Senior Project Manager - London, United Kingdom - The Scouts Association

The Scouts Association

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a
Senior Project Manager to join our amazing team. This role can be
Homebased or based in
Gilwell Park with Hybrid working.

Contract Type:
Full time (35 hours per week)

Term:
Fixed Term until September 2024

Salary:
£53,500 Band G, Level 3, inclusive outer London weighting and Market Supplement (Hybrid based) or £51,740 Band G, Level 3 and Market Supplement (homebased)

We're Scouts and everyone's welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds.

Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world.

We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

The Senior Project Manager role:

As a
Senior Project Manager,you will support the delivery of our most complex programmes and projects, which help deliver our strategy and key operational areas.

You will work together with the Senior Responsible Owners and Sponsors ofthe programmes / projects whilst contributing to insight and evidence led decision making.

You will ensure that the programmes / projects are governed.

Key responsibilities as our Senior Project Manager:

Lead and facilitate the scoping, design, and delivery of complex projects & programmes
Deputise for PMO Manager in key meetings and forums
Lead role in maintaining and continuously improving TSA's programme and project management framework
Mentor our Project Managers to support them to navigate their most complex project risks and issues
Agree project/programme objectives, benefits, and plans for delivering these with your project stakeholders
Define project/programme tasks and manage resource requirements accordingly
Develop and manage project/programme schedules and progress updates
Develop other required project/programme documentation such as RAID logs and finance sheets
Secure adequate resource allocation for programmes and projects from line managers
Support Senior Responsible Owners and Sponsors with governance of programmes and projects

What we are looking for in our Senior Project Manager:

A strong record in delivering and managing complex projects, which require engaging multiple stakeholders
A motivational leader who is able to facilitate crossorganisational meetings & forums
Experience of delivering continuous improvement plans to ensure our project/programme tools & approaches are the best they can be
Experience of managing risks and issues and raising these to the appropriate boardsStrong track record of project planning including robust scheduling and budget management
Experience of working for a notforprofit or membership organisation with significant involvement of volunteers
Experience working as part of a team, in a matrix team structure, and of leading and motivating project teams
Experience of managing change and supporting with change management planning

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