Project Manager - Veterinary Services: Victoria animal hospital

Blue Cross; London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Blue Cross as a Project Manager in Veterinary Services. This part-time role focuses on leading service design projects to enhance veterinary care for low-income pet owners. With competitive compensation and flexible working conditions, you'll contribute to a meaningful mission of pet welfare.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension scheme with enhanced contributions

Life assurance

Free access to GP via MetLife

Wellbeing support programs

Annual volunteer days

Charity worker discounts

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering large, successful projects.
• Experience leading service design changes.
• Strong planning and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of service design projects.
• Manage project progress, budget, and performance.
• Communicate project updates to stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Service Design

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Prince2 Certification or equivalent

Tools

MS Project

Job description

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Project Manager - Veterinary Services: Victoria animal hospital

Application Deadline: 22 June 2025

Department: Finance & Resources

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Part Time

Location: Victoria animal hospital

Reporting To: Head of Strategic Planning

Compensation: GBP 43,962 - GBP 47,502 / year

Description

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, part time, (28 hours per week)

Salary: GBP 43,962 - GBP 47,502per annum + London weighting allowance at GBP 3,954 per annum, pro-rated

Location: Hybrid, London, Victoria Animal Hospital SW1V 1QQ (2 days per week in the office)

Closing date: Sunday 22 June 2025

Interview dates: 30 June & 1 July 2025

Join Blue Cross as a Project Manager and help shape the future of our Veterinary Services, helping people on low incomes to access vital healthcare for their pets. As part of our central Strategic Planning team, you'll use your project management skills to help deliver an ambitious expansion programme to reach more pets and people across the UK who need our help, at a time when it has never been needed more.

More about the role

In support of our three-year strategy, Our Focus, we're working to increase the number of pets we help through our veterinary services whilst maintaining a financially sustainable service for the charity.

To achieve this, we've designed a programme of service design and improvement projects, and as Project Manager, you'll play a vital role in bringing this vision to life.

Working closely with the Programme Lead and Head of Veterinary Operations, you'll lead the implementation of a key service design project across our hospitals, working with hospital teams to make the transition as smooth as possible whilst maintaining focus on the project benefits. You'll also support the programme team to apply our project methodology ensuring the necessary structure and governance.

We're looking for someone with a track record of delivering large, service design changes in operational, customer-facing environments. You'll be an experienced Project Manager, with a collaborative approach and great stakeholder management skills to enable you to lead our teams and clients successfully through this transition. Experience in a similar healthcare setting would be beneficial, in addition to a passion for pet welfare and empathy for our clients.

At Blue Cross, we offer a rewarding career where you can make a tangible difference to the lives of pets. You'll join a passionate and dedicated expert team committed to our purpose to help pets and people thrive together.

We provide an inclusive, supportive and collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional development, and a competitive benefits package, including flexible working arrangements.

What you'll do:

• Plan and deliver your projects using our tried-and-tested project management approach (based on Prince2) to achieve successful outcomes.
• Keep a close eye on project progress, budget, quality and performance to ensure we meet our goals.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues and external partners linked to your projects.
• Work collaboratively to create realistic plans and allocate resources effectively.
• Clearly communicate project updates, challenges, and successes to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Manage changes and issues, finding creative solutions.
• Identify and manage project risks.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project records.

Want to know more? We've attached a detailed job description that outlines the role and responsibilities in greater depth.

About you

We're seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Manager with a passion for project management and pet welfare. You'll be a natural leader with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

You'll have a proven track record of delivering large, successful projects on time and within budget to meet their goals.

Knowledge, skills, and experience

• Experience leading strategic, cross organisation service design projects successfully from start to finish
• Strong project management skills and in-depth technical knowledge (Prince2 or equivalent)
• Excellent organisational and planning abilities
• A keen eye for detail and accuracy
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with extensive experience of engaging, influencing and working with diverse teams and external clients to deliver change
• A passion for pet welfare
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience working in a busy role and to deadlines

It would be great (but not essential) if you also had:

• Previous animal welfare/charity experience
• Experience working in a similar healthcare setting
• Change management qualification
• Experience of using MS Project

Ready to join us?

Click the 'Apply Now' button to complete a short application form and upload your CV ahead of the closing date on Sunday 22 June 2025.

We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We look forward to receiving your application!

Blue Cross benefits

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it weren't for their amazing efforts and commitment, we wouldn't be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, we want to provide you with the best working environment we can.

With a wide range of perks aimed at enhancing your life both inside and outside of work, you'll
thrive in a supportive and rewarding environment.

Our generous benefits package includes:

• Enhanced annual leave entitlement: 30 days plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
• Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
• Free access to GP via MetLife
• Recognition scheme
• Annual volunteer days
• Claim for professional fees
• Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers.

To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.