Project Manager

We are looking for a Project Manager to support the Head of Project Management and the implementation of the charity’s organisational strategy.

Position: Project Manager

Location: Swindon (M4 corridor)

Salary: £26,000 – £32,000 pro rata plus flexible benefits and onsite parking

Duration: 3 days a week (22.5 hours per week)

Benefits: Flexible Working, Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, Family Time benefits including TOIL, 25 day’s holiday (plus bank holidays) holiday trading, discounted gym membership, Health Cash Plan or Private Medical, Cycle Scheme, Annual Staff Day, Life Assurance, Tastecard, Childcare Vouchers, Loyalty Awards, Staff Events, Free tea and coffee and free car parking

Closing Date: 7 May 2021

Interview Date: 17 May 2021

Working for a Christian charity, this is a great opportunity to work for an employer who has won awards for their excellence in investing in people. The organisation is committed to the development of all staff and has fantastic charity-sector benefits to help motivate and retain exceptional people.

About the Role

Our charity’s mission is to bring the Bible to life around the world. It is driven by the conviction that when people engage with the Bible their lives can change, for good.

The projects are aimed at informing and inspiring people with the Bible's life-changing message. From large-scale, multi-year campaigns to small-scale targeted initiatives, they are delivered across a wide range of platforms to a variety of different audiences.

The Project Manager will encourage and drive the creation of a culture focused on delivery and excellent project management. Success will see you deliver projects with increased levels of visibility, collaboration and co-ordination, and the effective management and stewardship of resources.

Duties include:

• Plan, manage, support and co-ordinate the delivery of projects
• Supporting the creation of a highly effective project culture
• Support staff by creating and delivering project management training
• Support strategic/project leads in the definition of project scope and objectives
• Support project leads in managing changes to project scope, schedule and costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Build excellent working relationships with individuals and teams across the organisation
• Report regularly on progress and escalate issues
• Ensure that health and safety rules, insurance terms, contracts, copyright laws, permissions, visas, contractor HMRC checks and all agreements are in place before deadlines and are followed

About You

As Project Manager, you will be a skilled professional of proven ability, with a vision for realising the organisations goals. You will have a solid understanding of best practice in operations management, including project management; potentially qualified in one or more project management methodologies.

You will have experience of:

• Delivering excellent project and directorate support and logistics
• Successfully leading and influencing individuals and teams, bringing resources together to deliver
• Prioritising effectively and to handle a diverse workload

The charity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community.

If you think this describes you and you have the legal right to remain and work in the UK, then we’d love to hear from you. You will be asked to submit a CV together with a 250-word statement that sets out your skills and experience in relation to this role.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Project Management, Project Coordinator, Project Lead, Project Officer, Project, Project Leader, Project Assistant, Operations, Operations, Operations Manager, Policy, Faith, Charity.