Project Manager

Wesleyan; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services organization in Birmingham seeks a Project Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves managing complex projects, ensuring delivery on time and within budget, and engaging with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have project management experience in the financial sector and relevant qualifications. This position offers hybrid working arrangements and a range of benefits including annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Free secure underground parking

Cashback on major brands

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

2 volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering financial services projects.
• Ability to manage budgets from £1m to £5m.
• Experience in business-facing projects with technical components.

Responsibilities

• Manage full project lifecycle from inception to delivery.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and reports.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders for timely communication.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Communication

Budget management

Education

APMP or PRINCE2 certification

Job description

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Salary: Competitive dependent on skills and experience

12 month Fixed Term Contract

Hybrid working (office based in Birmingham) – Currently 1-2 days in the office per week

Closing Date: 21st August 2025

As a proud mutual since 1841, Wesleyan is committed to creating brighter financial futures for our customers and members. We specialise in providing financial services to some of the nation’s most trusted professions: GPs, hospital doctors, dentists, and teachers.

To find out more about what we do, visit our website:https://www.wesleyan.co.uk/about

We are proud supporters of the ABI Making Flexible Work campaign which means we are open to discuss flexible working, job shares and part time options.

Your role:

You'll join us as a Project Manager on a 12 month fixed term contract, managing one or more of our projects in our exciting Transformation agenda.You'll be passionate about quality, delivering right first time - every time, will be a great team player and will have the ability to influence to all levels and across all areas of the business.

What you’ll be doing:

Our project managers are responsible for full end-to-end delivery of projects throughout the complete project lifecycle, including;

• Understanding scope and ensuring the appropriate project team is mobilised to ensure timely and successful delivery
• Building robust, detailed business cases, including benefits and maintaining tight cost control
• Ensuring that governance requirements are adhered to (including the effective identification and mitigation of project risks).
• Developing and maintaining detailed plans, status reports and resource models
• Building strong relationships with the project sponsor and all other key stakeholders and ensuring timely communication throughout the project including business engagement and readiness for BAU
• Proven experience of delivering projects in a financial services environment and serving multiple stakeholders
• Direct responsibilityfor projects with individual budgets ranging from c£1m to £5m
• Experience managing business-facing projects with strong technical and/or regulatory / legislative components.
• Appropriate professional qualifications, minimum standard APMP or PRINCE2
• 28 days annual leave (plus 1 additional “culture day” & bank holidays) – increases to 30 days with 5 years’ service
• Company pension scheme - matched plus 2% (up to 10%)
• Free secure underground Birmingham city centre parking (available on weekends for personal use – subject to availability)
• Cashback and discounts on major brands in retail, leisure, health, and wellbeing
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• 2 volunteering days per year

To find out more about some of the great benefits Wesleyan offer, visit our careers page:https://careers.wesleyan.co.uk/applicantPortal/rewards

What to know before applying:

Equal Opportunities:Wesleyan are an equal opportunities employer. We know the best teams are made up of inclusive groups of diverse people where everyone’s contribution counts, and we believe everyone has the right to proudly be themselves. We’re building a culture where difference is actively encouraged and simply recruit the best people for the job irrespective of lifestyle, life history and life choices.

Reasonable Adjustments:We understand that there are a wide range of reasons that you may require reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process- please let us know in your application how we can best support you.

VISA Sponsorship:We are unable to provide VISA sponsorship, and therefore cannot employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK – within our recruitment process you will be asked to provide evidence of your Right to Work.

Advert Closing:We typically advertise for two weeks, though we reserve the right to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications; we would therefore recommend an early application if you’d like to be considered for our opportunities.

Regulatory Requirements:Please note this is role is subject to regulatory requirements. As a financial services organisation we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and integrity to protect the Wesleyan Group and our customers. Relevant checks and assessments will be carried out during the recruitment process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) or the Insurance Distribution Directive Please note a criminal record check and credit check will apply and this role is also subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy).