Project Manager

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Job Description - Project Manager
Reporting to: Managing Director
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week) including occasional Saturdays.
Based: Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £36,000
Benefits: 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year, 3% employer’s pension contribution be part of a supportive and friendly team, high quality training and supervision, opportunity for increase in salary via career progression within the organisation.

Purpose

As Project Manager you will be responsible for the planning, management, and successful delivery of our Keeping People Connected service, Creative Placements project and Volunteering Project. You will oversee our MADEby brand, supporting events that we organise and promoting our social impact to develop new traded income streams.

We’re looking for someone who is great at developing people as well as projects - people are at the heart of what we do and managing and empowering staff will be key to the success of this role.

You will be fully invested in the organisation, it’s operations, vision for the future,s ocial aims, and values.

You will have a positive, hands-on, enthusiastic, and innovative approach to work.

You will value the importance of our team culture and be able to manage responsibilities independently.

You will have a good understanding of Bridge Creative, health and social care, and the needs of the communities we support. We hope you will feel motivated and inspired by what we do.

You will be able to evidence successful work of this nature within other charitable, community or voluntary sector organisations (at least 3 years’ experience) and have excellent organisational, communication and networking skills. Experience in business and events would be beneficial to this role but not essential.

Main Duties

• Oversee and manage projects and services to ensure successful delivery and outcomes.
• Line manage staff and volunteers within different teams in the organisation, empowering them to reach their potential.
• Ensure that Bridge Creative continues to be led by the people it supports and ensure that people are encouraged to raise their aspirations, achieve their goals, and reach their potential.
• Directly support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults on a 1-1 and groupb asis to gain work experience, training, volunteering and employment, to create an engaging supported work environment.
• Ensure projects and services comply with relevant kitemarks and quality

standards in order to meet assessment criteria.

• Contribute to business planning, bid-writing, budgeting and the overall sustainability of the organisation.
• Assist with exploring and developing new opportunities for the organisation and the people we support through research, networking, and partnerships.
• Record qualitative and quantitative data using a range of impact-measurement techniques to produce impact reports to demonstrate our social value and increase the potential for new opportunities.
• Work with the senior management team to implement new, high-quality- outcome projects and services that provide a transformative and valuable experience for people we support.
• Support the development of a marketing and communications plan and design campaigns, linking in with relevant national and regional campaigns, ensuring that key dates and events are communicated throughout.
• Ensure projects and services you manage/oversee are accessible, safe and are consistently of excellent quality.
• Implement systems and operations that improve efficiency within the organisation, its premises, projects, and services.
• Support the creation and implementation of relevant policies, procedures, risk assessments and reports including an annual impact report.
• Undertake, as and when required, any additional tasks and responsibilities as are reasonably compatible with this job description and its objectives.
• Promote and incorporate Bridge Creative’s mission, vision, aims and values through your work, including at events, talks, and meetings, and within the workplace, to increase awareness and develop the reputation of the organisation.

Experience, Knowledge, Qualifications and Skills

• At least 3 years work experience in a similar role within the VCSE sector.
• At least 2 years management experience.
• A sound understanding of the social model of disability.
• A passion for motivating people to reach their potential.
• Knowledge of the barriers faced by disabled people when accessing employment.
• Desirable - Experience in running your own business, events and/or marketing.

Personal Characteristics

• Have excellent communication skills, be able to use a range of communication methods to effectively communicate with people of all abilities.
• Be ambitious, outgoing, and able to motivate people.
• A creative-thinker, able to think outside of the box to support people and generate ideas for new projects and services that meet the needs of those we support.
• Be a team player but also be able to work independently.
• Have a pro-active approach to work.
• Have good moral principles in line with the values of Bridge Creative.
• Have excellent organisational skills including being able to prioritise daily tasks.
• Be able to think on your feet to react positively and efficiently to difficult situations and challenges.

• Be solution-focused, always maintain a ‘can-do’ attitude - thinking of the ability rather than disability.
• Be passionate about the role.
• Demonstrate a commitment to equality and respect for diversity.

Health and Safety

In carrying out the tasks in this job description, it is your duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself, and of others. This includes understanding the hazards in the workplace, complying with health and safety rules and procedures, and ensuring that anything you do, or fail to do, never puts yourself or others at risk. This includes maintaining a safe and secure environment for the people we support.

Flexibility

There is an expectation that the successful candidate will be willing to adapt their working hours to suit the needs of the organisation. This may involve occasional evening and weekend work and travel within the UK.

How to apply

To apply for this position, please send a CV and covering letter to bridgecreative@outlook.com no later than 5pm on Friday 28th April 2023. We will consider applications as we receive them and may close applications early if we receive enough strong applications for the role.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £36,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free fitness classes
• Free or subsidised travel
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Durham, DL14 6TH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Project Management: 3 years (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 28/04/2023
Expected start date: 15/05/2023