Growth Sector Project Manager PO5

LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST

There has never been a more exciting and challenging time to work for Waltham Forest Council and with its diverse community and partners to make an impact on the future of the borough for years to come. The Covid 19 pandemic and its impact has made us all review the ways we live and work, embracing technology and becoming more flexible, diverse and sustainable.

In response to the pandemic, the Council’s emerging Public Service Corporate Strategy focuses on these immediate priorities:

• Connecting people with jobs
• Safe and healthy lives
• Our 15-minute neighbourhood
• Confidence in our future

This role will support our Employment Business and Skills (EBS) services and emerging plans for Business and Jobs Recovery. We are looking to appoint a dynamic and experienced Project Manager to take forward activities, projects and initiatives in the Sector Growth team, working across. You may have specialist knowledge key sectors and their needs.

You will be responsible for leading and delivering an ambitious area of work, collaborating with delivery teams across EBS and other council teams. You will plan and deliver key, high profile and ambitious projects that will assist in the economic recovery of the borough, that maximise the benefits gained from business growth sectors to generate opportunities and connect residents to jobs.

You will have excellent project management skills that project plans are developed, communicated and monitored. You will take action to communicate the benefits of projects with a wide range of stakeholders and partners, resolving highly technical / complex issues and proactively anticipate problems. You will be responsible for overseeing and co-ordinating a specialist area and to lead new developments in this area, including the development and implementation of new services, policies, procedures, programmes, projects and initiatives.

Working alongside colleagues in Climate Emergency, Regeneration, Planning, Property, Culture, Licensing, Public Health and Residents Services you will help to support wider economic recovery activities and maximise opportunities for jobs, regeneration, and long-term economic growth in the borough.  

The successful candidate will have experience of project management and of delivering business growth and economic regeneration activities and outcomes that contribute to the achievement of strategic priorities.

You will have plenty of energy and drive to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with a mixed and varied workload.  You will be self-motivated, enthusiastic and driven to achieve success, creative, innovative and resilient.

Sector Growth Project Manager x2                                                Ref: KC/SGPM

Permanent - Full time

APT&C PO5     £43,860- £46,839 (incl. LW)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience include:

• Experience of successfully delivering programmes or projects
• Strong communication skills with experience in briefing, advising, and influencing members, senior officers, and stakeholders
• Excellent manager of people, with the ability to mobilise resources effectively and motivate others to deliver on objectives

 Closing Date is         21^st September 2021                      

A B O U T   U S

Waltham Forest was voted Local Authority of the year in 2019. It is home to good schools, great parks, excellent cultural facilities, mass regeneration and budding community entrepreneurship which are making it a place that people want to call home.

Working for Waltham Forest comes with a fantastic benefits package that prioritises a healthy work-life balance. As well as receiving a generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and flexible working opportunities, you’ll experience a fantastic, modern working environment with up to date tech service and plentiful opportunities for promotion and personal development.