Job Description

Please note, the recruitment for this role is being administered by the Local Government Association on behalf of Local Partnerships LLP

About Local Partnerships
Local Partnerships LLP is jointly owned by the Local Government Association, HM Treasury and the Welsh Government. We occupy a unique position in the public sector, facilitating change through working impartially and collaboratively across all parts of central, local and regional government, and devolved administrations.

Our vision is as simple as it is challenging: to strengthen the public sector to deliver more effectively, achieve more swiftly, and give value for money to the taxpayer and customer.

Our purpose is to help public sector organisations face the ever-increasing challenge of meeting rising demands for services, with shrinking budgets. We bring public and private sector experience that provides confidence, capability and capacity, helping local authorities achieve and maintain financial resilience. We help to solve complex commercial issues, manage challenging programmes or projects effectively, increase delivery confidence and manage the whole approach to market.

We work all over England and Wales with a core team based in Smith Square, Westminster and a small office in Cardiff. We have c. 70 employees, supplemented by a pool of associates, and a current annual turnover of c. \xc2\xa310 million.

Our impact report for 2022-23 can be found at:

Project Managers at Local Partnerships provide support and activities that span a broad range of skill sets, including the more structured standards of traditional project management disciplines, but also adapting and flexing to the needs of specific client requirements and programme specialisms.

We are seeking two established Project Managers to join the team, who can apply their experience and skills to a variety of projects and potentially work across different programme areas. We are looking for strong stakeholder management and relationship building, excellent planning and organisation skills to manage multiple workstreams and the flexibility and resilience to adapt to change and challenges.
Initially for this role, the projects undertaken will be part of the Climate or Commercial business units. This would include working with projects related to waste management, resource efficiency, renewable energy, procurement, transformation and commercial contracts, so any interest or previous experience in these fields would be an advantage.

About the role
Project Managers are responsible for the management of the project on a day-to-day basis, including driving and overseeing the delivery of the project and ensuring that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints.

Project Managers also hold a key role in project governance and working with stakeholders, to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised. This involves effective communication, prioritisation and management of activities and expectations.

Project Managers need to understand decision-making in the public sector, including the role of elected politicians, in addition to their professional expertise. Almost all assignments involve preparing reports containing complex written and analytical information for the client, so excellent communications skills are vital. Knowledge transfer to the client is a key part of the role.

Project Managers may be based anywhere in England and Wales. They will need to travel to clients and Local Partnerships offices around the country.

Project Managers may be assigned to projects across any of Local Partnerships programme areas which are the internal teams that deliver a variety of client facing projects and programmes.

About you

• Educated to a degree standard or equivalent industrial standard

• Professional qualifications appropriate to the role, such as Agile Project Management Practitioner, PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM Project Management Qualification

• Strong commercial skills and a track record of operating in a contracting environment.

• Sound understanding of the UK public sector and/or community focused 3rd sector

• Proven experience of working on complex projects with a track record of effective delivery

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and in analysis and presentation of data

• Experience of building effective relationships with senior stakeholders

• Experience of managing project teams from differing backgrounds and professions

• Adaptability and flexibility to work in different project fields

• Related experience in any of the following fields would be an advantage: waste management, resource efficiency, renewable energy, procurement, transformation and commercial contracts.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

To apply

If you would like to be considered for the role, please complete the online form and include a supporting statement detailing how you meet the criteria of the role before the closing date.

We use anonymous recruitment, which is the practice of hiding candidates\' identities. This process involves removing any identifying information from candidates\' applications which includes names. We are unable to remove candidate\'s names from their CV\'s. If you wish to remain anonymous, we ask that you take your name off your CV before submitting.

Closing Date: 5pm, Friday 04 August 2023
Interview Date: Week commencing 07 August 2023, interviews will be held virtually via MS Teams

We value diversity and encourage applications from all sections of the community, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, disability, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, transgender identity, religion or belief

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