Head of Community Engagement

Closing date: 1pm on Monday 26th April 2021.  Interviews will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams.

How to apply:

Please email your CV along with a cover letter setting out how you meet all the Essential points in the Person Specification. Please indicate in your application if you would like to have a conversation with the Head of Community Engagement prior to the closing date to discuss the detail of the role. You may either apply via Charity Job or please see Age UK Kensington & Chelsea 'work for us' section of our website for direct contact details.

Background:

In Spring 2020, GMB commissioned an independent investigation into sexual harassment and our organisational culture. The investigation and subsequent report found that GMB was institutionally sexist and that bullying and harassment exist within our structures. 

In Winter 2020, we created a taskforce responsible for ensuring that the recommendations made in the Monaghan Report of 2020, together with the recommendations of an earlier report, The Dr Elizabeth Henry report, are enacted, to bring about the transformational change needed in our organisation.

In 2021 GMB appointed Helen Mott, a highly experienced sexual harassment and gender equality consultant experienced in transforming workplace culture, to lead the task force on implementing the recommendations of both reports.

A vacancy has arisen for a highly skilled Project Manager to join GMB’s taskforce project working alongside Helen Mott to steer the work of the taskforce and bring about the transformational culture change GMB needs. The role’s predominant focus will be in taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery of a single-focus project, ensuring that the project’s objectives are met and delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality standards.

Job Description:

This is a challenging role, where you will be responsible for the monitoring and tracking of deliverables and arrangements, and will establish with Helen Mott the key duties and task priorities for implementation. Stakeholder management will be a key focus, and you will oversee the progress of the assigned work of the project co-ordinator to ensure the successful implementation of the project’s goals.

In this role you will:

• have overall responsibility for the delivery and management of the project, ensuring that the project and its aims are actively progressed and in line with the brief set
• establish effective project governance, processes and systems to be effectively deployed throughout project
• Track and monitor performance and progress and prepare project timelines, documents, finances and reports on deliverables
• prepare and maintain the project’s schedules of activity, including producing the master project plan
• Develop and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders
• Developing and implementing resource plans and procurement of resources 
• To work closely with the Lead Specialist Facilitator and Project Co-ordinator
• To have responsibility for developing a delivery strategy project plan
• establish the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost and performance parameters, in conjunction with the external facilitator

Experience required:

• Demonstrable project management experience
• Previous experience working on projects tackling inequality issues, particularly race inequality issues, would be highly advantageous
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Excellent core project management experience with planning and scheduling, resource management, cost management, risk management, etc.

JOB INFORMATION 

Location: Remote (home) working basis but may, Post COVID, require some onsite visits to our premises as necessitated by the project needs.

Position: Task Force Project Manager 

Contract: Freelance/Contract basis, hours equivalent to 2 days per week 

Deadline to apply: 12 noon on Friday 7th May 2021

Salary: £300 per day 

Area/Team: National Office/Task Force Committee

TO APPLY: If you would like further information, please email GMB’s HR Director, Emma Golding to express your interest, forwarding a copy of your current CV together with a covering note addressing the pre-screening questions.

Pre-screening Questions:

1. Do you have any previous experience working on projects that deal with inequality issues, especially racial inequality? Please provide a brief summary (max. 500 words)
2. Please briefly outline your experience of building successful stakeholder relationships and engagement when leading projects (max. 500 words)
3. Do you have any experience of supporting subject specialists in delivering critical issue projects? Please provide a brief summary (max. 500 words)

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

Part of our Strategy department, the Project Management Office at UNICEF UK is a function created to expedite the development of new Campaign ideas, opportunities or initiatives that have the potential to either change how we work significantly – or how we deliver impact for children. 

We are looking for an ambitious and highly collaborative Project Manager to join our new team. This role will be pivotal to the success and return on investment on major integrated fundraising and communications campaigns and offers the opportunity to make a genuine difference for children around the world.  

This is a focused role which requires excellent project management and stakeholder engagement as well as significant experience managing fast paced, multi stakeholder fundraising projects.

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

Tower Hamlets building Bridges is a family support service that has been present in the borough for several years, with a particular focus. The service exists to provide distinct support to families where a parent has a mental health need. Many of the families referred to the service have a high level of need and are living with a mental illness that has endured for many years. For some families this translates into a lack of prioritisation of children’s needs by the parent/s along with a range of parenting skills deficits. We provide a preventative home visiting service, which seeks to maintain the care of children in their own families and give emotional support and promote positive attachments between family members.

We are looking for a Project Manager, who will lead the day to day management, delivery and development of the service, including the management of a small team of staff, volunteers and students, providing quality and reflective supervision of the direct work with children and parents, develop and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders including families using the service, local partners and commissioners, manage the budget and contract requirements and work with the Operational Manager on the development and evaluation of the service. You will hold overall responsibility for the quality and safeguarding practice within the service.

To be successful you will have relevant experience of delivering interventions to families with complex needs/ACE and parental mental health, to promote positive outcomes for children, family resilience and wellbeing. You must share our commitment to working collaboratively with families, building on their strengths, whilst keeping a focus on the needs of children, and be able to work flexibly outside of normal working hours, when families need the support most.

Family Action welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children.

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we’ll invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative, non-hierarchal organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.  

To apply, please complete an application form and submit it to the email address specified in the advert. Please visit our current vacancies page to download an application pack and for further information. 

Closing date: 4th May 2021 at 9am

Sense about Science is a unique campaigning charity that has turned the case for sound science and evidence into popular campaigns such as Ask for Evidence. It has run effective global initiatives to expand and protect discussions of evidence, including Transparency of Evidence and AllTrials, and to equip the public, media and decision makers with 21st Century tools for understanding evidence.  

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead an exciting new long-term project to help communities negotiate information about risk. The case for risk literacy has been often stated, from food safety to energy generation. Institutions and governments now need to learn more about what people want and need when they are engaged in discussing risks and safety. This project will develop a global network of people who lead risk literacy in their communities and develop a user-driven platform for resources and assimilating experiences. The project, which is set to run for 5 years following a successful 2-year phase, is central to Sense About Science’s mission to equip people and their communities to engage with evidence and to empower them to weigh up risks and benefits.

The role involves:

• Developing a project plan for delivery of the project, with activities and decision points
• Ensuring the timely and effective delivery of all project activities, working with the small project team, partners and contributors
• Generating engaging content for the risk literacy platform and managing others to deliver suitable material
• Cultivating successful relationships, ranging from community groups to experts and senior figures at international government agencies, and working with the director to secure commitments from major institutions to further the goals of the project
• Monitoring progress and impact against objectives and reporting monthly to the project steering group
• Organising and managing meetings
• Managing the project budget and expenditure, with the support of the Head of Programmes and Operations
• Promoting the project externally, in writing and at meetings and speaking at events

You will be a graduate in any field with experience of research evidence and motivated by the idea of empowering people to make sense of statistics, and you’ll have experience in managing projects beyond academic research. You’ll need to write well for popular readers and have strengths in analysing and conveying complex issues effectively.  You need to be confident and comfortable dealing with a range of people and organisations, from multilateral institutions like the World Bank to community groups such as fishing cooperatives. Working sensitively and effectively across different cultures and geographic locations is essential. You need to be able to manage multiple demands and prioritise to meet objectives. Familiarity with web CMS systems (ideally wordpress) or other platforms would be an advantage.

You will be motivated and ambitious about the potential of this project to further the practical understanding of risk. An understanding of risk and risk literacy may be an advantage, but if you are intellectually curious and a quick learner, we would be keen to hear from you.

Salary £36,000 p/a. This is a fixed term contract of 20 months (with the possibility of extension, subject to funding). Central London (W1). Will include some travel and out of hours activity.

Role is currently home-based within Covid-19 guidelines, but will be based in office when restrictions are lifted. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED. Please send applications by 11:59.pm, 2nd May 2021. 

First round interviews will be held w/b 10th May.

All shortlisted candidates will hear by COP on Thursday 6th May. Please note that we will not be able to notify those candidates who have not been shortlisted.

This is an exciting and busy time to be joining UK Youth as we prepare to launch our new strategy and transform the way we work to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. As a result, we are recruiting for a number of new roles designed to enable the organisation to grow, improve our ways of working and enable us to deliver our ambitious 2025 strategic plan.

The Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of our evolving provision of youth work and workforce development content (digital and physical) across the UK. Reporting to the Head of  Delivery, you will be responsible for project managing a  number of high-quality projects that are of clear benefit to young people in a range of different organisations.  This role will work closely with project stakeholders, including youth organisations, funders and partners, as well as collaborate with our Research and Performance and Collective Action departments to learn from our work and embed best practice.

This role will work closely with the Head of Delivery and project manager colleagues to lead our delivery portfolio. We are looking for candidates with an understanding and empathy of the current issues facing young people, with experience managing effective projects, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and a passion for making a difference in the lives of young people. We are looking for someone who is proactive, inclusive, inspiring and uses their initiative to find creative solutions and manage multiple priorities. 

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and

empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even whilst we are all working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes, to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer, and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation, including Black, Asian, minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• Cyclescheme and Techscheme

How to Apply

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if their experience doesn't precisely match the job description for this role. Your experience, skills, and passion will set you apart, so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, about your journey to date, how this has shaped you and the things you learnt along the way.

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please click here and complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system (provided by Applied)

• Closing date for applications will be 12:00 PM, May 3rd, 2021
• First round interviews are due to take place week beginning May 10th

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference. However, we welcome applications from those with previous criminal convictions.

As part of the recruitment process, UK Youth will be gathering and uses certain information about you. For further information regarding this, please review our Data Protection Privacy Notice which explains what data of yours we process and how we use it.