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Project Manager - Service Improvement

Reference: JUN20194402
Expiry date: 2019-07-07 23:59:00.000
Location: NLBP moving to Colindale Sept 2019
Salary: £33,282.00 - £37,098.00 Per Annum
Benefits: See below
Duration:8-months
Attachments: JE0753 20160404 Generic Project Manager (Draft) v2.docx

We are looking for a skilled, dynamic and motivated Project Manager who has a passion for achieving excellence and the ability to work alongside senior managers in driving change for children and young people in Barnet. If this is you, you could be the person we are looking for! The Project Manager - Service Improvement, is responsible for working alongside Senior Managers in Children's Services' to support the delivery of improvement activity. The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of working in a children's early help and/or social care environment; we are looking for someone who can hit the ground running and will get things done.

You will have:

  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of project management methodologies and be able to apply them to the real life without too much jargon,
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills,
  • Great organisation skills and be able to work on multiple work streams at any one time
  • The ability to identify and assess risks and issues finding mitigating strategies to reduce them, and finally,
  • Proven experience in demonstrating your impact on delivering outcomes on budget and more importantly on time

If you consider yourself to be professionally curious and dynamic individual, who can thrive in a fast paced and high energy service, then Barnet is for you! Barnet is an exciting place to work, no two-days will be the same, and your work will be extremely varied along with the people you work with.

In addition to excellent development and career opportunities we have generous employee benefits:

  • 30 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
  • Work-life balance options may include flexi-time, job-share, homeworking, part-time
  • Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Flexible Benefits Programme, that can be tailored to suit your own preferences

This is an exciting time to be working in Barnet as we move to the next step in our improvement journey!

For an informal conversation or to know more about the role please contact Yogita Popat, Head of Performance and Improvement on 020 8359 7283.

If shortlisted you will be required to bring photographic ID to your interview to prove your identity.

Barnet is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.

Please note this post will be moving to our Colindale offices in September 2019.

 
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