Application Manager
| Posting date: | 22 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £40,000 to £45,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | National Fostering Group |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 287174JCP |
Summary
Job Title: Application Manager - Maternity Cover
Location: Hybrid working from Bolton Head Office
Contract Type: Maternity Cover
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 dependent on experience
Our Core Benefits include: Up to 39 days annual leave (including BH, One Moment in Time day and opportunity to buy 5 extra days), Minimum 9% Contributory Pension, Life Assurance, ‘The Hub’ discount marketplace, EAP, Occupational Health, Sick pay, Family Friendly leave, Expenses and Mileage, Tech Scheme.
About the Group
Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025! 83% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company! Please read more about why our employees love working here: https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/certified-company/1574411
With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.
In Northern Ireland, we work with Local Health and Social Care Trusts to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies across the UK are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.
We also offer a 4 day working week - this means 80% of the hours for 100% pay! This will be given following a successful 6 month probationary period and is a performance based benefit.
About the Role
As Application Manager you will be working with suppliers, key business stakeholders, functional area product owners and the wider IT team to ensure that we are driving value and best utilising the applications and systems we use, specifically relating:
Salesforce
Salesforce related/integrated products, e.g. Form Assembly
Access Care Planning
As a team we help figure out what specific applications are needed to improve business operations and then supervise the installation, upgrading and daily maintenance of software applications. We also help train and communicate how to use the software across the organisation, increasing the value add for the business. We also listen to the users of the applications, finding out what new features they want before gathering and analysing their feedback and usage data. This helps them to make decisions about the future of the product - what will and won't be possible, which features to prioritise or to drop altogether and produce product roadmaps.
Who we are looking for
We’re looking for someone with proven experience in product management—ideally as an Application Manager, Product Owner,or similar role—who has been hands-on across the full product lifecycle from requirements through to implementation.
You’ll bring strong technical knowledge of software development methods, integration protocols, web technologies and product configuration management, along with experience resolving end-user issues and delivering complex implementation plans in a corporate environment.
Just as importantly, you’ll be a strong communicator and relationship-builder, able to work methodically under pressure, manage stakeholders effectively and deliver results with minimal supervision.
Why work for us?
At National Fostering Group, our employee’s health and wellbeing are important to us. We offer an exceptional rewards package as well as access to our flexible benefits platform - so you can choose extra benefits that are suited to you. Below includes some of our offerings:
Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
Minimum 9% pension contributions
Life Assurance
‘The Hub’ – a discount marketplace
Home & Tech Scheme – tax and interest free retail vouchers to support you
Plus so much more physical and mental health flexible benefits for you to choose from!
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Location: Hybrid working from Bolton Head Office
Contract Type: Maternity Cover
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 dependent on experience
Our Core Benefits include: Up to 39 days annual leave (including BH, One Moment in Time day and opportunity to buy 5 extra days), Minimum 9% Contributory Pension, Life Assurance, ‘The Hub’ discount marketplace, EAP, Occupational Health, Sick pay, Family Friendly leave, Expenses and Mileage, Tech Scheme.
About the Group
Its official, we have been rated as a Great Place to Work 2025! 83% of employees at National Fostering Group say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK based company! Please read more about why our employees love working here: https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/certified-company/1574411
With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers.
In Northern Ireland, we work with Local Health and Social Care Trusts to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies across the UK are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.
We also offer a 4 day working week - this means 80% of the hours for 100% pay! This will be given following a successful 6 month probationary period and is a performance based benefit.
About the Role
As Application Manager you will be working with suppliers, key business stakeholders, functional area product owners and the wider IT team to ensure that we are driving value and best utilising the applications and systems we use, specifically relating:
Salesforce
Salesforce related/integrated products, e.g. Form Assembly
Access Care Planning
As a team we help figure out what specific applications are needed to improve business operations and then supervise the installation, upgrading and daily maintenance of software applications. We also help train and communicate how to use the software across the organisation, increasing the value add for the business. We also listen to the users of the applications, finding out what new features they want before gathering and analysing their feedback and usage data. This helps them to make decisions about the future of the product - what will and won't be possible, which features to prioritise or to drop altogether and produce product roadmaps.
Who we are looking for
We’re looking for someone with proven experience in product management—ideally as an Application Manager, Product Owner,or similar role—who has been hands-on across the full product lifecycle from requirements through to implementation.
You’ll bring strong technical knowledge of software development methods, integration protocols, web technologies and product configuration management, along with experience resolving end-user issues and delivering complex implementation plans in a corporate environment.
Just as importantly, you’ll be a strong communicator and relationship-builder, able to work methodically under pressure, manage stakeholders effectively and deliver results with minimal supervision.
Why work for us?
At National Fostering Group, our employee’s health and wellbeing are important to us. We offer an exceptional rewards package as well as access to our flexible benefits platform - so you can choose extra benefits that are suited to you. Below includes some of our offerings:
Up to 39 days annual leave each year (25 base entitlement + 1 One moment in time + 8 bank holidays + ability to buy up to 5 extra days)
Minimum 9% pension contributions
Life Assurance
‘The Hub’ – a discount marketplace
Home & Tech Scheme – tax and interest free retail vouchers to support you
Plus so much more physical and mental health flexible benefits for you to choose from!
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.