Project Manager

Temp Project Manager (5 months)

£23.50 - £30ph (dependent on experience)

The opportunity for a Project Manager has arisen in an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.

The role is based within the Operations Team, which supports the governance and operational processes around the organisation. The role will work closely with all teams in the wider Corporate Services department, especially the IT team. This role will use and be a champion of the organisations project management framework to manage the delivery of assigned projects through the complete project management cycle.

Project and change management

Develop and maintain project management plans with the appropriate level of detail to ensure the tasks and milestones within the project can be accurately tracked.
Identifying risks, issues and timeline clashes that may impact on the successful delivery of assigned projects; resolving these in a timely fashion to ensure that delivery remains on track, where appropriate, and escalating any risks, issues and change requests to the project sponsor and/or senior management.
Develop stakeholder management and communications plans; engage with internal communications to obtain advice and guidance on project related communication within the organisation.
Manage all project governance and documentation, ensure meetings, actions and decisions are managed and documented appropriately.
Deliver all project update reports on time, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Take responsibility for reviewing and quality assuring all business requirements documents, process maps, configuration work, testing and training of users to ensure that a rigorous and appropriate process has taken place, escalating any proposed workflow changes
Relationship management, influencing and interpersonal skills

Lead, motivate and manage the relevant project team, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clear, identifying and then drawing on the skills, strengths and knowledge of the team members to ensure they achieve any delegated deliverables.
Develop excellent working relationships with members of assigned project teams who are made up of staff from across the organisation working in a matrix style.
Ensure project team members are clear as to what is expected of them and the deadlines associated with assigned activities, resolving and escalating any issues.
Constructively challenge project teams/members to ensure understanding and to ensure the quality of end deliverables.
Lead, motivate, manage and pass on best practice in project management to the Operations Team and any other relevant colleagues.
Work closely with the Project Sponsor/s and any relevant key stakeholders to ensure they are kept fully appraised of project progress and any related issues or concerns.
Build effective and collaborative relationships with teams across the Health Foundation to understand their processes, requirements and timescales.
Work with any external providers as required, developing professional and productive relationships with said providers to ensure that they deliver the quality of service at the pace required, working closely with them to manage the timelines and deliverables expected and to assure the quality of their work.
37.5 hours per week (core office hours are 9:00am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday) - Hybrid

If this sounds like the role for you, get in touch today!