Project Manager

TipTopJob; Norwich; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A Norwich-based charity is seeking a Project Manager to lead the delivery of the Connect to Work program. Responsibilities include project mobilisation, building partnerships, and ensuring IPS fidelity. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in project management, strong employer engagement skills, and an understanding of barriers faced by disabled individuals. This role offers competitive salary and requires mobility across various community venues.

Benefits

Enhanced DBS check

Flexible working hours

Real Living Wage employer

Qualifications

• Significant project/programme management experience (3+ years) with full life-cycle responsibility.
• Proven experience delivering or managing IPS fidelity supported employment.
• Strong understanding of barriers and strengths of people with health conditions and disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead project mobilisation including staffing, induction, training.
• Build partnerships across Primary Care Networks and NHS teams.
• Secure commitments for inclusive recruitment and sustained employment.

Skills

Project Management

Employer Engagement

Leadership

Partnership Skills

Understanding of Equality Act 2010

Coaching and Case Management

Job description

Connect to Work Project Manager

Location: Norwich based, with some travel to North Norfolk required

Hours: 37 per week; subject to Four Day Week scheme following 6 months in post

Contract: 5-year programme

Salary: A GBP 37,338 per annum

Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays

Application Deadline: 21st October (midnight)

Interview Date: Monday 27th October (including evening interview slots to accommodate availability)

Reports to: Support Services Manager

About The Role

You will lead the end:to:end delivery of Connect to Work (CtW) across Norwich and North Norfolk: mobilising the project, building partnerships, leading the team, and delivering exceptional performance in line with IPS fidelity and the Service Specification. Connect to Work is a voluntary programme delivering the evidence:based Supported Employment model place, train, and maintain, helping disabled people and those with health conditions overcome complex barriers to employment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project mobilisation including staffing, induction, training, systems and venues; implement Specialist Support Framework with provider onboarding and SLAs
• Build productive partnerships across Primary Care Networks, NHS/ICS teams, social care, VCSE networks, JCP/DEAs generating referrals and integrated support
• Lead employer engagement strategy, cultivate business networks and anchor institutions; secure commitments for inclusive recruitment and sustained employment
• Line manage c10 Employment Specialists providing coaching, case management reviews and supervision in line with IPS standards and charity protocols
• Own performance plan and trajectory for referrals, starts, employer engagement, job starts and sustainments; monitor provider performance under SSF
• Oversee accurate MI, case records and dashboards; analyse trends to target activity and improve outcomes; prepare high-quality reports for stakeholders
• Hold contingency caseload when required; provide complex case support and cover during staff absence
• Establish programme governance with NCC including contract/performance meetings; maintain risk register with mitigations and ensure compliance
• Lead marketing and communications for CtW; represent programme locally and influence decision: makers
• Ensure IPS fidelity through file audits, practice observations and targeted CPD; maintain safe practice across safeguarding, lone working and health and safety

About You

You have significant project/programme management experience (3+ years) with full life:cycle responsibility, ideally within employment support or adjacent public/VCSE services. Proven experience delivering or managing IPS:fidelity supported employment is essential, along with strong understanding of the Equality Act 2010 and barriers/strengths of people with health conditions and disabilities. You have extensive employer engagement experience including senior:level account management, excellent leadership and people management skills, and outstanding partnership skills across NHS Primary Care/ICS, social care, VCSE and DWP/JCP.

About Future Projects

Future Projects is a Norwich-based charity dedicated to tackling poverty, exclusion, and disadvantage. We are a Real Living Wage, Disability Confident, and Four Day Week Gold Standard employer.

Additional Information

• Highly mobile role requiring delivery across community venues, primary care settings and partner premises
• Significant expectation of evening and weekend working to meet participant and service needs
• Enhanced DBS check (adult workforce; adults barred list) and right to work in the UK required
• Programme delivery until 2030