Research in Practice is renowned in children’s services and the adult social care sector for providing high-quality learning events and resources.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidates to join this small close-knit team in a growing organisation. Research in Practice offers a friendly supportive environment for colleagues to develop and excel in their role.

We are recruiting x3 Project Support Officers to support our growing portfolio of externally commissioned projects and our ongoing web development activity. Working in this team will offer opportunity to get involved in a range of different projects supporting the social work sector across England in this varied and interesting role.

Project Support Officer x3
Dartington Hall (Dartington/Sheffield/Remote)
£21,695 per annum
37.5 hours per week
12 month fixed term contract
Benefits: We offer an extensive list of employee benefits, including but not limited to; company pension, generous annual leave allowance and discount at our shops and restaurants.

This is an ideal role for a highly-organised individual who is keen to develop existing knowledge and experience of project management processes in a busy and fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and experience in a project admin role or similar, and be confident to work proactively with both internal and external colleagues. Strong administration skills with the ability to work flexibly, ensuring deadlines are met are essential, as well as excellent time management, ability to work as part of a team, computer literacy and numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.

Key responsibilities of the role will be:

• Supporting project management activity across the business, acting as a point of contact for queries relating to projects and processes and offering specialist advice to support work delivery to internal and external colleagues
• Maintain accurate project documentation including updating budget information to support project leads with financial processes
• Support the commissioning process by raising accurate purchase orders and completing contractual agreements with suppliers
• Support the organisation of internal and external meetings - online and face-to-face as required - interviews and events with timetabling, diary management and co-ordination of activities in the run up; including but not limited to, preparation and distribution of agendas and meeting documentation, and attendance at meetings to support facilitation including minute taking as required
• Representing the organisation positively and professionally at all times in your exchanges with external partners, Associates, commissioners and colleagues

We work with clients across England and Wales from our main office in Dartington, Devon and a satellite office in Sheffield. Candidates can apply to work in either location and remote working from the UK may also be considered.

Closing date: Tuesday 30 November 2021
Interview date: Wednesday 08 December 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please click the Apply button. You will be redirected to our website, where you can complete your application for this position.

Dartington Trust is a centre for Learning, Arts, Ecology and Social Justice based on a 1,200 acre site and comprises of; Schumacher College, Dartington Arts and Research in Practice. Join our creative community and enjoy an inspiring and supportive working environment, nestled within an area of outstanding beauty, in the South Devon countryside.  You will have access to free parking on the Estate, a cycle to work scheme, and free tea and coffee.

At Dartington Trust, we want you and your career to flourish, so you will receive a generous holiday allowance of 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time), a pension scheme and company sick pay. You have the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave and will have access to well-being services.  You will have fantastic opportunities for personal growth with access to professional and career development and discounts on Schumacher College short courses.

We are family-friendly and provide enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption packages and flexible working options.  You will be supported and encouraged to live a full life outside of work and your whole family can come and enjoy our award-winning destination with woodland walks, riverside trails, cafés, and restaurants and family-friendly activities.  Enjoy discounts at our Shops at Dartington, Barn Cinema, The White Hart and Green Table.  Perks also include special rates for private events, weddings, bed and breakfast, room hire and conference packages.

We believe that big ideas can make the world a better place. So our beautiful estate is home to a community of people who nurture new thinking, encourage learning and debate, and work every day to inspire one another. There are many sides to Dartington and that's what makes our future so exciting. Come and be part of it.

No agencies please.

Project Officer – Sponsor Refugees

Salary: £24,696 per annum

Hours:  5 days a week, 37.5 hpw

Pension: 5% Employee, 10% employer contribution

Contract: Permanent

Based: Home-Working (office space available in London & Cardiff)

Holiday: 25 days pa + 8 BHs + Christmas break

Reporting to: Senior Project Manager – Sponsor Refugees

Deadline: 30 November 2021

Interview Date: 10 December 2021

About Sponsor Refugees

Sponsor Refugees is a project established by Citizens UK in 2017 to build the Community Sponsorshipmovement in the UK. Community Sponsorship gives communities the power to bring a refugee family directly and safely to the UK, and walk beside them as they rebuild their lives.

Sponsor Refugees is a small, dynamic team that works with communities across the country to build new Community Sponsorship Groups (CSGs), support them through the application process and to provide the very best of welcomes to a refugee family.

Citizens UK is the national centre of community organising in the UK and home of the Living Wage Foundation. Citizens UK organises communities to act together for power, social justice and the common good. With diverse civil society alliances in London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Manchester, Birmingham, Wales, Leeds and Tyne & Wear. We develop the leadership capacity of our members so they can hold politicians and other decision-makers to account on the issues that matter to them.

About the role

You will help to grow the Community Sponsorship scheme in the UK through recruitment activities and supporting groups to welcome refugee families.

1. Provide administrative and communications support to Sponsor Refugees.

• Administrative tasks include monitoring the team email inbox, updating databases, managing group finance spreadsheets, ensuring all volunteers are registered and DBS checked.

• Monitor and post on Sponsor Refugees social media channels, update the website, send e-newsletters.

2. Recruit new Community Sponsorship Groups

• Work with the Senior Project Manager and partners to deliver recruitment activities to encourage communities to participate in the Community Sponsorship scheme. Activities include webinars, events and external communications.

3. Support Community Sponsorship Groups (CSGs) to welcome refugees

• Support CSGs through the complex application process to become sponsors. (See more about the application process here).

• Provide motivation and encouragement to help them progress.

• With support from Senior Project Manager, help CSGs to troubleshoot challenges as they arise.  

• Plan & facilitate training for Community Sponsorship groups, including our fortnightly “Lunch & Learn” series  (see information here). Includes finding and preparing expert speakers.

• Upkeep the online training portal and resources.

About you

You will be a highly relational, efficient and organised individual who is passionate about growing the Community Sponsorship movement to welcome refugees to the UK. You will be positive and have a can-do attitude.

You will be able to build strong relationships with volunteers. You will be able to motivate them and provide excellent training and guidance as they prepare to welcome refugees to their neighbourhoods.

You will be excellent and organised administrator, with excellent attention to detail, and a knack for IT systems. You will be confident at working independently and remotely. You will be able to juggle a variety of different priorities.

Ideally, you will have direct experience of refugee resettlement (lived, professional and/or voluntary) and working with community groups.

It’s an exciting time at With You as we work towards our strategic goal of radically improving the support available around drugs, alcohol and mental health. We’re making transformational changes to help us work together better.

This is a new role joining the small but high performing Communications and Change team.

As a Project Manager, you will oversee and manage some of our organisation-wide change projects, at the same time as leading key projects yourself. You provide the structure, direction and plans to help deliver projects on time, on budget, to deliver our objectives. You’ll build excellent relationships across teams to support others to lead projects well, using best-practice project and change management tools. You will deliver and continually improve regular processes and activities in the Projects and Change team.

What we’re looking for

You’ll need good experience of leading significant change projects in complex organisations. You’ll understand how to be effective, managing projects, budgets and risk, across multiple objectives. 

You’ll be flexible, adapting how you work to respond to different needs. 

You’ll be excellent at engaging people from different parts of an organisation and bringing people with you through change.

Further information

This is a 7 month fixed term contract working full time for 37.5 hours per week.

We are currently still mostly working remotely, but we occasionally meet in person in our London office.  The location for this role is flexible and London Weighting may apply.

Interviews are planned to be held the week commencing 13th December 2021.

For further details about working with us click here. 

About With You 

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need.

We work and support people and their goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. 

We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face, in their local service, community or online. 

We provide a free and confidential service without judgement.

We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. 

We Are With You.

Role Description

Established in 2015, the Certification and Ratings Collaboration is an effort among five seafood certification and ratings programs to increase efficiency, address challenges, and help more fisheries and farms take steps toward environmental sustainability and social responsibility. The Collaboration saw a need to bring together certifications and ratings; wild-caught and farmed seafood; and environmental, social, food safety, and animal welfare issues into one conversation to provide complementary and coordinated tools, incentives, and strategies for measuring and improving fishery and aquaculture performance. The participating organizations are the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, Fair Trade USA, Marine Stewardship Council, Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership.

The Collaboration seeks to engage a project manager supporting the Collaboration’s steering committee, its chair, and the Collaboration project committees. The role is many-faceted and every day will be different. The project manager will provide vital support to help the Collaboration achieve its goals to help fisheries and fish farms accelerate their progress toward sustainability.

Responsibilities

Support the steering committee and overall Collaboration by:

• Maintaining the full picture of the Collaboration’s work by tracking progress and reporting against the workplan and related attainment against goals and objectives
• Drafting communications and reports required by supporting foundations and the fiscal sponsor
• Supporting the steering committee in preparing papers for meetings
• Coordinating event logistics and meeting preparations
• Managing information and communication systems
• Managing and reporting on the budget in partnership with the fiscal sponsor
• Hiring facilitators and other consultants as required
• Drafting funding applications for future grants

Support the chairperson by:

• Drafting initial agendas for and planning of steering committee calls
• Preparing summaries of steering committee calls and meetings
• Maintaining the meeting schedule, future agenda planning, and progress against action items
• Troubleshooting project roadblocks in discussion with the chairperson
• Exploring potential funding avenues in discussion with the chairperson

Support the project committees by:

• Supporting hiring and management of consultants, including drafting terms of reference and vetting consultant candidates
• Scheduling calls and meetings, managing logistics, facilitating project calls, and producing meeting summaries
• Coordinating meeting logistics and helping to prepare papers for project meetings
• Assisting in the development of project workplans, keeping track of progress against actions, and troubleshooting course-corrections with the project committee when needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• At least seven years of experience in project management
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders, including coordinating resources and helping projects stay on track with timelines
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, including experience working with senior executives and managing challenging situations with discretion and diplomacy
• Experience planning meetings and events, including researching venues, reviewing contracts, and arranging logistical details
• Excellent professional writing and editing skills
• Excellent time management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks against deadlines
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and willingness to work a flexible schedule as needed with occasional travel (four to six trips/year)
• Familiarity with sustainable seafood issues and/or nonprofit collaborations preferred

Compensation and Location

The position will require 30-40 hours of work per week with an anticipated term of 12 months starting in January 2022. Depending on workplan development and funding support, this initial term may be extended. Compensation is $70,000-80,000 USD per 12 months depending on experience. The project manager will work remotely (a UK or US East Coast location will make it easier to coordinate with the Collaboration members). The role requires occasional travel (when safe to resume traveling).

Job Title: Interim Project Manager

Hours: Part-time / Minimum 3 days a week / contract until end March 2022/start asap

Salary: Up to £300 per day  

Location: Home-based

We are working in partnership with a children’s charity who are looking for a Project Manager to focus on gaining referrals from professionals in health, education, and social care to significantly build a referral network to expand their current service offer into new regions, areas and towns, particularly in the north of the country

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Ability to build networks
• Good communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Significant senior stakeholder engagement, both internally and externally
• Ability to work under pressure, flexible in attitude and organised
• Ability to travel across the north of the country at times for engagement events

For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Charisma Charity Recruitment.

Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Closing date: Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment. 

Start date: ASAP

We are seeking an experienced and skilled Project Manager to join IOP’s Programme Office on a fixed term basis for 1 year.

The role

This is an exciting role for a versatile, enthusiastic project manager who will thrive in a dynamic and ambitious organisation.  The Project Manager will work with teams across the organisation at all levels to support, plan and drive key projects in our new strategy as part of our dynamic, highly-skilled central project maagement team.

The person

We are looking for a highly adaptable, determined and enthusiastic project manager with an appetite for developing and enabling the delivery of projects that are drawn from a broad range of different project areas. You will use your excellent interpersonal, communication and organisation skills to become a valued member of cross- functional teams. The successful applicant will be a strong team-player who relishes working collaboratively with people from different subject matter areas in focussed project teams. 

Future of work

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer, and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative, and exciting trust-based model of flexible working. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact.

The Future of Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility, and agility. You will be allocated a ‘base’ office which can also be a chosen place of work.

Application 

Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a cover letter stating how you meet the role specification.

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

IOP has an ambitious strategy and our Programme Office is central to delivering our strategy and plans. We are looking for an outstanding project manager to join the team and help make our ambitions a reality.

Working flexibly, with access to our new flagship King’s Cross offices, at the heart of the exciting ‘Knowledge Quarter’ our Programme Office plays a key role in delivery of our strategy, providing project management expertise to teams across the organisation.

In addition to a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

Project Assistant – LEAP
Reference: 2139
Salary: £22,286 per annum, including guaranteed pay increment every year for up to years
Location: Lambeth (NCB promotes a hybrid, flexible way of working and many staff work remotely for part of the week. Staff can choose to work in the office or remotely as much as their role allows).
Contract: Fixed Term for 2 years, Full Time
Benefits: 30 days holiday – excluding bank holidays, plus an additional 3 days Christmas company shut down

For over 50 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all. The Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) programme is a part of the NCB mission. LEAP is engaging and supporting families and communities across Lambeth wards including Stockwell, Coldharbour, Vassall and Tulse Hill, to positively impact and better the life chances of young children and babies aged 0-3 years.

Are you a good communicator with a flair for planning and organisation?

Do you enjoy a balance between team and independent working?

Do you take pride in doing work which enables and supports others?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Project Assistant to join the LEAP community engagement team. The Project Assistant will play a vital role in supporting a busy team to effectively deliver.

The ideal candidate will be a skilled communicator with good planning and organisation skills, good attention to detail and a high ability to focus. 

NCB is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, political opinion, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and carer status.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please quote the job title and reference number in your application. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Monday 29th November 2021 at 10am
Assessment and Interviews are to be conducted week commencing Monday 6th December 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website

No agencies please.

Project Manager

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Salary: £32,622 - £35,624 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) + London allowance of £3,600 (if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 03 December 2021
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom or Teams)

Reference Number: VAC2669

Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 12pm on the closing date.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Project Manager to join our growing team at The Alzheimer's Society.

As a Project Manager you will be responsible for leading cross directorate teams to deliver the major elements of change that will deliver our strategy. Working directly to some of the most senior people within the organisation, you will ensure projects are run in a controlled way with the focus always on the delivery of the desired outcomes.

As part of a busy and supportive Project Management Office you will not only have the opportunity to work across the whole business but work in an environment that will enable you to thrive as a project manager.

You will be leading on projects initially aiding the implementation of our application roadmap. This includes the delivery of our Extract Transform Load tool as well as our Data Warehouse. However the remit of the PMO is vast and therefore opportunities will arise to lead on non technical projects such as, developing new services or products to people affected by dementia or launching new campaigns to raise awareness and take action for our cause. Always at the frontline of change, project managers are fundamental to the delivery of our ambitious, bold strategy to transform the experience of people affected by dementia.

About you

You will have proven experience of delivering complex projects in big organisations. You will have led project teams through the whole of the project lifecycle, pro-actively managed risks and addressed issues, tracked and managed budgets in the hundreds of thousands of pounds and worked closely with senior management.

You will be an expert in project management methodology, controls and approaches and flexible in their application and confident in producing plans, managing risk and change and ensuring benefits are delivered.

You will need to be flexible in your approach, ensuring your communication and engagement style is appropriate for your audience and understanding of the impact of change on internal and external stakeholders and the business, both positive and negative.

You are confident in your skills as a project manager and looking for an opportunity to take those skills further in an environment that will present opportunities to excel and make a real and positive impact on the world as you do.

We are looking for candidates with enthusiasm and a ‘can-do’ approach that will inspire the project teams you work with to push through challenges and achieve the change.

Interested? Then we can provide you with an opportunity of exceptional variety and scope – and the kind of recognition and rewards you deserve.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You may have experience of the following: Project Manager, Project Management, Technical Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Secure Communications, PRINCE, etc.

Ref: 104 860

Do you have experience managing projects on a national scale?

Prospectus is delighted to be working with a fantastic organisation to find a Project Manager.

This 3-month temp role is responsible for directing and leading the project team to deliver the work at hand, ensuring meaningful stakeholder engagement and providing rigorous tracking of progress against milestones and budget and the management of risks, issues and dependencies. The project will need to align, complement, and contribute to existing streams of work.

You will need to have substantial experience of managing complex projects within constraints of time and budget.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

- Translating existing project management documents into comprehensive, realistic and quality delivery plans including setting out clear milestones and deliverables, driving delivery of that plan and ensuring that plans are maintained.

- Designing, creating and facilitating workshops with local offices and conducting in depth stakeholder interviews

- Provide effective leadership to the programme team and other delivery teams (including staff from other teams for whom the post-holder will not have line-management responsibility) and take appropriate action where team performance deviates from agreed levels.

- Facilitate open communication and discussion between stakeholders, using feedback to assess and promote understanding of need for future changes in services, products and systems

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, then please apply by sending a Word copy of your CV. As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Project Administrator x2 (V359)
Fixed term until 30th June 2022  
Job ref: V359
Start date: ASAP
Hours/Days per week: 24 hours per week
Salary: £13,029
Location: Homebased
Closing date: 30 November 2021 –5pm
Interview date and Location:  Friday 10th December 2021, Video call (Teams or Zoom)

Volunteering Matters

Everyone in the UK should have the opportunity to thrive.  So we bring people together to overcome some of society’s most complex issues through the power of volunteering.

We partner with communities to overcome adversity, tackling social isolation and loneliness, improving health, developing skills and opportunity and making sure young people can lead change. And because we’re a national charity, we do this at scale, sharing our expertise and building partnerships to make an even bigger impact. 

We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all. 

RCT360 and Newport360

This is two new local partnerships of specialist providers coming together to increase opportunities for economically inactive and unemployed people in Rhondda Cynon Taf and Newport.  In RCT, our local partners include Mental Health Matters Wales (MHMW), Artis Community Cymuned (ACC) and Sgiliau, as well as some of our own national programmes.  In Newport, we are solely working with MHMW.  Each partner will offer different activities to complement mainstream back-to-work provisions. Our collective goal is to help people, from school leavers to older adults, level-up their prospects of engaging with education, employment, or training. 

Purpose of the role

We are looking for two experienced Project Administrators to join the Wales team.  The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrates an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.

As Project Administrator, you will maintain accurate records of all participant outputs and outcomes, record and store evidence and provide regular information to the team in a fast-paced project.  You will provide a comprehensive administrative service for all aspects of RCT360 and/or Newport360, helping the team to meet the project’s aims, objectives, outcomes and targets.  

Key Duties:

1. Provide general administrative support, which includes attending to phone/email queries, taking messages and signposting accordingly, taking minutes and notes at meetings, and writing and replying to correspondence.  
2. Maintain accurate records, including inputting and regularly auditing data on a database and spreadsheet, and producing statistical reports to the team on a monthly basis.
3. Record and safely store required evidence for individual participants, highlighting any gaps in information held and raising with the relevant team member.
4. Process expressions of interest/applications and collect references in accordance with organisational processes and data protection regulations.
5. Support the Delivery Team to collect monitoring and evaluation data for the project and help with data collections for other programmes.
6. Support the Delivery Team’s compliance record-keeping, maintaining Data Protection, Health and Safety and Safeguarding records.
7. Assist with finance related tasks including administering volunteer or participant expenses and maintaining accurate financial records.
8. Assist with the effective distribution of information to participants, volunteers, colleagues and external agencies, including large scale mailings.
9. Adhere to Volunteering Matters’ Equality and Diversity Policy and all other Volunteering Matters policies which relate to the work of RCT360 and/or Newport360.
10. Contribute to joint working and teamwork across Volunteering Matters.

Other:

Location: This role is homebased and can be carried out from any location.  The postholder will require good internet access to enable remote working, and a suitable home office space.  IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.

Volunteering Matters Values & Ways of Working: 

In all that we do, Volunteering Matters embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: 

We are Empowering
We are Inclusive
We are Compassionate
We are Positive
We are Straightforward

Benefits package: Pension, Unlimited annual leave, fully flexible working, cycle to work & season ticket loan.

To apply please visit our website. 

The application form is an opportunity for you to outline your experience and credentials directly to the details of the post.

Volunteering Matters is committed to the provision of equal opportunities in employment and accordingly wishes to ensure that no job applicant is treated less favourably on unjustifiable grounds. To assist in the monitoring of our performance in relation to equal opportunities you are requested to complete the enclosed monitoring form. The questionnaire is for statistical purposes only. Upon receipt it will be separated from your application and will not form part of the selection process.

Please note: Due to the volume of applications we receive if we have not contacted you by the interview date it means that on this occasion, we are unable to take your application further.

GDPR Statement

If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months.  We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.

VIY Senior Project Manager 

Job specification

About Volunteer It Yourself (VIY)

VIY combines volunteering and DIY by challenging young people aged 14-24 to learn trade and building skills, on the job, by helping to refurbish and transform youth and community facilities in need of essential improvements (e.g. youth clubs, community centres, sports clubs, and arts, music and cultural venues).

The majority of young people who take part and benefit are disengaged or excluded from mainstream education and training, at risk of disengagement, and/or unemployed.

VIY participants are mentored by professional tradespeople and gain vocational skills accreditations as well as access to further training, work placement and apprenticeship opportunities with local providers and employers beyond the project.

VIY launched in 2011 and, to date, over 600 youth and community buildings across England and Wales have been repaired/refurbished, involving 12,000  young people and 1,100 trade skills mentors, with 4,500 young people gaining a City & Guilds accreditation.

VIY is scaling rapidly, reaching and benefitting even more young people and communities with the support of our partners, including Travis Perkins, GLA, Sport England, Postcode Lottery, Youth Futures Foundation, multiple local authorities, and other grant funders and commissioners. As such, we are now looking for driven and ambitious Senior Project Managers to join the team at this exciting stage.

Job purpose

VIY has been funded through the Community Renewal Fund to deliver multiple local community projects in partnership with three local authorities.  The Fund is designed to help pilot programmes and new approaches in local communities to invest in people and boost skills.  Between now and July 2022, VIY will be helping over 1000 young people at risk of marginalisation, by supporting them to learn and apply vocational construction skills whilst breathing life back into buildings at the heart of communities in Nottingham/ Nottinghamshire and Norfolk.

To deliver this exciting programme, VIY is looking to recruit Project Managers to manage multiple projects between January 2022 and July 2022. 

We are looking for people with a minimum of three years’ experience in project management, who are excited about shaping an extraordinary offer for young people to help regenerate their communities and shape their futures. The right candidate will be an organised and passionate person with a proactive, hands-on attitude and the ability to cultivate relationships, motivate and influence people, spot opportunities and solve problems.

VIY is fast moving and challenging and this role will require energy, determination and flexibility.

The role

Accountable to: VIY Programme Director

Location: VIY is looking for Senior Project Managers who are based in Nottinghamshire and Norfolk, or who are willing to regularly travel to/across the county.

Duties

The Senior Project Manager (SPM) will be responsible for on the ground project delivery of a number of sites.  In addition, the SPM will manage a team of Project Managers, providing operational support and  acting as the point of contact for the escalation of any issues.

Project Management

• Lead on the set-up and delivery of individual VIY projects on-the-ground, including the engagement of clubs, the management of trade skills mentors, project logistics and the overall building and youth outcomes of the project

• Liaise with relevant VIY partners, such as Local Authorities and National Governing Bodies to help identify potential projects

• Work with the Youth Engagement team to ensure appropriate identification, support and progressions of young people onto the projects and beyond

• Scope project works with support from VIY’s Lead Mentor team, Project Management team and Construction Manager and develop appropriate budgets

• Engage with key partners such as Travis Perkins, Dulux and Toolstation to source materials and tools for the project

• Work with VIY’s Lead Mentor team, Project Management team and health and safety support to ensure a high standard of safety is maintained across these projects

• Track and report on delivery-focused outcomes/milestones (e.g. no. of projects, no. of young people and trade skills mentors taking part, no. of accreditations and progressions achieved)

• Day-to-day communication with Lead Mentors 

• Support implementation of monitoring and evaluation plans, including the use of our Salesforce CRM

• Liaise with Communications Manager to identify positive comms opportunities relating to young people/ volunteers/ mentors

• Regularly travel to project sites as part of the process of scoping and managing the project throughout its duration

Leadership/ line-management

• Manage and provide operational support to Project Managers

• Maintain close communication with Project Managers to ensure clear understanding of the progress and status of every project

• Work closely with the Programme Director, to ensure the portfolio of projects are collectively on track to deliver the Programmes KPIs

• Manage the escalation of any issues e.g health and safety, budget, resources, materials etc

• Oversee and manage the project budgets

• Support with the identification of potential projects

Full job description is attached to this advert.

We’re looking for an experienced project officer with a passion for working with communities, to inspire people to take action for nature in Greater Manchester. 

Manchester Community Project Officer
Reference: NOV20215367
Location: Remote/Greater Manchester
Salary: £22,986.00 - £25,500.00 Pro Rata
Hours: Part Time, 15 hours per week, worked over 2 days
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance and Annual Leave

This role will develop local partnerships and identify where the RSPB can best support and enhance nature, with support from conservation staff.

The RSPB has a mission to put people at the heart of our work, and to build a movement for nature, engaging with a large and diverse audience. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead the front-line delivery of RSPB’s innovative Saving Nature Through People strategy at a local level, inspiring people to connect with nature and empowering them to take action for it. Our ability to achieve this in large urban areas is key.

You will have experience of delivering community projects or events, and experience of leading volunteers, with the ability to motivate volunteers to independently deliver organisational objectives. This role builds on work undertaken in partnership with Manchester City Council and existing links to community groups.

The ability to make decisions that enable the continued delivery of key objectives and to keep the project on track is crucial, as is the ability to communicate these decisions, where applicable, with stakeholders and partners.

We are committed to making our organisation diverse and inclusive, and as such are keen to encourage applications from people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, as well as those with disabilities.

Specific tasks:

• To lead our work in Greater Manchester, delivering actions to save nature through people.
• To identify key community stakeholders and form partnerships to further our aims, facilitation action for nature through others.
• To develop and manage community volunteers to support our work and deliver change.
• To work with our fundraising team to identify and develop opportunities for additional funding.
• To embed evaluations measures to show impact across Greater Manchester.
• To share learning gained with similar urban and community projects undertaken by the RSPB.

Essential skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Experience of developing and managing projects.
• The ability to deliver reporting and evaluation to show impact against agreed objectives.
• Experience of working with community groups to deliver shared objectives.
• Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers.
• Great verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to develop partnerships and network – internally and externally.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage and deliver a diverse workload ensuring effective prioritisation and balancing of the needs of a range of stakeholders.

When completing your application for this role, please explain how your skills, knowledge and experiences match those listed in this advert. This role is home based, ideally close to or within Greater Manchester.  There is an expectation that the successful candidate will need to regularly visit key locations within Greater Manchester to meet partners, volunteers etc.

Closing date: 23:59, 28 November 2021
The interviews for this role will be held remotely on 8th December.

Interested?

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website where you can find out more information and complete your application. 

As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form to evidence of how your meet the skills, knowledge, and experience requested.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.

Project Coordinator RCT x2
Fixed term until 30th June 2022  
Job ref: V362
Start date: ASAP
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week - (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £24,000
Location: Homebased – travel throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf
Closing date: Wednesday 8th December 2021, 5pm
Interview date and Location:  Wednesday 15th December 2021, Video call (Teams or Zoom)

Volunteering Matters

Everyone in the UK should have the opportunity to thrive. So we bring people together to overcome some of society’s most complex issues through the power of volunteering.

We partner with communities to overcome adversity, tackling social isolation and loneliness, improving health, developing skills and opportunity and making sure young people can lead change. And because we’re a national charity, we do this at scale, sharing our expertise and building partnerships to make an even bigger impact. 

We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all. 

RCT360

This is a new local partnership of specialist providers coming together to increase opportunities for economically inactive and unemployed people in Rhondda Cynon Taf.  Our local partners include Mental Health Matters Wales (MHMW), Artis Community Cymuned (ACC) and Sgiliau, as well as some of our own national programmes.  Each partner will offer different activities to complement mainstream back-to-work provisions in RCT. Our collective goal is to help people, from school leavers to older adults, level-up their prospects of engaging with education, employment, or training. 

Purpose of the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Project Coordinator to join the Wales team.  The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrates an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.

As Project Coordinator, you will help build our local portfolio of referral organisations, receiving and processing eligible referrals and arranging a support package of activities for people who are economically inactive or unemployed in the RCT.  As part of a fast-paced project, you will be supported by a small team, including a local Project Manager and administrator, all working together to meet the project’s aims, objectives, outcomes and targets.  

As Covid restrictions ease in Wales, travel throughout RCT will be required.

For more information, please visit the Job Description.

Other:

Location: This role is homebased however the successful candidate must be able to travel regularly throughout the local authority area and to neighbouring authorities on occasion.  The postholders will require good internet access to enable remote working, and a suitable home office space.  IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.

Our Values & Way of Working:

In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role.

Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills and attributes” section of this job description.

To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application which you can get by visiting our website.

We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise (Scotland), Show the Salary, Salary History.

To Apply:

Please visit our website.

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. We all share it. Join us as Strategic Projects Manager (Pro-Bono), and get more people involved in change that makes a massive difference to children’s lives.

The Strategic Projects Manager leads and refines the NSPCC’s pro-bono strategy to identify solutions to big organisational challenges through pro-bono projects, delivered through new and existing corporate partners.

The successful candidate must have the ability to develop excellent relationships at a senior level both internally and externally and have strong project management and problem-solving skills to help the organisation make the best use of pro-bono opportunities to enable us to be there for more children who need us.

Join us and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.