Project Manager
| Posting date: | 08 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,338 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 November 2025 |
| Location: | NR5 8EG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | i4 Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | FPJ-7672-5946 |
Summary
Connect to Work Project Manager
Location: Norwich based - with some travel to North Norfolk required
Hours: 37 per week - subject to Four Day Week scheme following 6-months in post
Contract: 5-year programme (2025-2030)
Salary: £37,338 per annum
Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays
Application Deadline: 21st October (midnight)
Interview Date: Monday 27th October (Including evening interview slots to accommodate availability)
Reports to: Support Services Manager
About the Role
You will lead the end-to-end delivery of Connect to Work (CtW) across Norwich and North Norfolk - mobilising the project, building partnerships, leading the team, and delivering exceptional performance in line with IPS fidelity and the Service Specification. Connect to Work is a voluntary programme delivering the evidence-based Supported Employment model 'place, train, and maintain', helping disabled people and those with health conditions overcome complex barriers to employment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead project mobilisation including staffing, induction, training, systems and venues; implement Specialist Support Framework with provider onboarding and SLAs
Build productive partnerships across Primary Care Networks, NHS/ICS teams, social care, VCSE networks, JCP/DEAs generating referrals and integrated support
Lead employer engagement strategy, cultivate business networks and anchor institutions; secure commitments for inclusive recruitment and sustained employment
Line manage c10 Employment Specialists providing coaching, case management reviews and supervision in line with IPS standards and charity protocols
Own performance plan and trajectory for referrals, starts, employer engagement, job starts and sustainments; monitor provider performance under SSF
Oversee accurate MI, case records and dashboards; analyse trends to target activity and improve outcomes; prepare high-quality reports for stakeholders
Hold contingency caseload when required; provide complex case support and cover during staff absence
Establish programme governance with NCC including contract/performance meetings; maintain risk register with mitigations and ensure compliance
Lead marketing and communications for CtW; represent programme locally and influence decision-makers
Ensure IPS fidelity through file audits, practice observations and targeted CPD; maintain safe practice across safeguarding, lone working and health & safety
About You
You have significant project/programme management experience (3+ years) with full life-cycle responsibility, ideally within employment support or adjacent public/VCSE services. Proven experience delivering or managing IPS-fidelity supported employment is essential, along with strong understanding of the Equality Act 2010 and barriers/strengths of people with health conditions and disabilities. You have extensive employer engagement experience including senior-level account management, excellent leadership and people management skills, and outstanding partnership skills across NHS Primary Care/ICS, social care, VCSE and DWP/JCP.
About Future Projects
Future Projects is a Norwich-based charity dedicated to tackling poverty, exclusion, and disadvantage. We are a Real Living Wage, Disability Confident, and Four Day Week Gold Standard employer.
Additional Information
Highly mobile role requiring delivery across community venues, primary care settings and partner premises
Significant expectation of evening and weekend working to meet participant and service needs
Enhanced DBS check (adult workforce; adults' barred list) and right to work in the UK required
Programme delivery until 2030