Project Manager

Contract: Permanent

Location: Hybrid/Remote working - Head office: Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Hours per week: 37

Salary: Up to £47,000 per annum, depending on experience

Shape real change with an NCFE career

Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered. NCFE is a place where employees not only make a positive social impact – influencing the lives of thousands of learners – but where you will have the opportunity to influence the way we work and directly shape our future direction.

With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society. We have built a high-performance workplace culture, backed by a strong set of values and behaviours, to ensure we’re working together as one organisation to make sure no learner is left behind.

About the role

Do you have a passion for leading projects that enable business growth, while maintaining organisational discipline? Do you get energy from fast-paced delivery, juggling priorities and are equally comfortable firefighting and managing through ambiguity? Are you willing to drive our business forward by taking ownership and accountability to achieve results through first-rate stakeholder management, taking the initiative and using our NCFE project management tools and approach? If so, NCFE is delighted to be looking for a Project Manager to support a dynamic and growing PMO team.

Some of your responsibilities as a Project Manager will include:

• Working closely with the management team to deliver business objectives.
• The successful delivery of assigned projects.
• Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of projects across our business by improving governance structures and reporting.
• Managing expectations regarding progress on delivery and risks by working closely with your multi-disciplined project team throughout the full project lifecycle. This role will be working primarily on our Portfolio of Operational Projects but may also be required to support our Projects within our Transformation Programme.

• Solid project management background and experience of using tools within a PMO environment.
• Budget management experience.
• Good analytical skills.
• Experience in collecting, analysing, and summarising data from disparate sources in order to drive conclusions and recommendations.
• Solutions focused approach and comfortable working in an environment that demands solid deliverables.
• A recognised project management qualification (or currently working towards) is essential.

This is a Hybrid/Remote role candidates must be flexible and able to travel to Head Office regularly for onsite meetings & workshops as required

To find out if this is the role for you, please have a look at the Job Description.

What will we offer you in return?

One of the biggest rewards of a career with NCFE is contributing to our promise to support the delivery of the highest possible quality learning experiences for our learners and for them to achieve the best possible outcomes as a result.

You will also have access to a fantastic range of employee benefits and support for your personal and professional development. Benefits include:

• Company Pension, employer’s contribution up to 9% when you contribute 3%
• Life Assurance (4 x basic salary)
• £200 personal development allowance per year
• £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year
• Two hours a month to spend on personal development
• Free learning resources on our in-house 'Learning to Grow' platform

We also support your health and wellbeing by giving all colleagues access to:

• A minimum of 25 days holiday per year, plus 8 bank holidays
• An additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure
• A flexible and hybrid approach to working to support a work-life balance
• Westfield Health Cash Plan worth up to the value of £635
• Fika - a mental fitness app
• Employee Assistance Programme - including a 24/7 confidential help line and counselling sessions
• Doctor Line - same day appointments

Want to know more about NCFE?

Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement

Creating a fairer and more inclusive society is at the core of who we are at NCFE. We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.

We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.

Our dedicated Diversity and Inclusion team works across our organisation to achieve this.

How to apply

Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.

Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position. We look forward to learning more about you.

Closing Date: Wednesday 1 February 2023