Project Manager
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Project Manager
- Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 3rd Floor
- Salary: £34,834 - £44,428 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
- Duration: 12 months
- Closing Date: 06/11/2024
- Job Requisition Number: 10179
- This post is not open to job share
Are you someone who can demonstrate a background in Project Management with a working knowledge of project management tools? Do you have a background in implementing systems and solutions, ideally within a social care and/or health setting? If so, then we would love to hear from you!
About the role:
The successful candidate will oversee the implementation of a new case recording system within our Adult Social Care In-House Services for a fixed term of 12 months. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to carry out the following:
- Project Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders and the project team to ensure the successful implementation of the solution.
- Project Planning: Develop along with the successful supplier and key stakeholders a implementation plan incorporating any change management requirements.
- Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for the project, maintaining regular communication and building strong relationships with stakeholders to understand their unique needs, expectations and issues with any solution.
- Benefits identification and realisation: Work with service leads, front-line staff and stakeholders to identify benefits and measures of success, documenting and monitoring implementation and usage of the solution.
- Supplier Management: Manage all day-to-day communications with the chosen Supplier and their nominated partners to coordinate the successful implementation of the necessary software, hardware, and services to achieve positive project outcomes.
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Identify potential project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and proactively address issues to minimise disruptions and delays.
- Quality Assurance: Oversee thorough testing and quality control processes, ensuring that the implemented systems and services meet established standards and fulfil requirements.
- Project Documentation: Ensure comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, risk and issues logs, status reports are created and maintained, to facilitate knowledge sharing and project transparency.
- Change Management: Develop and execute change management strategies to facilitate a smooth transition to the new systems and processes, including coordinating user training and supporting system champions to implement the change.
- Stakeholder Communication: Communicate project progress, status updates, and key milestones to stakeholders, keeping them informed throughout the implementation process. Act as point of escalation from end users and report regularly to project board on progress/issues.
- Data Imputing: Oversee and ensure relevant paper records are transferred accurately and timely in-line with the project plan.
About you:
You will have background in project management and a proven track record in delivering change, ideally in a social care setting.
Read about our values – they are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about.
If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.
For further information on the role please find the attached the Job Profile.
About us:
GCC owns and operate a range of services for adults aged over 18 years old, which it refers to as its ‘In-House Services’. This includes:
- Day services offering a range of activities in the building and in the community. This service supports adults with Physical disabilities and mild to moderate dementia, as well as Learning disabilities.
- Reablement (at our Great Western Court facility) which provides a bed-based reablement service. People accessing this service have no acute medical needs but do have specific person-centred physiotherapy and occupational therapy led goals to assist in recovery.
- Respite services providing care and emergency placements for adults with learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities. Respite Services offer a range of activities both within the buildings and outside in the community.
The council is in the process of procuring a solution which will move the above services from recording individuals records on a paper-based system to a new digital solution.
It’s a fantastic time to join Gloucestershire County Council, as we transform our Adult Social Care services. Through our team, we’re helping people with increasingly complex needs to remain independent and have a say in how they live. To succeed, we need people who’ll go the extra mile to see others well and happy and give families peace of mind.
Join us, and you’ll have a great opportunity to make a real impact on people’s lives. Meanwhile, we’ll thank you with a range of excellent benefits and give you the training and support to develop your career. We genuinely care about our colleagues and support their wellbeing.
Please email Mat Jenkins: mat.jenkins@gloucestershire.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion.
Here are some of the benefits we offer in return for your hard work.
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Annual leave entitlement of 25.5 days rising to 30.5 after 5 years continuous service
- Career development and qualification opportunities
- Supportive and positive working environment
- Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Employee Benefits Programme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
Applying:
Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Description. This should include examples of why you should be considered for the role and the experience, skills, and knowledge that you will bring to this post. You will find a link below to the Job Description.
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Additional Information:
Interviews will be held on Friday, November 15th at Shire Hall.
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. The advert will be open for a minimum of 7 calendar days. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
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Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.