Assistant Project Manager- Community Stratford, London, England
Job description
This is your chance to make a career move like no other, working with a diverse group of passionate people, to deliver a positive impact for the greatest city in the world.
We are absolutely committed to better reflecting the communities we serve in east London, and we are looking for someone passionate about this too. We’re keen to hear how your work and lived experience make you suitable for this role, and we’d especially welcome applications from people based in our local communities, and those from traditionally underrepresented groups. Above all, we want to understand how you will give us a better representation of the perspectives of those we are here to serve, and how you can help us to continuously support and develop our inclusive culture to make LLDC the employer of choice
The Opportunity
We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Project Manager- Community to join the regeneration and community partnerships directorate, to assist the team with a range of exciting projects across Education, Youth and Community.
The role will be required to lead on stakeholder management for the team, managing our extensive databases, the various distribution lists and networks, along with drafting and coordinating content. We are looking for someone who can support the team with outreach and engagement activity, including relationship management.
The role will work on diverse projects that include East Summer School, East Careers Week, Elevate Youth Programme and our Community Anchors Programme, all working with some incredible community partners, local residents, cultural institutions and universities. This is a really exciting time of our programme as we look to develop further and scale the opportunity.
Ideally the candidate will have experience of supporting on projects of varying sizes and have an interest and/or experience of working with the community.
LLDC will require the successful candidate to have advanced administration skills, organisational skills and the ability to work effectively in the team and efficiently throughout its busiest period.
Some of our community projects take place outside of normal working hours and occasionally you may be required to work evenings and possibly weekends.
Is it for you?
You will have a positive, proactive attitude and with experience of supporting at all stages of a project. You should have good time management and processing skills, as we are a busy team, and have multiple projects running simultaneously, that will require excellent time management and organisational skills.
You will have extensive experience of stakeholder management and taking responsibility of managing complex databases, along with being highly competent in all administrative tasks.
You will be a confident communicator, and enjoy engaging with our wide range of stakeholders. In this role, we are looking for a talented individual with relevant lived experience of working with diverse communities like those we serve in east London and who is looking to develop skills further.
How to apply
To apply for this post, please follow the application instructions within the job advertisement and ensure that you provide the information that we have requested within our online application form.
Please be aware that we DO NOT ACCEPT CVs for any of our roles within the LLDC. Therefore, if you wish to be considered, please fully complete the Online Application.
We would also appreciate it if you would take the time to complete the Equality and Diversity Monitoring section. The information you give us will help us to refine our recruitment and employment practices and respond to the needs of the diverse range of people that our organisation comes in contact with. All details that you provide will be kept in strict confidence and will not be viewed by any member of the selection panel.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 16th May 2023 at 11:59pm.
This role will consist of a two stage interview process with Interviews taking place the week commencing 29th May either in-person or via Microsoft Teams video call. The details of this process will be advised should you be invited to interview.
If you would like to discuss this role further or have any questions, please email our Talent Acquisition Team on [email protected]
If this all sounds good to you, we’d love to hear from you!
