About Imkaan
Imkaan is a UK-based, Black feminist organisation. We are the only national second tier ‘by and for’ women's organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritised women and girls i.e. women and girls which are defined in policy terms as Black & ‘Minority Ethnic’ (BME).
The organisation has worked for over two decades on issues such as domestic violence, forced marriage and ‘honour-based’ violence. We work at local, national and international level, and in partnership with a range of organisations, to improve policy and practice responses to Black and minortised women and girls.
The Imkaan team holds extensive expertise in working around the complexities of violence against women and girls. Our specialist team is made up of Black & minoritised women who have been frontline workers, service managers, counsellors, researchers, trainers, policy workers, development workers, and group-work facilitators.
Imkaan works with our members to represent the expertise and perspectives of frontline, specialist and dedicated Black and minoritised women’s organisations that work to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. We deliver a unique package of support which includes: quality assurance; accredited training and peer education; sustainability support to frontline Black and minoritised organisations; and facilitation of space for community engagement and development.
Job Role
This is a fixed term contract to February 2024. The new project will develop and deliver a social justice project focusing on political empowerment, movement building and solidarity action. The post holder will work with Black and minoritised women in England, Scotland and Wales, to address racial exclusion, disenfranchisement and marginalisation of Black, minoritised and migrant women subjected to social injustices and severe forms racism (racialised patriarchal systems and institutions that deny the lived experiences of Black and minoritised women). The project will address structural inequality and institutional racism by monitoring regressions in policy and legislation at national and local levels; consult women and their organisations around issues of political empowerment and representation specifically addressing local and regional experiences, create strategic advocacy approaches regarding grassroots action, political organisation and movement building linking to rights, resources and protections; and create policy and advocacy actions and positions challenging racism – the normalisation, acceptance and tolerance of racist stereotypes and xenophobic beliefs as present in institutions and structures and social spaces that affect Black and minoritised women and girls’ and their access to social justice.
NOTE ABOUT COVID 19
At Imkaan we are currently working under lockdown conditions and are working remotely from home. The postholder will be required to re-locate to the office once all COVID 19 measures are lifted.
How To Apply
If you are interested in this post please visit our website to download the application pack. This is an ideal opportunity for women interested in a dynamic team and who are committed to Imkaan values.
Closing date: 12 February 2021 at 5pm
Interview date: 26 February 2021
Black and ‘Minority Ethnic’ Women only need apply (Schedule 9, Part 1, 158 and 159 Equality Act 2010). All posts are subject to a DBS vetting and barriing check.
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A Voice for Nature - Project Development Manager
Job reference: 17.6.163
Salary: £28,500 p.a. plus up to 9% employer pension contribution
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Location: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Head Office, 1 St. George's Place, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1GN
Do you Love Yorkshire, Love Wildlife? Are you as committed as we are to creating a Yorkshire rich in wildlife for everyone? Are you looking for a new challenge which encompasses your experience in stakeholder and relationships management?
If so, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate Project Development Manager for the Voice for Nature programme to facilitate a diverse activity portfolio to utilise evidence, generate insight and a future vision for Yorkshire’s wildlife, drive forward strategic influence, partnership building and innovation to support systemic change in favour of biodiversity gain in Yorkshire.
You will be highly organised, self-motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills together with a proven track record in project management including implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting. You will also need significant knowledge of wildlife strategy, policy and current challenges and issues.
Closing date for receipt of completed application forms and accompanying equal opportunities monitoring form is 9am Wednesday 10 February 2021 and Interviews are Wednesday 3 March 2021.
Please note that applications received after the closing deadline will not be considered.
Please note we don’t accept CVs
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and application form.
We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. We want our people to flourish, just like nature.
YWT Company 409650; Charity no. 210807.
No agencies please.
Looking to hire a Project Manager who wants to join a growing social enterprise supporting young people into employment in the media industry!
Who we are:
Iconic Steps is a social enterprise that supports young people (aged 16-25) from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds to enter the media industry.
We champion a holistic approach to each young person’s development, so in addition to industry specific training, mentoring and practical experience on ‘real projects’, our beneficiaries attend workshops in related life-skills including resilience, personal finance and CV writing.
We also create fresh and engaging content commissioned by clients, through working with our commercial team of skilled young people.
Why join us?
Iconic Steps is on the brink of expansion, and we are looking for someone who is experienced, proactive, driven, and who wants to take ownership of an evolving role.
You will be joining a small but dedicated team of like-minded people, who share a passion for supporting young people.
There is room to grow in the role, make it your own and be at the forefront during this exciting time.
Position Overview:
Iconic Steps require a Project Manager to manage our Film Academy which consists of complex projects ensuring deliverables are achieved to cost, time and quality criteria.
This will consists of:
- Recruitment of young people on to our courses
- Management of courses: booking tutors, equipment and co-ordinating on the day
- Organising the alumni programme including workshops, mentoring and masterclasses
- Maintaining relationships with referral and media organisations such as Disney, Warner Bros, See-Saw Films
- Sourcing new relationships with referral and media organisations
- Monitor performance against targets on a regular basis, taking remedial action as necessary
- Complete ad hoc duties and tasks allocated through line management chain from time to time
Success in this role is recruitment of our target young people and curating of activities that grow them both holistically and professionally into employment and life.
Essential job requirements:
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work independently
- Strong interpersonal relationship building and management skills
- Communication
- Sound knowledge of MS Excel and Word
- Previous experience managing multiple programmes
- Knowledge on the media industry
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Position: Project Manager (Full-Time, 1 year Fixed Term Contract)
Location: London
Salary: £36,056 inclusive of London Weighting
About Us:
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a charity founded in 1826, is a world-renowned centre of excellence for conservation science and applied conservation. ZSL’s mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. This is realised by carrying out field conservation and research in over 50 countries across the globe and through education and awareness-raising at our two zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, inspiring people to take conservation action.
Overview of role:
The purpose of this role is to track the delivery of agreed project results and KPI’s across all intervention areas in collaboration with the technical leads in Nepal and Kenya who lead the in-country implementation of the project. S/he will ensure that donor standards are reached in the implementation of the project and that the implementation of the project aligns with ZSL’s global standards for conservation, project management and data management and verification.
They will manage the coordination of the project across both country offices; ensuring that the activities of all partners are aligned and implemented efficiently and effectively, in order to meet agreed country-level targets and deliver good value for money. They will assist the Project Leads in the preparation, review and periodic revision of detailed country-level implementation plans, monitor and respond to partner performance and be responsible for driving communication between the ZSL in country offices, Head Office, and across the programme.
They will assist the Technical Leads in the management of Stakeholder relations and engagement - the project works closely with central and regional government bodies in addition to working with the donor and other development partners.
The main workstreams include:
- Providing managerial expertise and experience to help facilitate programming
- Ensuring the performance and monitoring across all project activities and indicators and its reflection in project reporting and documentation
- Facilitating all communication between in country staff, the ZSL head office, communications team and Mannion Daniels the agency tasked with managing DFID’s Aid Match campaigns
Key Areas of Responsibility
Planning and reporting
- Work with the Technical Leads to contribute to the annual workplans, including preparation of annual costed workplans for programme activities.
- Oversee the Technical Leads quarterly plan for mobilising technical assistance, coordinating with partners as necessary.
- As part of the team, contribute to normal project cycle management as necessary, including through quality assuring the teams’ draft text for reports for MD/ DFID
Managing implementation
- Oversee the in-country drafting of Terms of Reference for consultants, quality assure reports and other deliverables, produced either internally or through external bodies where needed.
- Provide support for the continuous performance monitoring and reporting of project activities, including overseeing analysis of data on impact and outcomes for M&E framework.
- Where necessary support the technical leads to provide technical assistance to government and other implementing partners to effectively support the delivery of the programme.
- Oversee and quality assure processes to sustain interventions beyond the life of the programme, to ensure sustainability including helping technical leads to manage the project exit strategy.
- Oversee and quality assure implementing partners supporting CSOs to engage more effectively in community banking, Livelihoods, Human Wildlife Conflict Resolution, and support the team with linking into planning and budgeting processes.
- Oversee and, as necessary, improve, monitoring and evaluation of project interventions together with the technical leads to ensure that the impact is well documented and fed into the programme’s knowledge management strategies.
Team Management
- Line-manage and provide technical support to the Technical Leads in the country offices.
- Ensure effective co-ordination of the project team in Nepal and Kenya, including by leading regular team meetings and the sharing of information with UK based SMT and the communications department.
Coordination
- Engage with the team to promote an understanding about voice and accountability issues in order to ensure there is an effective integration with other areas of work in the programme.
- Actively engage with the partners and other country office/ technical lead to ensure the project strategy and workplan are appropriately adjusted in relation to emergent issues and, similarly, that the other technical strategies are adapting to any changes emerging from the project work.
- Work closely with the Technical Leads on collaborative work with the Regional and National Government bodies and For People For Wildlife colleagues/ partners to ensure that voice, accountability and demand-side access issues are adequately reflected in government policy, planning and services.
- Maintain up to date knowledge about the Programme’s implementation progress to ensure the project activities are progressing as expected.
- Ensure the project systems are at all times designed to provide efficient and effective delivery of the For People For Wildlife work and respond to environmental and programmatic needs and changes.
- Coordinate with the ZSL communication team in head office to ensure the project team provide relevant information emerging from the work that demonstrates the effectiveness of approaches.
- Participate in team meetings and other team events as appropriate.
Person Specification:
- Extensive experience of working within a conservation development and / or internationally funded programmes, including a proven track record in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes.
- Experience leading or working in cross-functional teams or inter-departmental teams.
- A sound understanding of core conservation development concepts, including voice, accountability, rights-based approaches, gender, equity and social inclusion and citizen participation.
- Experience of working in complex political and conservation environments, and a sound knowledge of the Nepal and/ or Kenyan context.
- A commitment to ensuring that all Nepalese and Kenyan citizens, including women, the poorest and other marginalised groups, are able to have equal voice and participate in the project;
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytic skills;
- Excellent programme and team management skills;
- Fluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work to deadlines;
- Self-starter and able to set strategic direction for a technical assistance programme.
- Team player, with excellent interpersonal skills and comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work to deadlines;
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively in Nepal/ Kenya (subject to COVID 19 travel restrictions being lifted).
To Apply:
Applicants will need to upload their CV plus a covering letter (detailing relevant experience and skills, stating why they want the position and including details of availability). If you have any queries regarding these positions or when applying through the system.
Closing date for applications: Midnight Sunday 24 January 2021
The Zoological Society of London is a charity registered in England and Wales: no. 208728.
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LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group) is a charity which enables access to justice by encouraging and supporting legal pro bono in England and Wales. We work primarily with solicitors, law schools and law students, and other legal and non-legal volunteers and organisations.
Head of Digital Platforms and Projects
£34,000 – £36,000 (full time - p/t pro rata)
Full-time – 35 hours a week (4 days a week, pro rata salary, also available)
LawWorks is looking to recruit to this new project management role to support the delivery, development and potential integration of a number of new pro bono/access to justice platforms/websites.
Homeworking (post-Covid) is available (with some time spent in the office, at events, etc).
This is an exciting time for LawWorks, building on its expertise in encouraging and supporting pro bono and project delivery.
LawWorks is currently supporting 4 pro bono platforms and digital projects, each with significant potential to enable access to justice through pro bono. The projects are now at a stage that requires additional internal capacity, resource and skills to ensure effective and efficient oversight of the individual projects and (longer term) how they might integrate, as well as how they are managed and developed.
The ideal candidate will bring a demonstrated history of success as a project or programme manager, able to develop and grow the digital projects with strong user engagement in a dynamic environment. We are looking for someone with a proactive style able to balance the delivery of vision and strategic goals, with attention to detail and good communication, management and relationship skills.
The post holder need not have developer or programmer experience but the ability to produce functional and technical development specifications for external software engineers/developers, and others, will be key.
Role purpose:
- To lead on the effective planning, delivery, maintenance, optimisation and development of pro bono platforms, digital tools, new collaborative ventures and ways of working to enable pro bono and access to justice for those without means.
- With other LawWorks colleagues, to work with and support external stakeholders in identifying how digital platforms and innovation can enable and enhance service provision and access to justice.
LawWorks is a relatively small organisation with 21 staff, including staff based in Wales and in the English regions. We are a busy and (for our size) complex charity, with a friendly team, a positive ethos, and a commitment to ensuring that LawWorks is a strong and efficient organisation and a great place to work.
More information about the role and how to apply is available on the LawWorks website via the button below.
The deadline for applications is 12.00noon on Monday 1st February.
LawWorks is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications irrespective of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age.
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Project Manager – Brighton & Hove
Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, UK
Permanent
37.5 Hours per week
£35,170 per annum
Brighton and Hove Young People services provides homes for young people from across the city. Our services provide a pathway to support young people to progress towards independent accommodation. As Project Manager, you will lead a team of staff providing high quality, safe and welcoming supported housing, offering learning and development opportunities. You will use Psychologically Informed Environment practices, Trauma Informed Approach and restorative practice to achieve the best possible outcomes for service users.
You must have experience of managing high quality supported housing services for young people experiencing homelessness, managing a staff team responsible for providing support to vulnerable people, managing a service budget and managing performance to achieve great outcomes. You will need excellent communication skills, and the ability to engage, inspire, motivate and empower others. We want people who are passionate about providing inspiring services to support young people to shine.
The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, a health and wellbeing cash plan, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.
If you are an applicant interested in this post and would like an informal discussion having read the job pack, you can speak to the Recruiting Manager. Please email recruitment and your query will be forwarded. Contact details can be found by clicking the ‘apply’ button below.
YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.
YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Closing date for applications: Friday 5 February 2021 at 9am
Interview date: Wednesday 17 February 2021
To apply, please visit our website by clicking the ‘apply’ button below.
Please note that we do not accept CVs. When submitting your application please save your application form as ‘your full name APPLICATION’ and put the job title/location in the email subject line. Please submit your application as a Word document where or PDF (we cannot accept Pages) via email.
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Project Manager - PIE AUDITOR REGISTRATIONLondon£85648
- Do you have extensive experience of working in the regulatory sector (or Similar)?
- Do you have a good awareness of the audit profession?
- Do you have experience on leading on the development and implementation of new operational processes including case management software?
- Do you have experience of managing a large volume of casework?
If so, read on
Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to develop and manage a new auditor registration scheme (PIE) for the audit of public interest entities allowing for conditions to be set for ongoing registration. As the Project Manager (PIE Auditor registration) you will lead on the design, launch and ongoing operation of this new system to support the role of the Supervisors and oversight of the largest audit firms.
The role involves:
- Leading the implementation and ongoing management of the new PIE auditor registration regime.
- Monitoring and reviewing the ongoing registration of firms and individuals that are authorised to conduct PIE audits and make decisions/recommendations where necessary.
- Responding appropriately to intelligence received relating to firms and individuals authorised to conduct PIE audits.
- Working with Supervisors to ensure consistency of approach, sharing of knowledge and experience, and quality of key outputs in relation to registration of PIE audit firms.
- Preparing and presenting reports and management information to Supervisors, the Supervision Division and committees.
- Working closely with external stakeholders to deliver an effective and efficient decision-making process.
- Supporting the development and growth of the Audit Firm Supervision team and wider Supervision department.
The Person:
This role will suit a highly motivated Project Manager with experience working in the audit and/or regulatory sector. The ideal candidates will have:
- Extensive experience of work in the regulatory sector or similar.
- A good awareness and understanding of the audit profession: the main participants in the PIE audit market, firm's operating models, their processes, and financial and economic drivers.
- Relatively recent audit experience.
- Experience of leading on the development and implementation of new internal operational processes, including case management software.
- Experience of managing a large volume of casework.
This is a very exciting time to join this organisation as they involve into a new body. The culture is diverse, supportive and with a "family feel" and one where you will enjoy working with experts within their given fields. They also offer a generous benefits package, a healthy work/life balance and ongoing opportunities for progression.
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A unique Project Management opportunity and part of a new initiative with the responsibility of implementing a new database management system across the whole organisation and service delivery areas.
The Gatehouse community drop in centre has operated for nearly thirty four years and offers free support services for adults aged 25+ who are: homeless, vulnerably housed, on low income and/or looking for company & community. The Gatehouse offers a free cafe (six evenings a week), a food and drink delivery service, therapeutic workshops, bespoke one to one support, a Lived Experience Advisory Forum and counselling service.
If you are looking to make a real difference to a local charity and to the people who use it, this is the job role for you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Legacy Project is part of St John’s most ambitious undertaking to date, the support of Mass Vaccination to the NHS. As Project Manager, your role will be to support the delivery of the final and most innovative phase of the vaccination project. Here we look at ways to retain the new ‘vaccinator’ volunteers engaged with SJA, how to shape the offer we make them and our existing volunteers in the wake of what we learn and influence what kind of organisation we want to be in the post-pandemic world we help to create.
About the Role
The Legacy Project is part of St John’s most ambitious undertaking to date, the support of Mass Vaccination to the NHS. As Project Manager, your role will be to support the delivery of the final and most innovative phase of the vaccination project. Here we look at ways to retain the new ‘vaccinator’ volunteers engaged with SJA, how to shape the offer we make them and our existing volunteers in the wake of what we learn and influence what kind of organisation we want to be in the post-pandemic world we help to create.
As Project Manager, you will champion our HEART values are provide vibrant, compassionate leadership to the project team whilst setting the standards for project management and change management within the project and across the wider organisation.
About You
To be successful in this role you should have a track record of successfully delivering projects and programmes. You will have developed and maintained processes that support and deliver safe, effective planning and the delivery of large events. As a Project Manager at SJA, you will have previous experience of effectively managing budgets, implementing cost control measures and leading a high performing and results focused team.
About Us
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.
Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.
We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.
You will receive:
- Competitive salary & pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – you’ll have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping.
Interview Date: 04/02/2021
Application Review Date: 28/01/2021
We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.
St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity.
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About us
The Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby exists to promote mutual understanding between people of different faiths/beliefs and none and to build respect between people as fellow human beings across cultures. It is a shared space where people are invited to speak freely and fearlessly in the spirit of ‘Listen to others as you want them to listen to you’. The original idea emerged from the grassroots in a group drawn from the local Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh communities alongside the University of Derby.
About the role
The Multi-Faith Centre is looking for an experienced project manager to join our team. The role will develop our Race and Religion Hate Crime project. Commissioned by the Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, the purpose of this project is to co-ordinate the victim services from the voluntary and community sector to race and religious hate crime. This project co-ordinates community groups across Derbyshire to create safe spaces for dialogue, build resilience and develop joined up networks to support victims and report incidences of religious hate crime. MFC manages a network of 35 community groups to build bridges, improve communications and shape better police responses and interventions around this agenda. The network supports communities that might not otherwise know about services such as the Derbyshire Victim Service or feel confident to speak to the police directly. It also identifies and flags issues of community concern. MFC then co-ordinates efforts to tackle religious hate crime through this network and its close links with the Derbyshire Office for the Police and Crime Commissioner.
SC Clearance Required
Your new role
- To deliver and manage a Microsoft Tenant/Identity Management Projects/Workstreams inside the Future Technology Platform Portfolio
- To work with all suppliers, stakeholders and manage the projects to timeline, budget and quality
- Manage risks, issues and dependencies. Act as a system integrator to resolve issues between various elements of the programme and other programmes and portfolios
- Manage the project through the assurance and governance processes, completing project reporting documentation (Checkpoints, Exec Board Briefings, Project Board Briefings, and Monthly Reports).
What you'll need to succeed
- SC Clearance
- Very strong Microsoft Office 365 implementation experience (multiple projects)
- MS Tennant Experience
- Key examples of agile and waterfall methodology
- Good understanding of working with complex and multiple stakeholders
- Commercial or financial sector experience is desirable
- Location is mixed between London and Milton Keynes but is remote working for the forseeable
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We are looking for a Senior Project Manager (SPM) to join the Services team at Pro Bono Economics (PBE). This is an exciting opportunity for a senior manager to apply their skills and expertise to a range of interesting projects in the charity sector. The SPM will work directly with a wide variety of charities – from helping them understand and articulate their impacts to the delivery of full-blown economic evaluation reports outlining their benefits to society.
Post type: Full-time or part-time, fixed-term (24 months). Flexible arrangements will be considered
Reports to: Director of Services
Main duties and tasks:
- Timely delivery of charity projects with volunteers and external consultants, ensuring clear communications and reporting to all relevant stakeholders
- Delivery of the other PBE services including impact workshops
- Line management
- Measure and report on performance, including project evaluations
- Maintain structure and systems to ensure high quality, high value service
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Assist with business development activities
- Assist with marketing and comms activities including development of collateral
About us
Pro Bono Economics uses economics to empower the social sector and to increase wellbeing across the UK. We combine project work for individual charities and social enterprises with policy research that can drive systemic change.
We have worked with over 500 charities since our inception in 2009. Working with our network of both experienced consultant economists and economist volunteers from across the private, public and third sectors, we help charities and social enterprises appreciate their economic and social impact and so improve their overall effectiveness.
The core deliverables of the services team are impact measurement and evaluations, considered through an economic lens. We work with charities right through their impact measurement lifecycle by:
- Helping them to develop a clear logic model for how their activities link to the outcomes they want to see and identify what data they need to capture, as well as what publicly available data sources they can draw on.
- Providing analytical support to allow charities to make statements such as ‘for every £1 invested in our work, we deliver £x of benefits to wider society’ and/or demonstrate their value in wellbeing terms. Organisations have used the findings from our evaluations to support campaigning, fundraising and to improve service delivery.
More recently, we have embarked on an exciting new phase of our development, adding a dedicated in-house research and policy function to supplement our charity projects with ‘macro’ insights into the value and the potential of civil society in the 2020s. Armed with fresh content, we want to play an enhanced role in actively shaping the policy debate in the UK.
About you
We are looking for an exceptional candidate with strong experience working in a senior service delivery role. This role would suit a candidate with a passion for delivery excellence and who is excited by the prospect of working in a growing charity, helping the Director of Services shape services delivery. You should thrive on working in a team environment and have an interest in impact evaluation and putting your influencing skills to good use to achieve the goals of the projects.
Ideal characteristics include:
- Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to work collaboratively
- Great problem-solving skills
- An eye for detail and a strong dedication to quality
- Proven ability to work independently and manage priorities, deadlines and projects that may involve multiple contributors, including volunteers
- Strong people manager
- A commitment to PBE’s focus on using economics to drive wellbeing improvements in the UK
Desirable characteristics include:
- Experience working with CRM systems; and
- Knowledge of/experience in the voluntary sector
PBE is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
I am currently recruiting a Project Manager for my charity client to help them to deliver digital and technology projects that enable them to become digital first
This is an opportunity to lead a variety of digital and technology projects that are part of our strategic transformation programme. You will blend solid project management and delivery skills, with service design, digital innovation and change management. You will have a strong interest in digital, technology and user centric design and development.
You will know your SaaS from your IaaS, have your head in Cloud technologies and will be able to navigate your way around Teams, Jira, SharePoint and Aha.
We’re looking for someone with solid experience in delivering digital and technology projects, who puts the user at the heart of the product and can bring diverse stakeholders together to work towards a common goal which will deliver fundamental change in our movement.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead and facilitate the scoping, design and delivery of digital and technology projects, prioritised using a user centric risk-based approach
- Agree project objectives, benefits and plans for delivering these with your project stakeholders
- Define project tasks and manage resource requirements accordingly
- Lead on the creation, ownership and maintenance of project appropriate documentation, (in line with the Scouts P3M Framework), for example; o programme definition documents for programmes o project initiation documents for operational projects o user stories for Agile based projects
- Budgets, Risk Registers, RACI and RAID Logs
- Develop and manage project schedules and progress updates
- Secure adequate resource allocation for projects from line managers
- Support Senior Responsible Owners and Sponsors with governance of programmes and projects
- Manage project budgets, reviewing/costing the procurement of software and hardware from suppliers against budget available
- Provide direction and support to project teams including external suppliers
- Manage effective stakeholder engagement and communications
- Manage quality assurance
- Continuously monitor and produce the required documentation on progress, risks and issues
Person Specification Experience
- Experience of successfully managing and monitoring small to medium-scale digital and technology projects through all stages of their life cycle applying appropriate change, risk and quality management methodologies
- Experience of successfully managing the procurement/design/development or integration of a technology system Experience of working as part of an agile delivery or a product team in a matrixed organisation or working in an ITIL environment
- Experience of leading and motivating multi-disciplinary project teams
- Experience of working for a not-for-profit organisation (desirable)
- Experience of project and business governance platforms, for example, GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO27001 (desirable)
- IT operational experience such as Support/Infrastructure/IT Procurement/ IT Project Management (desirable) Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
- Ability to apply project / programme management disciplines in a flexible manner appropriate to complex change programmes and projects
My charity client are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager with exceptional project management and stakeholder management skills to join their IT team on a fixed-term basis.
In this role, you will play a pivotal role in managing business and technology transformation projects, including a project to rebuild their website. You will have a proven track record of managing projects that deliver improved business processes and systems, reducing their costs, enhancing their sustainability, and quantifying business benefits.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact role responsible for change affecting all areas of the organisation. You'll therefore be adept at engaging and influencing at all levels through a variety of channels and techniques. You will need to demonstrate your experience and skills in this area on your application.
Your skills and experience should include;
- Management of business transformation projects that have a technology component, including systems implementation
- Working with the project management methodology PRINCE 2 at practitioner level
- Familiarity with agile project management techniques
- Project management planning and resource management techniques eg planning workshops,
- GANTT charts, critical path analysis
- Reporting to senior business and technical leaders on project plans, progress, status, risks and
- issues.
- Production of project reports for a range of stakeholders at different levels.
- Production of project management documentation in a written and visual from for business and
- technical users
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Visio/Project
- Familiarity with current trends in Information Technology
- Familiarity with Digital transformation projects, preferably website-related (desirable but not
- essential)
- Familiarity with Drupal or other content management systems, and experience in CMS and
- existing content migrations (desirable but not essential)
- Familiarity with UX research methodology and design (desirable but not essential)
About Hart Square
We have been a leading provider of consulting services to the not-for-profit sector for over 10 years, working with professional membership organisations, charities, trade associations, the education and healthcare sectors. We deliver digital transformation projects to our clients, from strategic planning, requirements gathering, and business process reviews to technology partner selections, technology implementations and general consultancy and support. We are currently recruiting talented Consultants, Project Managers and Business Analysts to join our growing team!
Why work at Hart Square
At Hart Square, you’ll work in a supportive and dedicated team. We have fun and challenge ourselves. We never stand still and constantly push the limits of our knowledge, solving complex and fascinating problems. We want to do meaningful work for the not-for-profit sector and make a difference to our clients every day.
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Understand CRM solutions and digital engagement tools, their benefit and business application
- Have project management and business analysis experience
- Have a passion for and experience in the not-for-profit sector
- Are not a techie, but are tech-savvy
- Have a reputation for delivering high quality projects
- Are a strategic thinker, but also love getting stuck into the detail
- Take pride in the quality of the work you produce
- Take responsibility and accountability for your own work
- Have exceptional organisation and time management skills
- Have an ability to juggle conflicting priorities and multiple projects at the same time
- Love a challenge and variety every day
In return, we can offer you:
- The opportunity to work with some of the top CRM and digital technology providers in the sector
- The opportunity to work for the most prestigious not-for-profit organisations in the country
- A closely knit, supportive team of like minded professionals passionate about the non profit sector
- A working environment with an appreciation for your mental health and wellbeing
- Monthly team development day
- Monthly headspace day for personal learning and development
- A generous remuneration package
- A company pension scheme
- Professional growth through certification as well as personal development
- Mentoring from leading sector experts
- Learning opportunities across a variety of platforms and specialisms
- Time off between Christmas and New Year
- The opportunity to celebrate our success with cake and regular team socials
- Annual team award ceremony
A note about current ways of working
During the Covid-19 pandemic we are working fully remotely from home. In the new year When circumstances allow, we expect to transition to a hybrid way of working from home as well as from our client offices once these start to reopen safely. We will also have access to office facilities in central London.
Promoting equality and valuing diversity
Hart Square is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Staff, and any job applicants, will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation
Interviews will be held 25th Jan, 4th and 5th February
Please find out more about us and the role on our website.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £40,000.00 to £50,000.00 /year
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