Project Manager Remote
Job description
Grade C - £30,022 (National Framework) or £35,191 (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £529 per annum for those working from home
Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term/Secondment - 23 Months
Location: Home-based (with occasional travel to Newcastle/Stratford)
Closing date: Tuesday 13th June 2023 at 11.59pm
This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?
When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.
Why this could be a great role for you….
CQC has a wide and diverse portfolio of change that is geared towards delivering the ambitions of the strategy over the next 3 years. This role will be pivotal in supporting the delivery of programme and projects which are aimed at transforming the way in which CQC regulates. You will play an important role in supporting the team to promote and deliver a wide range of changes that are both diverse and complex in nature. This role offers the opportunity to work autonomously, take responsibility for discrete tasks and therefore provides a good basis for development.
What we can offer you...
Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32.5days, plus 8 Bank Holidays), a cycle to work scheme, discounted gym vouchers and access to a free employee assistance service 24 hours a day. We also understand the importance of financial health and offer membership of the NHS pension scheme, contributing about 14% of basic salary. You will also be able to access discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics, fleet cars, plus we also have an internal reward scheme which could see you earn yourself a voucher or two! All of our Homeworkers are also kitted out with everything they need to comfortably work from home.
We want to support you to succeed and be your very best, with opportunities for training and development along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.
We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.
What you will bring…
To be responsible for the overall direction, co-ordination, implementation and completion of specific projects to time, cost and to the agreed specification.
Accountabilities:
Delegated responsibility, on behalf of the senior project manager, for the planning and implementation of the specified project, facilitating the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.
Conduct and support studies into feasibility and inputs to the project planning process, working mainly autonomously but liaising with peers as required.
Define project tasks and resource requirements, developing robust project plans to manage successful delivery.
Manage and control the project budget and resource allocation.
Track the project progress and deliverables using appropriate reporting tools presenting reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
Provide the necessary direction and support to the project team, meeting regularly with the client/sponsor and wider stakeholders.
Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
Will ensure all project documentation is complete and up to date and all project tracking is in place and being used to ensure that programmes of work can be effectively managed.
Will work closely with project managers across CQC to ensure a consistent approach to project management.
Continuously reviewing and improving the quality of own and project team’s output and processes, contributing to the embedding of a quality culture across the whole organisation.
Have the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to actively promote diversity and equality of opportunity, treat everyone with dignity and respect and avoid unlawful discrimination.
Essential Skills and Experience:
Appropriate professional project management qualification or equivalent.
Practical experience of project management techniques and tools.
Experience of managing a range of small to medium size organisation wide projects.
Proven experience in people management, strategic planning and risk management.
Strong stakeholder management skills.
Strong relationship building skills.
For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact David Graham, Senior Project Manager at [email protected]
We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: [email protected]
CQC are currently working through an organisational transformation programme which includes the creation of a new target operating model. This role is offered as a fixed term contract as part of the transition process to that new model. For further information on this please visit https://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/jobs/information-applicants
CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
Our Values
Excellence – Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation
Caring – Treating everyone with dignity and respect
Integrity – Demonstrating our passion for ‘doing the right thing’
Teamwork – Enabling us to be the best we can
