Salford City Council
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5BN
Project Manager
Grade: 5A, £51,515 - £53,213 per annum
Working Hours: 36 hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term for two years
Location: SalfordCivic Centre/Hybrid
Closing date: Sunday 12th May 2024 at 11:59pm
This is no Salfordinary city! At the heart of our approach are ambitiousplans to transform Salford into a modern global city where we can all make areal difference to the lives of Salford people. As a people centred andvalues-based organisation Salford really is a great place to work. With acan-do approach, we embrace innovation and encourage people to be their verybest.
Aspart of our role supporting multiple transformation projects and programmes weare growing our PMO and have four new vacancies within our team to enable us tocontinue to build on our success as well as bring new experience, knowledge andideas into the team.
We arelooking for individuals who are passionate about delivering excellent serviceto our customers by providing strong, effective and supportive projectmanagement skills. You will embrace change and understand how to support teamsthrough this.
You will be a role model of ourvalues and build collaborative and effective working relationships to makepositive change happen. Putting our employees and residents at the heart ofwhat you do, you will be passionate about helping others at all levels of theorganisation, maintaining your own level of personal and professionaldevelopment. As a people centred and values-based organisation SalfordCouncil really is a great place to work. We take pride in working together as #OneTeamby always supporting one another - that's the spirit of Salford!
About you
We arelooking for someone to:
1. Lead a project through the entire delivery process
2. Work with multiple stakeholders and partners, and be skilled at managing conflicting priorities
3. Build strong relationships and generate positive collaboration, whilst always staying focused on outcomes
4. Be positive and resilient with the ability to manage and lead change.
Itwould be an advantage to have experience of either managing technical and ITprojects or large-scale change initiatives, ideally with some formal ProjectManagement training and accreditation.
About the role
Youwill be responsible for a number of projects and will drive continuedimprovement of services through the effective management and delivery of yourassigned projects, including management of risks and issues and budgets. Youwill work closely with Senior Responsible Officers and project leads and you’llmanage, support and coach Project Officers to enable their learning anddevelopment.
Please apply with a CV and expression ofinterest of no more than one side, showing how you meet the criteria set out in the role profile.
We will be holdinga virtual Meet the Team event on Thursday 9 May at 5.00pm BST. To find out more about the role and hear about Salford City Council register your interest and to receive the webinar link please
Deadline for applications is Sunday 12 May,11:59pm.We reserve the right to close the applicationwindow sooner if we receive a sufficient number of qualified applicants beforethe specified deadline.
About your benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where yourpersonal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have theopportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are atthe heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture,empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you willhave the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employeegroup and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeingare important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits includingflexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range ofhealth and wellbeing options to suit your needs.
Learn, grow and develop as a leader
At Salford we’re committed to supporting ourleaders to grow and from day one we’ll support you to succeed as a Salfordleader through ongoing learning and development. This will include some core#LeadingSalford development and an immediate opportunity to gain a relevantleadership qualification. You can find out more here
Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work .
Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at .
We havemade a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people withdisabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel by way of aGuaranteed Assessment Scheme.