(Interim) Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK charity supporting bank workers seeks a Project Manager for a 3 to 6 months contract. The role focuses on improving organizational efficiency through managing key projects, including governance and risk management. Ideal candidates must have charity experience and strong project management skills, coupled with excellent communication and organizational abilities.

Qualifications

• Strong background in project management, preferably in charity governance.
• Experience with risk assessment, HR, or IT is essential.
• Excellent communication, high organization, and multi-tasking ability required.

Responsibilities

• Governance: Reviewing ongoing work, creating task backlogs, and planning.
• Risk Management: Updating risk registers and leading reviews.
• IT and Cybersecurity: Consolidating IT teams and ensuring protections.

Skills

Project Management

Charity Governance

Risk Assessment

HR

IT Proficiency

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Multi-Tasking

Job description

Job Description

Our client is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of UK bank workers, past and present, and their families.

We help thousands of people facing financial difficulty, health challenges, caring responsibilities, domestic abuse, and more through our 40-strong staff team. We invest £5.4m in advice, specialist referrals, and financial assistance, along with practical, personalised support for those most in need.

Demand for services remains high, and financial pressures on our organisation have increased. Consequently, we have launched a new strategy focused on deepening impact, building resilience, and reaching those most in need.

Project Manager

Contract Duration: 3 to 6 months

Location: Hybrid (typically two or three days in our London Office in the City, with the remainder from home)

Salary: £40K to £50K (depending on experience)

Joining us at this exciting time means helping us evolve our work, grow new income streams, and strengthen our influence in the banking sector. This interim role involves managing projects aimed at improving organisational efficiency.

Reporting directly to the CEO, your key priorities will include:

• Governance: reviewing ongoing work, creating a task backlog, and planning phased implementation including quick wins and long-term roadmaps, highlighting interdependencies.
• Risk Management: refreshing the organisational risk register to reflect current risks, ensuring mitigations are appropriate and clearly explained, and leading the review of risk appetite with the leadership team, committees, and board.
• IT and Cybersecurity: consolidating outsourced IT and cybersecurity teams to ensure appropriate controls and protections against cyber attacks.
• HR: reviewing current HR initiatives, creating a task backlog, planning phased work with quick wins and long-term strategies, and collaborating with HR consultants and the HR administrator.

Ideal candidates will have a strong background in project management with experience in charity governance, risk assessment, HR, or IT. Knowledge of charity processes, excellent communication skills, high organisation, multi-tasking ability, and IT proficiency are essential. You should be a self-starter, collaborative, capable of simplifying complex information, and experienced in producing clear reports for senior leadership.