Project Manager – Community Engagement

Project Manager – Community Engagement 
Reference: PMCE0124 
Location: Colne Valley Regional Park, Denham, with scope for remote working 
Contract: 3-year fixed term contract  
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Our client, a community charity, has a unique role opportunity for a highly motivated, well-organised and enthusiastic Project Manager to join them to deliver an exciting programme that aims to build community resilience to groundwater flooding, in partnership with Buckinghamshire County Council and a range of other organisations.

Summary of role: 
Project Groundwater is an innovative Defra-funded partnership programme which seeks to improve understanding, raise awareness, and increase resilience to groundwater flooding across 9 at-risk communities within the Chiltern Hills and Berkshire Downs – and our client is delighted to have been appointed as the Community Engagement delivery lead.

As Project Manager you will play a key role in taking forward the delivery of this project, planning and delivering effective Community Engagement to improve community resilience to groundwater flooding, as well as developing and maintaining relationships with a range of organisations across the partnership. You will be responsible for overseeing a small team of Community Engagement Officers and ensuring that the work delivered meets with agreed objectives to a high standard and in a timely manner, as well as being aligned with wider Project Groundwater activities and outputs. You will line manage staff and interface with a range of multi-disciplinary teams across the organisation and will have key project management responsibilities including managing budgets, monitoring progress and reporting to funders/partners.

About the Employer
This charity works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. They have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today they have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working.

They are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that they do. Each year they deliver over 100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real and lasting, positive change. 

Closing date for applications: Sunday 28th January 2024 
Interview date: Wednesday 31st January 2024 (over MS Teams or Zoom)

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

The charity is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

No agencies please.