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Partnerships Project Manager

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£41.7K–£45.3K
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United Kingdom
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Hybrid
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Contract: Full time, permanent

Salary: £41,712.88 (£45,288.27 inclusive of London office allowance) plus competitive pension

Location: Hybrid- 2 days per week in London Office

Those living outside the M25 can opt to not receive London Office Allowance and agree a more flexible office attendance pattern at offer stage. Please note that travel to the London office is at your own expense.

Please note this ad will close on Thursday 12 November at 9am.

Frontline is entering an exciting period of growth and development as we continue to expand our programme portfolio and strengthen the support we provide to social workers and leaders throughout their careers.

We deliver a range of programmes and services that support participants at different stages of the social work career pathway, from those entering the profession through to experienced leaders. As our organisation grows, we are continuing to invest in the people, systems and capabilities needed to support high-quality delivery across our portfolio.

As we move through this period of growth and change, some aspects of the role, including its job title, reporting line and directorate, may be subject to change as our future organisational structure takes shape.

The Partnerships Project Manager will provide strategic oversight of key operational processes, projects and improvement initiatives that support the goals of the Partnerships Team and promote Frontline's strategic objectives, at a time of rapid growth.

The post holder will play a key part in the creation of robust mechanisms that support the successful monitoring of concurring opportunities and applicant pipelines, stakeholder management, the allocation of applicants to placements across multiple programmes, key annual partnership and programme delivery cycles and ensure governance requirements are met.

Working closely with colleagues across Frontline, the Partnerships Project Manager will use project management tools and methodologies to plan, prioritise and deliver work to a high standard, managing competing demands, mitigating risks, ensuring projects and operational activity are delivered on time and effectively, adapting to Frontline’s emerging needs, proactively.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, manage and develop the Projects Team.
  • Oversee the allocation of applicants to placements across multiple programmes, ensuring processes are efficient, accurate and equitable.
  • Project manage the annual cycle of partnership and programme activities, ensuring key milestones and deadlines are achieved.
  • Ensure governance compliance through oversight of collaboration agreements, programme statements, and associated documentation.
  • Act as the operational lead for Salesforce within the team, identifying system and process improvements and working with specialist colleagues to implement them.
  • Use project management systems and tools to plan, monitor and deliver projects and operational priorities effectively.
  • Monitor risks, dependencies and competing priorities, ensuring issues are addressed proactively.
  • Support partnership management activity and engage with external stakeholders where required.
  • Lead by example and role model a high-performance culture through clear communications, risk management and holding colleagues to account.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

  • Project management experience and/or qualification.
  • Ability to use everyday digital tools (such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and online systems) to support day-to-day work, with willingness to learn new systems as required.
  • A strategic mindset that plans, prepares and monitors own performance to effectively anticipate and manage risks to performance.
  • Confident in using data and making use of reporting through customer relationship management (or CRM) systems.
  • Dependable, clear and pro-active in working to achieve shared goals.
  • Presence to influence peers, and challenge respectfully and with impact
  • People management experience.
  • Building relationships with a range of internal stakeholders, and balancing varied, often competing, interests.
  • Confident having difficult conversations, managing complaints and escalating issues.

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours
  • Competitive pension employer contribution
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + office closes from 25 Dec to 1 Jan
  • Buy up to five days annual leave a year
  • Interest free loan for season ticket
  • Personal coaching and mentoring
  • Cycle loan scheme
  • Deposit loan scheme
  • Volunteering days
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Life Assurance Scheme (x3 salary)

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