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Please note this vacancy is available for Birmingham City Council staff that are under a S188 (Lateral Movers and Priority Movers)

Project Manager (12-month secondment)

Grade 5 - £38,296 - £46,549

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Are you a person who cares about delivering world class services for the citizens of Birmingham? Are you someone who would thrive on being at the forefront of public scrutiny every single day? Are you committed to being bold in everything you do? Do you care about what happens next, champion working with people, love planning for the future while making now as great as it can be? If you are then we want you!

We are seeking an individual who is truly committed to helping delivering amazing services for Birmingham through transformation and is exceptionally talented and committed around modern and digital process change.

You will be supporting a programme of transformation, initially across street scene aligned to the 6 pillars below:

You will need to be an effective critical thinker and communicator with an ability to deliver high performance underpinned through our core values. If the prospect of doing new things, additional responsibility, being a self-starter alongside the challenge of connecting strategy to delivery through transformation and change excites you then this opportunity will be of interest.

BUT.......

This opportunity will not suit everybody. It will be demanding and require personal resilience, commitment, and professionalism. You will need to be flexible in your working hours, and the hours within this flexibility may be unusual times. You are likely to be somebody that smiles in times of adversity, dusts yourself off and keeps going knowing the outcome is worthy of the investment.

Who is right for this role?

• You will naturally go above and beyond everything you do
• You will need flexibility in your approach
• Your will need natural communication skills that will be inclusive and representative of our workforce, underpinned through a modern understanding and application of digital communications
• You will be comfortable with minimal structure and direction
• You will be passionate and skilful around digital and data
• You will be a champion of innovation and creative thinking
• You will need confidence and resilience all day every day
• You will be a champion of Everyone’s Battle, Everyone’s Business.

What will this role do for you?

• It will provide you with significant personal development
• It will provide you with the opportunity to be part of exciting transformation and reform
• It will enable you to expand your network, internally and externally.
• It will provide you an environment where you can be part of something exciting and rewarding.

This is a 12-month secondment opportunity and even though we are looking for a dedicated Project Manager, specific project and programme qualifications or experience are not a necessity . We are looking for a person with amazing behaviours and a desire to personally develop their own skills and network.

You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Please do not attach CVs as we do not accept them.

Closing date 5th July at 23.59

For any informal enquires please contact: Jennifer Langan at [email protected]

Ref: BCC1435

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements , before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) apply for a visa . Successful applicants may be able to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible) subject to meeting the relevant criteria.

Job Description and Person Specification