About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
The role
Southwark Council’s Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth department is recruiting a Project Manager to the Programmes and Change team.
The Programmes and Change team is a Programme Management Office (PMO), consisting of a central team of project professionals, working flexibly across the department to support meaningful change and realise departmental and corporate priorities.
The team works on the department’s key priority programmes including Southwark Stands Together, the Service Review Framework, Streets For People, and Violence Against Women and Girls..
This role will be responsible for leading a range of projects in the department across all our business areas including environmental services, culture, leisure, parks, climate change, community safety and community engagement. You will have a varied portfolio of work, delivering with teams who need expert project management support to improve their services.
This is an excellent opportunity to:
- Design or redesign services, prototyping and iterating as you go, that help Southwark residents live a good life as part of a strong community
- Use design thinking methodology and apply a design thinking mindset to all corners of your work
- Enhance the experience for people working for the Council
- Successfully deliver project benefits on time, within budget and to a high standard
- Enhance our Service Review Framework and take it to the next level
This role will also have the opportunity to lead a range of projects in the department across all our services, including but not limited to, environmental services, culture, leisure, parks, parking, highways, climate change, and community safety.
Additional details
About you
We are looking for someone who uses a fusion of service design and project management to deliver tangible outcomes and benefits for our residents and communities. You will be passionate about:
- service designing the resident and community experience of Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth services
- project management and have the skills and experience to utilise a toolbox of project management techniques
The role will suit you if you:
- are or have been a Service Designer who wants to create a positive change for our residents and communities
- are keen to accelerate organisational culture change by adopting design and innovation mindsets and practices
- are or have been a Project Manager who has a can-do attitude to realise project benefits
- can work in a fast-paced PMO environment
- are a natural collaborator and excellent communicator, and work well with a range of stakeholders at all levels to deliver change
- have the ability to problem solve, as well as think critically and innovatively
- are excited about being part of Southwark Council and share our values and commitment to build a fair, green and safe Southwark
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 01/09/2024
*Please note, we reserve the right to close applications prior to the closing date indicated above - please apply as soon as possible - we look forward to receiving your application.
Interview date: TBC
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
SWCINT
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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