Project Manager
Home-Based (with the expectation to work from our client’s Coventry office at least once a week)
The Organisation
Our client provides free, confidential and independent guidance on a wide range of issues, from benefits and housing to employment and debt.
As part of partnership, they deliver dedicated financial guidance services for people affected by cancer, helping individuals access benefits, grants and tailored support.
They are now looking for a Project Manager to join them on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37 hours per week.
Your Rewards
- Salary of £38,420
- Flexible working arrangements
- Fees paid for membership of relevant professional bodies
- Regular professional development
- Health & Wellbeing services provided through Employee Assistance Programme ‘Health Assured’
- Specialised professional support for a range of issues through ‘Peppy’
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles for computer users if appropriate
- Standing desks and walking meetings
- Discounts on leisure facilities and a range of discounted offers
This is your chance to grow and develop your project management career with our client’s trusted organisation and lead a vital service supporting individuals affected by cancer.
You’ll step into a role where you can broaden your experience across multiple areas, growing your expertise and advancing your skillset whilst positively impacting the lives of one of the most deserving groups of people.
Cancer is a brutal, unfair and indiscriminate disease, and those affected and their families need all the help available to them. This role will play a critical part in providing that support and ensuring they aren’t alone at a life-shattering point.
The Role
As a Project Manager, you will support the delivery and development of a project, ensuring high-quality, client-focused services are delivered that improve their wellbeing.
Specifically, in support of the Operations Manager, you will manage performance, resources and delivery to ensure outcomes are achieved, leading a team of staff and volunteers, ensuring services remain responsive, effective and aligned.
A key element of this role will be to oversee a service that supports individuals affected by cancer through the provision of specialist guidance and support, ensuring targets, outcomes and quality standards are met.
Additionally, you will:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with partners and stakeholders
- Monitor performance, budgets and risks, ensuring effective service delivery
- Produce reports on project performance, impact and financials
- Ensure compliance with quality standards, safeguarding and regulatory requirements
- Drive continuous improvement through evaluation and service development
About You
To be considered as a Project Manager, you will need:
- Proven experience in project management
- Strong leadership experience, with the ability to manage and motivate teams and volunteers
- Experience of working to targets, managing workloads, and meeting deadlines
- Good IT skills and experience using systems to support service delivery and reporting
- The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a wider team
- The ability to oversee the budget
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and address challenges proactively
- Empathy and understanding of individuals facing challenging life circumstances
The closing date for this role is 12th May 2026.
Other organisations may call this role Project Manager, Programme Manager, Service Manager, or Charity Project Manager.
Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re ready to lead a vital service and make a meaningful impact as a Project Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.