project manager London, England
Job description
APPLICATIONS CLOSES ON 01/03/2022
Location: Revival House, 500 High Street North, London, E12 6QN
Hours: 16 hours per week
Benefits: £25/hour
Fixed term, one year (52 weeks).
Revival House wishes to appoint an experienced content producer and editor in both video and audio.
This project management role is to support Revival House to deliver a Harusi ritual project on the East-African countries (Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania) communities living in Newham
Skills Required
- Project management skills
- Skills and experience managing heritage projects
- Community engagement skills
- Volunteers management skills
- Organisational skills
- Analytical skills
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Numeracy skills
- Commercial awareness
- Communication skills
- Team working skills
- Diplomacy
- Ability to motivate people
Personal Specification
- Previous experience of working with black African immigrant, refugees and asylum seekers organisation and speaking Swahili which is the common speaking language of the East-African countries will be an advantage.
- Volunteers managing skills
- Experience managing volunteers
- Proven ability to solve problems creatively
- Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
- Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle, ideally heritage projects
- In addition, a good working knowledge of a range of Microsoft systems is vital.
CV is needed
- Email application to [email protected]
- The Revival House Harusi Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. One character reference will be requested.
- Please also note the successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced / Standard DBS check prior to starting employment.
Terms of appointment:
- There is probation of six months
- A full enhanced DBS check will be carried out prior to the appointment
Job Features
Job Category
Media
Managerial skills
Be responsible for all the tasks of the project and ensure a roll out of activities for the achievement of project goals.
Teamwork
Ability to work on your own and as part of a team.
Problem solver
Be proactive, forward thinking, comfortable with change and enthusiastic to share the project management skills with the trustees.
Liasing
Liaise with all the relevant partners in this project: London Borough of Newham Heritage Service, National Life Stories at the British Library, Salisbury Primary School, Revival House Church and East-Afrcan countries (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania) communities representatives.
Collaboration
Work with the trustees, volunteers, and different partners to support the delivery and management of the heritage activities related to the Harusi Project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The postholder will manage the project, deliver all its activities: recruit and manage volunteers for the project, keep records related to all activities, purchase equipment, monitor activities, liaise with the evaluator, manage the project finances, and produce all the relevant reports. The postholder will be accountable to the trustees through the Chair of Revival House and its Steering meetings.
Attention To Detail
Take pride in the quality and accuracy of the work, have a strong command of English and be able to demonstrate outstanding implementation and attention to detail.
Resourceful
Predict resources needed to reach objectives and manage resources in an effective and efficient manner
Budgeting
Track project costs in order to meet budget
Planning
Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan
Reporting
Provide verbaly monthly project report and quartly written report to updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
Contracting
Manage contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables
Maintain Standards
Utilise industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution
Monitor
Monitor progress and make adjustments as needed
Performance Checks
Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement
