Head of Projects - London, United Kingdom - Dementia UK

Dementia UK

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Department:
Project Management Office

Location:
Hybrid working between our head office (Aldgate, London) and home
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours a week

Contract:
Full-time, permantent

Salary:
£60,000 - £65,000 p.a

Closing date:
Sunday 30th July at 11:59pm
Annual Leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)

Benefits:
Pension - 8% contribution

Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

Background:
Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family.

Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one.

Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible for as long as possible.

About the role:

As our Head of Projects, a new department within Dementia UK, you will be responsible for leading our strategic projects and supporting organisational development programmes.

You will ensure effective delivery of all major projects across our organisation, creating and establishing our project management methodologies. Your work will support our continued drive towards encouraging excellent cross-team collaboration.

You will strive towards creating an exceptionally customer focused service and be involved in a number of key strategic activities to ensure ongoing productivity through great project management, whilst building a business plan to form a new Project Management Office (PMO).

You will be highly IT literate at intermediate level across all office platforms, SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive, you will hold a professional project management qualification.

You will have experience of having delivered complex projects, writing and delivering business cases, plans and reports to share, inform and advise.

Ultimately you will be a confident communicator, with the ability to juggle many key objectives and establish priorities to support Dementia UK's operational and strategic goals.

Our Culture and benefits:

We value our people so it's important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to achieve their full potential.

You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to not only use but develop your skills.

We offer a competitive salary, a generous benefits package including 33 days annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), 8% pensions contribution alongside an environment where you can collaborate, be respected and thrive.

Dementia UK are proud to welcome everyone, we aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

We celebrate difference, individuality, and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.