Project Manager (Training & Learning)

Citizens UK

Location Remote Working
Salary £31,479 plus £3,000 London Weighting per annum (if applicable), Fulltime, Permanent
Team Training & Learning
  • Closing: 9:00am, 21st Feb 2022 GMT

Perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Work from home option
Retirement benefits
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Additional parental leave
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Extra holiday
Sabbatical Opportunities
Mentoring/coaching
Cycle to work scheme
Free fruit

Candidate happiness

8.31 (1179)

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager, Training and Learning

Salary: £31,479 plus £3,000 London Weighting per annum (if applicable)  

Hours: Full-time (some unsociable hours)

Reports to: Senior Project Manager (Training & Learning)

Contract: Permanent

Based: Remote Working

CITIZENS UK

Citizens UK is a people power alliance of diverse local communities working together for the common good. 

Our mission is to develop leaders, strengthen civic organisations and make change. Our 550 member communities are deeply rooted in their local areas and connect every day to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Through the method of community organising we enable people experiencing powerlessness to develop their leadership and come together with the power and strategy to make change. 

This leads to hundreds of neighborhood improvements - from zebra crossings outside primary schools to renovated public toilets in cemeteries. And it leads to some of the biggest campaign impacts in the UK, such as winning over £1.5 billion of wages through the UK Living Wage campaign, securing a legal cap on the cost of credit to control exploitative lending, and ending the detention of children for immigration purposes. We enable local campaigns to grow into large-scale social change projects such as the Living Wage Foundation, Parents and Communities Together (PACT), and Sponsor Refugees, that form an integral part of our theory of change. The most prominent of these is the rapidly growing Living Wage Foundation with a network of nearly 9,000 accredited Living Wage Employers across the UK. 

Purpose

Citizens UK is creating a Project Manager role to support its growing central Learning and Training function (0.6), as well as support a range of complex projects across the organisation (0.4).

Main Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Senior Project Manager (Training & Learning), the post holder will be expected to manage their own independent workload, as well as support the broader team. The main responsibilities are outlined below:

 Project Manager for Training and Learning (0.6)

  • Set up, develop, and manage all Citizens UK’s learning and training functions, including National and Regional Training, Learning Thursdays, resources etc.

  • Co-ordination of staff in Guild, Communications, HQ and other teams to effectively deliver CUK’s learning and training function;

  • Co-ordinating the Senior Guild Team and increasing its contribution and effectiveness;

  • Assist in the project management of the Lottery-funded Depth Project;

  • Stakeholder management in relation to major strategic partnerships and accreditation partners (Newman University)

  • Develop, implement and evaluate strategies for increasing quality, impact, and income generation related to our learning and training function. 

Provide general project management support across Citizens UK (0.4)

  • Assist in the project managing of major programmes funded by charitable trusts;

  • Project management support and stakeholder management for major grants/strategic partnerships/projects.

  • Developing and implementing effective communication strategies for chapters and projects. 

Contribute towards achieving CUK project strategic objectives

  • Demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to the purpose of the project and the core mission of Citizens UK.

  • Reliably implement CUK’s policies, procedures & values in the delivery of projects.

Build and manage projects & achieve work targets

  • Demonstrate ability to build, manage and grow projects to scale, incl. budget management. Evidence of having delivered key project objectives to time and budget; incl. reporting on key performance indicators.

Learning & expertise

  • Demonstrate commitment to personal professional development. Demonstrate ability to provide others with relevant and helpful advice & technical support

Develop and manage external relationships

  • Demonstrate ability to develop and nurture a network of existing and new external relationships to support your work and further organisational goals.

  • Seek feedback & take action to ensure that stakeholders are having a good experience of working with CUKDemonstrate ability to identify, nurture and lead on a diverse range of external relationships at the most senior levels

  • Respond effectively to queries or requests from stakeholders.

Communications

  • Provide stakeholders with regular communication; ensuring that their needs are met with timely, appealing, communication materials

  • Represent the organisation effectively to external audiences in meetings and at events.

Develop and manage internal relationships

  • Demonstrate ability to manage and coordinate the work of colleagues across the organisation.

Generate income and resources 

  • Demonstrate ability to grow sources of income/resource. Contribute to the budgeting process, the management of income and participate in the development of funding proposals

  • Any other reasonable tasks as required by the line manager.

Person Specification

REQUIREMENTS (E=ESSENTIAL, DESIRABLE=D)

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree or equivalent professional qualification (D)

EXPERIENCE

Proven, comprehensive experience in a project management role (E)

Experience of initiating new projects and developing them so that they become sustainable (E)

Experience of building consensus between diverse stakeholders (E)

Experience of organising and managing all aspects of community events, incl. logistics (D)

Proven experience of raising significant funds for charitable purposes (D)

A proven track record of delivering and reporting against targets and on budgets (D)

Experience of managing and developing websites (D)

KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Outstanding communication skills (verbally and written) combined with the ability to liaise with senior stakeholders (E)

Ability to work well as part of a team, and maintain effective communication with colleagues (E)

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, lead, influence and motivate others (E)

Strong monitoring and evaluation skills and the ability to interpret results to adapt strategy (E)

Ability to act on own initiative to introduce and develop new projects and systems (E)

 Proven computer literacy to include MS Office and MS Excel (E)

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

A proactive approach to all areas of work with a flexible approach to work demands (E)

An appreciation and respect for different communities; incl. faith groups and different cultures (E)

A strong commitment to the CUK values (E)

The successful applicant will be required to undertake a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

Removing bias from the hiring process

Applications closed Mon 21st Feb 2022

x

Removing bias from the hiring process

  • Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
  • You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review

Applications closed Mon 21st Feb 2022