Job Description

Posted 2 weeks ago

Project Manager (Web Refresh) Fixed Term for an initial 12 months

I days in office (Lutterworth, Leicestershire) per week.

Our client a membership organisation with charity statu, is looking for an experienced Project Manager to manage multiple projects aligned to their strategy, in terms of project scope, co-ordination, bufget, communications and timeframes. You will work with external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Principal Accountabilties

To work with project sponsors and leads to initiate projects aligned to strategy. Defining the scope, objective, stakeholders and resource required and identify proportionate project management controls and documents for delivery.

To track the progress of projects in terms of risk, including but not limited to, financial risk, impact on staff resources or Organisation's reputation. To escalate any identified risks to the sponsor where appropriate. To ensure relevant projects are recorded on the Risk Register and that the register is updated on a regular basis.

To hold the project group accountable in relation to project delivery, managing the project budget, ensuring projects are running to timeframes and budget, identifying any areas of project slippage, the impact of this and responding appropriately.

Manage change control during the lifecycle of the project to ensure that objectives are still being met and the impact to scope, cost, risk and timeline are understood and agreed. To ensure the project team are compliant with the Organisation's governance including, but not limited to, contracting, terms and conditions, Standing Orders and Articles of Association, as well as external legislation including, but not limited to, GDPR and Charity Commission law.

To report on the progress of all live projects to the project groups, staff, SMT, Programme Board or the Board as required through written reports, presentations or project briefings. To ensure Operational readiness is in place to communicate the project and prepare the Organisation for project launch and be able to assess the impact on business as usual.

Knowledge and Experience

Experience of managing multiple projects to successful completion, preferably within a professional body setting, with or working towards a relevant project management qualification or training (APM, Agile, PRINCE2).

Previous experience with website migration, platform transitions, and content management systems is highly desirable.

Ability to identify, manage and mitigate project risks and issues.

Excellent planning, organisational, and facilitation skills, with the ability to work proactively and on own initiative, to meet the demands of the role.

Ability to understand the needs of stakeholders and fully support the delivery of projects. The ability to influence and challenge Stakeholders at all levels of an organisation.

Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines