Strategic Change Project Manager

Macmillan Cancer Support; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK charity is seeking a Project Manager to oversee projects within a strategic change portfolio. The role involves collaboration with Business Leads, effective communication, and demonstrated project management skills. Ideal candidates will have experience in managing complex projects using both waterfall and agile methodologies, along with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Benefits include generous holiday, pension matching, and flexible working options.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options

Pension matched up to 7.5%

120+ learning and development offers

Flexible working patterns

Holiday buying and selling scheme

Life insurance

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering projects within large, complex organisations using both waterfall and agile approaches.
• Relevant project management qualification and related change management or business analysis qualifications are desirable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Initiate, lead, plan and execute projects and project teams.
• Develop robust business cases including options appraisals.
• Manage project teams in a matrix environment.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Project management qualification

Change management qualification

Job description

Overview

In this role you will be responsible for developing, planning, executing and evaluating projects in our Strategic Change portfolio - ensuring alignment to the wider vision and strategic direction of Macmillan and maintaining a focus on outcomes. You will be working collaboratively with Business Leads across Macmillan, you will define the project's objectives and drive progress throughout its life cycle. The role will be deployed flexibly in line with organisational priorities, managing standalone projects, and projects within complex, cross-organisational change programmes, to agreed time, cost and quality criteria. This role requires candidates to have demonstrable experience of operating in a very similar or comparable role.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrable experience of initiating, leading, planning and executing projects and project teams to deliver within a large, complex organisation.
• Recognised project management qualification and experience of applying waterfall and agile delivery approaches to complex projects. Change management and/or business analysis qualifications and experience would also be desirable.
• Experience of developing robust and concise business cases including options appraisals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills, flexing and adapting to changing circumstances.
• Preferable experience of managing projects involving procurement, technology implementation, people change, service development and process improvement.
• Experience of matrix managing project teams.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering projects within large, complex organisations using both waterfall and agile approaches.
• Relevant project management qualification and related change management or business analysis qualifications are desirable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days
• Pension matched up to 7.5%
• 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
• Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
• Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more