Green Finance Project Manager London
Job description
Key information
About the role
You’ll work with the Green Finance Senior Project Manager to support the delivery of the Mayor’s net zero 2030 target, particularly the investment of over £500 million for climate actions. You’ll develop and maintain a project plan for the green finance programme, providing guidance, support and insight on the project, and acting as the source of all project information and metrics. This is a new role, and there will be significant scope to shape the role to candidate’s experience and interests.
Principal accountabilities
1. Develop and maintain a green finance project plan to support the delivery of a pipeline of bankable projects, ensuring green finance outcomes are achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints.
2. Lead the project management components, including managing performance, reporting regularly on progress to senior stakeholders (including the Mayor’s Chief of Staff) and identifying and reporting on project issues, risks and mitigations.
3. Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders to ensure project outcomes are achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints
4. Provide high quality support on GLA organisational requirements, including:
a) drafting timely responses to Mayoral questions and correspondence;
b) providing concise briefings;
c) representing the GLA at external events and meetings; and
d) making timely responses to the London Assembly’s scrutiny function
e) support policy officers in policy making as required.
5. Manage resources allocated to the post in accordance with the Authority’s policies and code of Ethics and Standards.
6. Realise the benefits of London’s diversity by promoting and enabling equality of opportunities and promoting the diverse needs and aspirations of London’s communities.
7. Realise the benefits of a flexible approach to work in undertaking the duties and responsibilities of this post, and participating in multi-disciplinary cross-department and cross-organisational groups and task teams.
If you have a question about the role or would like to discuss it informally, please feel free to contact Cecilia Rossler at [email protected] to arrange a call.
Please note all applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs alone for this role. Please upload a personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words to the ‘Additional Documents’ section of the form, ensuring you address the following technical requirements and competencies in your personal statement. Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.
The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA competency framework
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Technical requirements/experience/qualifications
Essential
1. Demonstrable experience in managing projects.
2. Experience of working in or with public sector organisations.
Desirable
3. Experience of delivering finance and/or climate-related projects.
4. Professional PPM qualifications
Behavioural competencies
PLANNING AND ORGANISING
… is thinking ahead, managing time, priorities and risk, and developing structured and efficient approaches to deliver work on time and to a high standard.
- Identifies and consults with sponsors or stakeholders in planning work
- Prioritises work in line with key team or project deliverables
- Makes contingency plans to account for changing work priorities, deadlines and milestones
- Pays close attention to detail, ensuring team’s work is delivered to a high Standard
- Negotiates realistic timescales for work delivery, ensuring team deliverables can be met
BUILDING AND MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS
… is developing rapport and working effectively with a diverse range of people, sharing knowledge and skills to deliver shared goals.
Level 2 indicators of effective performance
- Understands the needs of others, the constraints they face and the levers to their engagement.
- Understands differences, anticipates areas of conflict and takes action
- Fosters an environment where others feel respected.
- Identifies opportunities for joint working to minimise duplication and deliver shared goals.
COMMUNICATING AND INFLUENCING
… is presenting information and arguments clearly and convincingly so that others see us as credible and articulate, and engage with us.
- Communicates openly and inclusively with internal and external Stakeholders
- Clearly articulates the key points of an argument, both in verbal and written communication
- Persuades others, using evidence-based knowledge, modifying approach to deliver message effectively
- Challenges the views of others in an open and constructive way
- Presents a credible and positive image both internally and externally
STRATEGIC THINKING
…is using an understanding of the bigger picture to uncover potential challenges and opportunities for the long term and turning these into a compelling vision for action.
- Works with a view to the future, prioritising own and others’ work in line with GLA objectives
- Briefs and prepares team to accomplish goals and objectives
- Communicates the GLA’s strategic priorities in a compelling and convincing manner, encouraging buy-in
- Balances own team’s needs with wider organisational needs
- Identifies synergies between team priorities and other relevant agendas
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
… is gathering intelligence (information, opinion and data) from varied sources, making sense of it, testing its validity and drawing conclusions that can lead to practical benefits.
- Proactively seeks new information sources to progress research agendas and address gaps in knowledge
- Grasps limitations of or assumptions behind data sources, disregarding those that lack quality
- Analyses and integrates qualitative and quantitative data to find new insights
- Translates research outcomes into concise, meaningful reports
- Identifies relevant and practical research questions for the future
ORGANISATIONAL AWARENESS
… is understanding and being sensitive to organisational dynamics, culture and politics across and beyond the GLA and shaping our approach accordingly.
- Challenges unethical behaviour
- Uses understanding of the GLA’s complex partnership arrangements to deliver effectively
- Recognises how political changes and sensitivities impact on own and team’s work
- Is aware of the changing needs of Londoners, anticipating resulting changes for work agendas
- Follows the GLA’s position in the media and understands how it impacts on work
This role is based at London Fire Brigade’s Head Office (Union Street SE1 0LL)
GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.
London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.
In addition to a good salary package, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.
Application closing date: 27th March 2023 at 23:59
