Project Manager
| Posting date: | 01 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Location: | BL1 4AG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Acorn Care and Education |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 276588FAJ |
Summary
JOB TITLE: Project Manager
LOCATION: Bolton
HYBRID WORKING: On average 2 days per week – Bolton Office
REPORTS TO: Commercial Project Portfolio Manager
SALARY: Up To £50,000 depending on experience
About the role
The Project Manager at Outcomes First Group will be responsible for leading and managing strategic projects that drive organisation wide business transformation.
The Project Manager will lead on-site and virtual, multi-skilled teams, internally and externally and lead the planning and successful delivery of projects, on time, to quality and budget.
The Project Manager will take ownership of implementing effective business change approaches to maximise successful project delivery and business wide engagement, in a way that is aligned with Outcomes First Group’s mission to provide high-quality care and education to children and young adults. This role is key in ensuring that projects not only achieve their desired outcomes but also support the long-term success and growth of the organisation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead Business Change Projects: Manage and deliver end-to-end business change projects, including budget management and resource demand management, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and strategies,
Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, department heads, and operational teams, ensuring effective communication and support for change initiatives.
Change Management: Develop and implement change management plans, including end user adoption strategies and colleague and pupil engagement to ensure smooth transitions and minimal disruption, driving advocacy for change.
Business Requirements and Process Improvement: Work collaboratively with Business Analysts to support the definition of business requirements and the design and implementation of new and improved business processes enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the organisation.
Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify and manage project risks and resolve issues to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
Project Planning and Execution: Create and manage detailed project plans, project timelines, allocate resources, and ensure timely delivery of project milestones and deliverables.
Project Methodology; Able to work effectively using a range of methodologies including Prince2 and Agile.
Team Leadership: Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams, ensuring collaboration, clear roles, and successful execution of projects.
Compliance and Quality Assurance: Ensure all change initiatives comply with organisational policies, industry regulations, and quality standards including Data Protection.
Essential Experience:
Project Management: Proven experience leading end-to-end business change projects, applying methodologies such as Agile, PRINCE2, or Waterfall.
Change Management: Hands-on experience managing organisational change, including stakeholder engagement, communication, and training.
Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with senior leadership, department heads, and operational teams to gain buy-in and drive project success.
Business Process Improvement: Experience identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and align with strategic goals.
Risk & Issue Management: Strong problem-solving skills with experience in mitigating risks and managing project challenges.
Budget & Resource Management: Experience in managing project budgets, timelines, and resources to deliver projects within scope and on time.
Team Leadership: Ability to lead cross-functional teams, ensuring collaboration and achieving project objectives.
Regulatory Compliance: Knowledge of working in regulated sectors and ensuring business change initiatives comply with relevant standards.
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication, including preparing reports and presentations for stakeholders at all levels.
Project Management Tools: Proficiency in project management software (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Trello) and process mapping tools (e.g., Visio).
Desirable Experience:
Experience in the education, healthcare, or social care sectors, particularly in organisations providing services to vulnerable groups.
Familiarity with business systems and IT transformations in regulated environments.
Certification in project management (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP) or change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci).
Experience in vendor management or managing third-party service providers in business change initiatives.
Familiarity with cloud-based solutions and IT systems in a business change context.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
LOCATION: Bolton
HYBRID WORKING: On average 2 days per week – Bolton Office
REPORTS TO: Commercial Project Portfolio Manager
SALARY: Up To £50,000 depending on experience
About the role
The Project Manager at Outcomes First Group will be responsible for leading and managing strategic projects that drive organisation wide business transformation.
The Project Manager will lead on-site and virtual, multi-skilled teams, internally and externally and lead the planning and successful delivery of projects, on time, to quality and budget.
The Project Manager will take ownership of implementing effective business change approaches to maximise successful project delivery and business wide engagement, in a way that is aligned with Outcomes First Group’s mission to provide high-quality care and education to children and young adults. This role is key in ensuring that projects not only achieve their desired outcomes but also support the long-term success and growth of the organisation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead Business Change Projects: Manage and deliver end-to-end business change projects, including budget management and resource demand management, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and strategies,
Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, department heads, and operational teams, ensuring effective communication and support for change initiatives.
Change Management: Develop and implement change management plans, including end user adoption strategies and colleague and pupil engagement to ensure smooth transitions and minimal disruption, driving advocacy for change.
Business Requirements and Process Improvement: Work collaboratively with Business Analysts to support the definition of business requirements and the design and implementation of new and improved business processes enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the organisation.
Risk and Issue Management: Proactively identify and manage project risks and resolve issues to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
Project Planning and Execution: Create and manage detailed project plans, project timelines, allocate resources, and ensure timely delivery of project milestones and deliverables.
Project Methodology; Able to work effectively using a range of methodologies including Prince2 and Agile.
Team Leadership: Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams, ensuring collaboration, clear roles, and successful execution of projects.
Compliance and Quality Assurance: Ensure all change initiatives comply with organisational policies, industry regulations, and quality standards including Data Protection.
Essential Experience:
Project Management: Proven experience leading end-to-end business change projects, applying methodologies such as Agile, PRINCE2, or Waterfall.
Change Management: Hands-on experience managing organisational change, including stakeholder engagement, communication, and training.
Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with senior leadership, department heads, and operational teams to gain buy-in and drive project success.
Business Process Improvement: Experience identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and align with strategic goals.
Risk & Issue Management: Strong problem-solving skills with experience in mitigating risks and managing project challenges.
Budget & Resource Management: Experience in managing project budgets, timelines, and resources to deliver projects within scope and on time.
Team Leadership: Ability to lead cross-functional teams, ensuring collaboration and achieving project objectives.
Regulatory Compliance: Knowledge of working in regulated sectors and ensuring business change initiatives comply with relevant standards.
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication, including preparing reports and presentations for stakeholders at all levels.
Project Management Tools: Proficiency in project management software (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Trello) and process mapping tools (e.g., Visio).
Desirable Experience:
Experience in the education, healthcare, or social care sectors, particularly in organisations providing services to vulnerable groups.
Familiarity with business systems and IT transformations in regulated environments.
Certification in project management (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP) or change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci).
Experience in vendor management or managing third-party service providers in business change initiatives.
Familiarity with cloud-based solutions and IT systems in a business change context.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.