Job Title: Senior Project Manager, Together We Can

Salary: £40,127 Per Annum plus £3,000 London Weighting per annum (if applicable)

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, (reduced hours possible)

Reports to: Lead Organiser, South London

Contract: Permanent

Based: Remote Working - Flexible Location

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 neighbourhood 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), Sponsor Refugees, and Refugees for Justice, 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. 

Together We Can

The Together We Can team (TWC) is a project of Citizens UK working to build the power we need to make the UK more welcoming.

We believe in the importance of standing with our neighbours, wherever they were born. By working together, across difference, we can tackle injustice and win change on the issues that matter to refugee migrant, and diaspora communities.

The Together We Can team consists of community organisers working with leaders on local and national campaigns as well as two specialist projects: Sponsor Refugees and Refugees for justice.

Purpose

With a range of complex and growing projects and campaigns, the Together We Can team at Citizens UK is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to project manage the various streams of work and provide strategic support to the team Lead.

The ideal candidate would have very strong project management skills and experience of developing strategies to deliver goals. An interest in migration and community organising are desirable but not essential.

Main Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Lead Organiser for Together We Can with support from the Deputy Director, 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:

• Contribute towards the achievement of TWC and Citizens UK strategic objectives

• Project manage national campaigns for impact

• Project manage key initiatives and research projects

• Support Team to promote strategic connections between the projects within TWC

• Work with colleagues to establish and support a TWC advisory team

• Develop and implement ideas for action consistent with TWC goals and Citizens UK’s core mission.

Build and manage projects & achieve work targets

• Identify opportunities, initiate, and grow new complex projects, incl. planning and organising work effectively.

• Build, manage and ensure TWC KPIs and targets are on track and outcomes are achieved

• Lead on digital listening and engagement for TWC

Learning & Expertise

• Act as first point of contact for people wishing to learn about TWC

• Carry out research and\or ensure expert sector knowledge and political awareness.

• Provide materials and other assets to help TWC organisers with the co-production and implementation processes

• Share learnings from TWC with broader Citizens UK team

Develop and manage external relationships

• Identify and proactively develop senior external relationships and partnerships in the migration sector; manage a range of diverse external relationships

• Manage different interests and win the commitment of others to TWC goals

• Support Community Organisers to conduct detailed power and policy analysis migration issues in their patch

• Represent Citizens UK on relevant external bodies and at various forums

• Collate information necessary for monthly impact report

• Work with colleagues to ensure that TWC is represented on the Citizens UK Leadership Team

Communications

• Contribute and develop the TWC comms strategy and the production of highly effective and high-profile materials

• Represent TWC effectively to a range of external audiences at public events and meeting with senior stakeholders

• Ensure the TWC section of the Citizens UK website is updated regularly

• Work closely with the Citizens UK Comms Team on a digital engagement and social media strategy for TWC, monitoring impact

• Ensure effective internal communication with organisers, leaders, and partners involved in TWC, update on campaigns and actions

Develop and manage internal relationships

• Manage and co-ordinate with teams across Citizens UK

• Attend and play a full part in TWC team meetings

• Attend Citizens UK Senior Management Team meetings

• Line manage and develop staff

Generate income and resources 

• Identify and build new sources of income\resource and bring to scale

• Develop and manage funding proposals

• Develop and deliver a system to enable effective reporting to funders

• Contribute to the budgeting process and the effective management of financial resources in the project.

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

Person Specification

(REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL = E, DESIRABLE = D)

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree or equivalent professional qualification (D)

EXPERIENCE

A minimum of 3 years proven, comprehensive experience in a project management role or equivalent (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 (E)

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

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

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 (E)

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Exceptional leadership skills, with an ability to enthuse and inspire staff and volunteers (E)

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.