Cares Academy Project Manager

Duration: 6 months

Hybrid Working and only need to go into office for meeting or when needed.

Job Purpose

To lead the establishment and governance of the Children's Care and Support CARES Academy, aiming to launch the Academy by April 2024. This critical role involves setting up the governance structure, managing the academy board, and collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure the academy's successful design and delivery. The role also requires supporting a graduate in the development of the project plan and implementation of the Academy post launch alongside supporting with their project management skills and knowledge.
Specific Accountabilities of the Role

• Governance and Stakeholder Management: Establish and manage the governance structure for the Children's Care and Support CARES Academy.
• Engage and collaborate with key stakeholders, including internal and external partners, to ensure alignment with the academy's goals and objectives.
• Academy Design and Launch: Facilitate the successful design of the Academy and ensuring it meets the needs and expectations of its target audience.
• Project manage the delivery of the academy's plan and oversee its successful  launch in April 2024.
• Risk and Issues Management: Identify and proactively manage risks and issues that may arise during the establishment and operation of the academy.
• Workstream Leadership: Identify and project manage relevant workstreams, which will include communication, branding, recruitment, organisational development (OD), learning/training, systems, and reporting.
• Engagement with other teaching and learning partnerships: Identify and collaborate with other organisations and partnerships to deliver best offer.
• Identify potential synergies and opportunities for joining up efforts and resources with relevant organisations and initiatives.
• Outcomes Framework and Dashboard: Facilitate the design of the academy's outcomes framework and oversee the delivery of a monitoring dashboard to track progress and impact.
• Reporting: Reporting to the Operational Director, Children’s Care and Support to discuss progress, findings, and address any concerns, as well as to provide updates to the CC & S Workforce Planning Meeting.
• Compile monitoring reports as required by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) leadership and Safeguarding Children Partnership where relevant.
• Communication: To develop a communication strategy for internal staff and stakeholders/partners and have oversight of delivery.
• Staff management: Manage and lead matrix resources, ensuring skills transfer and staff development.

Job Requirements

• Relevant project or programme management qualification (e.g PRINCE 2, Agile, MSP) or equivalent qualification. Degree or equivalent level of qualification/training.
• An effective leader ; able to energize, engage, motivate staff to deliver against corporate, service and individual objectives.
• Proven experience in project management A track record of successfully managing complex projects from initiation to completion, including the management of project-related budgets.
• Experience using recognised project management tools and approaches Knowledge of risk management methods and techniques, as well as governance structures and processes