Digital Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A national charity organization is seeking a Digital Project Manager to lead the delivery of a new website as part of their Year of Reading campaign. The role requires experience in project management, strong communication skills, and a collaborative approach to working with multiple stakeholders. Offering a full-time role with flexible home working, the salary range is £38,000 to £40,000 per annum and the contract lasts until the end of March 2027.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management for website delivery.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Proactive teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the website planning and execution.
• Define project scope and deliverables with the team.
• Maintain a clear delivery roadmap for digital platforms.

Skills

Project management methodologies

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Tools

CRM (Salesforce)

Data analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics)

Job description

Overview

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with the Literacy Trust to recruit for their next Digital Project Manager. A key role supporting the Year of Reading, you will be responsible specifically for project managing the delivery of the website to support the campaign. The role is a hugely exciting opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking campaign, working with multiple stakeholders to deliver a website that amplifies the reach of the campaign across a range of audiences.

The Literacy Trust empowers children, people and adults from disadvantaged communities with the literacy skills they need to succeed. They work directly with people and their families, with the 5,000 schools in these communities, with nurseries, prisons, YOIs and through their teams leading community literacy programmes in 20 places in the UK facing the biggest literacy and poverty challenges. Literacy is a vital element of action against poverty and their work changes people\'s life stories.

Contract: Fixed term until end of March 2027

Salary: £38,000 to £40,000 per annum

Location: Contracted to London office (SW8 1RL) with flexible home working

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Closing date for applications: Monday 22nd September

Interview date: Wednesday 1st October

Responsibilities

• Lead on the Year of Reading website planning and execution, liaising with internal teams and external agency
• Collaborate with the Year of Reading team to define project scope, goals and deliverables
• Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines and budgets to ensure successful project delivery
• Work alongside the Website Product Manager and Head of Digital to scope a new website for the Literacy Trust including leading planning sessions and requirements gathering with internal stakeholders
• Conduct regular project status meetings and provide timely updates to all stakeholders
• Lead on user experience and feedback taking an iterative approach and collaboration to inform current and future digital product development
• Help to develop and maintain a clear delivery roadmap for business-as-usual development of existing platforms including DotDigital, websites and donation platforms
• Support the digital team to co-create, test and pilot new features and functionality across platforms
• Contribute to the design of a digital metrics framework to capture and visualise key data points and insight to inform wider teams\' use of digital channels
• Contribute to the development of the organisation\'s digital strategy with a key focus on data, culture and skills and platform development

Qualifications and experience

• Experience of using project management methodologies and tools to manage development activity
• Demonstrable experience of working in partnership with external agencies to deliver website projects
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to build successful relationships
• Confidence in presenting technical information in an understandable manner to different audiences
• Proactive nature with an ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability to changing project requirements

Additional experience (not essential)

• Knowledge of UX/UI design principles and best practices
• Knowledge of marketing platforms including CRM (Salesforce) and marketing automation (DotDigital)
• Experience with data analytics and visualisation tools (e.g. Google Analytics, Tableau)

If you\'re interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice Wood at Charity People in the first instance. Alice can be reached at [e-mail].

Charity People is an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equity and diversity. We believe that a diverse workforce strengthens our ability to serve charities and communities.