Project Manager (Children's Services/Redesign/Processes)

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Project Manager for our client a local government based in Bournemouth.

The successful candidate will ensure that the wider service that oversees the Alternative Provision across the organisation can be redesigned to ensure all children and young people are given the best chance to succeed whatever placement they attend.

Will align services across children’s services to ensure there is a clear process for referral, placement and monitoring of children and young people currently accessing alternative provision.

Ensure that the budget spent is used in the most effective way to ensure children and young people are supported at the earliest opportunity and able to maintain their full-time provision.

This is a 6 month starting contract with the possibility for extensions. This role is hybrid working.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Use established systems to track key programme/project metrics, benefits, budgets, risks and highlight variances/trends in order to manage and control programme/project progress and contribute to effective governance of the programme/project.
• Provide advice and subject matter expertise in project, change management and approaches, so that projects within Children’s Services Improvement are delivered in accordance with techniques and best practice (inc. Alternative Provision Improvements).
• Review and interpret programme/project management related functional policies or processes, develop and recommend changes and provide advice to colleagues to ensure their effective implementation.
• Plan and carry out regular project quality reviews in order to identify, assess and take action to mitigate risks to project success.
• Build effective client relationships with internal and external stakeholders or customers to help them understand project objectives and progress, ensure the client brief is adhered to, and to deliver assigned part of programmes/projects and support effective collaboration. This will involve influencing, persuading, and understanding the needs of others in the delivery of projects.
• Develop business cases, funding bids, and reports, and provide advice and expertise to assist in the securing of funding, to develop and improve management of projects, and improve services.
• Manage, monitor and report on project funding and finances, to ensure that the projects are delivered within budget and that funding is spent in accordance with regulations and requirements.

Personal Requirements:

• Degree and/or Member of an appropriate professional body relevant to the service area.
• Relevant project management qualification, e.g. PRINCE2 or equivalent.
• Detailed knowledge in area of service or specialism including a general, broader understanding of the public sector and the issues that it faces.
• Detailed knowledge of education policy, legislation, statutory guidance and related processes relating to alternative provision, school attendance, Children Missing Education, Elective Home Education and exclusions.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the issues and barriers to education affecting children/young people.
• Understanding of school data and how the likes of attendance and exclusion can impact on pupil attainment and outcomes.
• Experience of managing projects and project teams.
• Experience managing and reporting on budgets and project costs.

Working Hours: 09:00am - 17:00pm, Monday - Friday

Pay: £300.00 per day

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.

Key Words: Project Manager, Children's Services, Redesign Processes, Education