Project Manager

Project Manager
£32,000 per year
Full time, 35 hours per week
Fixed term for two years
Based in Kent as a home working role
Our client empowers people with the reading and writing skills they need to succeed in life. Together theyre helping people change their stories. You could join them as Project Manager for their growing criminal justice programmes.
What youll be doing
Our client has been delivering criminal justice programmes years, and their work includes projects across mens and womens prisons, as well as Young Offender institutions and services in the community.
Our client is recruiting a Project Manager to lead the development and delivery of activity. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality creative writing workshops on a weekly basis and organising visits from external authors and facilitators. You will also maintain regular contact with key stakeholders and project partners, as well as supporting evaluation activity, sharing learning and contributing to internal and external reporting.
You will be based in Kent, as part of our clients Criminal Justice team. You will work closely with your Programme Manager and fellow Project Managers, who will be responsible for HMYOI Werrington, HMYOI Feltham and HMYOI Wetherby, as well as external stakeholders.
You will work from home but will need to visit our clients site regularly to support project delivery, as well as being in London when necessary for staff team days and planning.
What our client is looking for
As well as being an excellent project manager, you will need proven experience of confidently facilitating group workshops or training sessions for creative writing, as well as strong event delivery skills. Due to your projects nature, you will need strong communication skills, and the capacity to work independently or collaboratively in a well-organised way.
Experience working in secure settings and/or with young people would be desirable.
Why our clients work is so vital
Reading and writing changes everything.
It gives you the tools to get the most out of life, and the power to shape your future. Its the key to knowledge, confidence and inspiration. Its better results at school, and better jobs. If children grow up without the tools to communicate, without books to read nor opportunities to write, its harder to get where you want to go.
Our client is an independent charity helping people overcome these challenges and change their life chances through the power of words reading, writing, speaking and listening. From first words, through school days to training, jobs and beyond.
- They work collaboratively in local communities, focusing their work in 20 areas of the UK that are facing the biggest challenges.
- They support schools, developing the most effective tools and techniques and providing resources and programmes to engage and inspire children.
- They campaign to make reading and writing a priority for politicians and decision-makers.
- They support vulnerable adults, people in the criminal justice system and young offenders institutions to build their skills.
What our client offers you
Our clients team are passionate about their mission and they have a strong and positive working culture, based on shared values and respect. They offer a range of flexible working options and promote a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to their success, whoever you are.
As well as a competitive salary, Our client offers benefits including a generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pension contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.
Application details
Our clients people are their most important asset and they value and respect diversity in all its forms (seen and unseen). They particularly welcome applications from those from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities and from the communities in which they work. Our client would like to increase representation of these groups among their staff as they know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact for their work.
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Closing date: 10am, 2nd July 2024
Please note our client does not accept CVs. No agencies or recruitment sites.

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