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Project Manager

Employer
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)
Location
Summer Lane
Salary
£32,833 - £37,672
Closing date
21 Aug 2022
Reference
WMCA00730

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Project management
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

We’ve made great strides in delivering skills programmes across the West Midlands, which are designed to improve skills, support local business to grow and provide support to our residents and communities, but we want to do more. 

With newly secured funding from UK Shared Prosperity fund, we can move into the next phase of our investment plan with a range of programmes.  Working in partnership with Local Authorities, we’ll move the West Midlands closer to a joined-up skills and business support offer, bringing more services in scope for regional planning and away from Whitehall.

We’re looking for a Project Manager to support our programmes from initiation through to implementation and delivery. 

You’ll work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and support on a wide range of projects.  You’ll use a range of tools and guidance, assisting in coordinating activities, understand and explain project risks and mitigate issues.

This is a unique opportunity to get involved with a new funding stream and support the development of existing and up and coming projects.

This post is fixed term initially for 2 years

What will you be doing?

  • Support the development and implementation of agreed projects central to the Economic Delivery, Skills and Communities Directorate
  • Develop, implement and maintain robust project processes and systems ensuring that project aims, and objectives are satisfactorily met and evidenced including timelines and critical paths
  • Provide update reports on the progress and outcomes of critical projects which are in planning and delivery stages to a variety of audiences
  • Creating and coordinating risk registers for projects/programmes to document and monitor agreed mitigations, working closely with WMCA Assurance and Finance
  • Work with WMCA Assurance in order support project proposals through the internal Strategic Assurance Framework (SAF) processes
  • Provide support to the directorate with engagement of legal, procurement, financial and other advice where identified, including external commissioning

Economic Delivery, Skills and Communities seeks to ensure that every resident has the skills needed to find a good job and progress at work, and that businesses in the region have access to support that will accelerate productivity and deliver economic growth. And we are committed to working with local partners to ensure that all of our communities are able to benefit from this growth.

 

About you

You’ll have a background in project and programme support, not just focussed on the planning but can demonstrate how you have implemented and delivered outcomes. 

We’re looking for someone who is proactive, organised, and able to work with a variety of people and delivery partners.  You’ll need advanced skills in Excel and other MS Office applications to support delivery of key documents and data.

You'll be able to communicate to a diverse range of people, have effective time management skills, be comfortable working on your own initiative and be able to work across the team. 

This is a busy and fast paced team, you'll need to be comfortable working at pace and understand how priorities can change, be able to manage a number of activities and be flexible in how you work.

About us

WMCA is committed to a better connected, more prosperous, fairer, greener and healthier region. This is our vision. We will achieve our vision through living our values which are central to how we work and interact with our wider partners and stakeholders.

We’re a partnership organisation. Our people feel valued and respected, have a can-do attitude and are innovators. We try new ways of doing things, we aren’t afraid to fail, learn from what went wrong and try again. Our people are empowered to be creative and explore and innovate.

We are a “Leaders in Diversity” accredited organisation, are in the Inclusive Top 50 Employers List and are one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women. As a Disability Confident Employer, we have made a positive commitment to interviewing all applicants with a disability who meet the essential role criteria. We are committed to building a team of people with varied backgrounds and experiences as we recognise that this will only benefit us as an employer, the more inclusive we are the better our work will be.

As an organisation, we will continue to adapt and develop to the opportunities and challenges ahead. We will continue to transform ourselves and our organisation into the best we can be, underpinned by our values and behaviours and everyone contributes towards achieving our vision.

Furthermore, wherever possible we will offer flexible working options which assist work-life balance. We are very happy to discuss a flexible working pattern that suits your needs, so please do not let that be a barrier to applying. If your values align with ours and you’re committed to working towards creating a future we can all be proud of, we want to hear from you.

About your application

You will be asked to upload an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria for the role for which you are applying.

If you would like to discuss alternative methods to the online application as a reasonable adjustment please contact the Resourcing Team by email (careers@wmca.org.uk).

Location

16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD. Hybrid working conditions are currently in place which means working remotely and coming to the office when required.

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Project Manager JD

Company

From Monday 11th December 2023 an exciting change happened for us as an organisation - we have implemented a new system which will improve your candidate experience! To access your candidate portal for our new system, head to https://wmca.wm-jobs.co.uk/members/

If you already had an application in progress with us before the new year, don’t worry, this will continue as it normally would and there will be no impact on your application or the process. More information on our new and improved system can be found on the WMJobs help pages

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) was set up in 2016. We're made up of 18 local councils and 3 local enterprise partnerships (LEPs). Our goal is to make the West Midlands a happy, healthy, place to live. We do this by:

  • making it easier and safer to travel in and around the region
  • using derelict land to build homes
  • protecting our green spaces
  • making sure young people have the education and employment opportunities to make a great start in life
  • working together to support our communities and build a fairer, healthier and more inclusive West Midlands
  • tackling climate change 

Our role in the West Midlands has never been more important and in these extraordinary times we’ve shown we can step forward, speak up for our region and bring people together. Everything we do is focused on making life better for people in the West Midlands – that’s our reason for being here and it drives every move we make. We lead and support others to deliver our shared future vision for the region – a happier, healthier, better connected place to live and work.

We fully believe that we are only as great as the people who work for us and are committed to providing a positive, healthy and inclusive working environment where our people feel valued and respected. We’re ambitious, forward thinking and determined to find better ways of working, always leading the way in what we do. We trust and support each other to get the job done, and encourage creativity, originality and curiosity from those who work with us.

We’re committed to creating an accessible and diverse workplace, one that nurtures an inclusive environment where our people can be themselves. We are a “Leaders in Diversity” accredited organisation, are in the Inclusive Top 50 Employers List and are one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women. 

If your values align with ours and you’re committed to working towards creating a future we can all be proud of, we want to hear from you.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 200 2787
Location
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
West Midlands
B19 3SD
United Kingdom

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