Project Manager Remote
Job description
Location: Homebased – Nationwide (can be based anywhere in the United Kingdom)
Hours: 35 hours per week (Permanent)
Salary: £39,600 per annum depending on skills and experience + £750 per annum homeworking allowance + £3,777 per annum London Weighting (if living in a London borough)
This is a homeworking role but some travelling may be required for face to face meetings.
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. TACT invests all surplus income into staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to establish expert in-house support services such as our TACT Health and Education Services and create TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for care experienced young people and adults. New staff will join us as we embark on a journey to become a wholly trauma-informed organisation with the aim of increasing our effectiveness and improving outcomes for the children and young people in our care.
We pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to support a healthy work-life balance for all our staff. We will also invest in your learning, supporting you to grow and develop during your employment with TACT. You will be encouraged to attend personal and professional development opportunities and will have access to learning and resources to empower you to advance your knowledge and skills.
We are currently the 4th Best Charity to work for and the 16th Best Mid-Sized Company in the UK according to The Best Companies criteria and our survey results have evidenced “outstanding” levels of engagement amongst staff in recent years. You can view our Best Companies summary video here.
An opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager who will be integral to TACT achieving our goals and projects being delivered successfully. The successful candidate will be a champion of project management within TACT and will put profesisonal project management in place at TACT.
As a Project Manager with TACT's Innovation Office you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice. You can review our values here.
Whilst being homebased, the Project Manager will be required to travel occasionally for team meetings, training and other in person events.
The main role requirements for this role include:
- An industry standard Project Management qualification e.g., Prince2, PMBOK, Agile Methodologies.
- At least five years’ experience of working as a Project Manager.
- Demonstrable experience of Project Management delivery in a non-Technology environment
- Experiences of running projects with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Experience of writing project reports for Executive level review
- Understands the purpose of projects and the environment in which they are undertaken.
- Capability in appropriate design and mobilisation of Project management in similar environments to TACT.
- Practical expertise in preparing and using project prioritisation approaches in environments comparable to TACT.
- Ability to introduce project management into a team and clearly define roles on projects.
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata if part time).
- Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, and volunteer days policy).
- Family-friendly policies.
- Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance of £750, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
- Stakeholder pension scheme (salary sacrifice) and life insurance from day one.
- Employee Assistance Programme (including free CBT counselling, remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions).
- Fantastic professional learning and personal development opportunities.
A standard DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
Please see the Job Information Pack, Job Description and TACT website at Tactcare.org.uk for more detailed information.
- Closing Date: Wednesday 13th September 2023
- Interview Date: Wednesday 27th September 2023 (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Job Info
Location
Homebased - Nationwide
Salary
£39,600 per annum + £750 Homeworking Allowance + £3,777 London Weighting (if iving in a London Borough)
Closing Date
13/09/2023
Interview Date
27/09/2023
Hours
35 hours per week
