Our client, an ambitious and professional leading body is seeking a strategic Project Manager to join their learning and skills department temporarily. Join them in their mission to encourage the potential of physics for the benefit of all by step in and leading strategic projects that address the urgent skills gap in physics-powered sectors and contribute to pioneering advancements in the physics community!
This role involves growing and widening expertise, influencing networks, and forging impactful partnerships. You'll collaborate with internal teams across England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, and engage with external stakeholders at senior levels to drive positive change.
If you're passionate about creating a diverse and skilled physics community, help shape the future of physics and apply today! Immediate start!
Role: Project Manager (Learning and Skills)
Organisation type: Professional Body/Charitable Organisation
Salary/day rate: £260 - £400 day rate (depending on number of days)
Working arrangements: Part time - 2/3 days per week (flexible, can spread days over week)
Location: Predominantly remote working, occasional visits to London-based office
Employment type: Temporary basis - immediate start!
Context of the role:
- Support the organisation's future long-term strategy to make physics accessible to all by addressing skills shortages.
- Work within the Skills team to meet current and future needs in physics-powered sectors.
- Provide project leadership cover for the Skills team leader, driving strategic projects.
- Collaborative and build strong working relationships with internal teams across the UK and Ireland and external stakeholders at senior levels.
- Lead the delivery of a major project focusing on skills challenges in semiconductors, quantum technologies, and photonics.
- Champion initiatives that promote reskilling, upskilling, and inclusivity in the workforce.
- Influence networks and build consensus to encourage partnerships for impactful outcomes.
- Enhance internal expertise and influence in the physics community to drive meaningful change.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaboratively scope and manage projects that contribute to achieving our skills objectives.
- Align and support skills-focused work across organisation's departments in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland, ensuring consistency and synergies.
- Allocate funds and manage budgets for projects and activities.
- Identify and build relationships with key partners to enhance project impact.
- Work effectively within the organisation's matrixed team, shaping priorities and developing integrated plans across related programs.
- Lead and oversee core skills projects, managing delivery risks, milestones, and impacts.
- Support coordination of skills-related activities across national and regional teams in England.
- Manage major national activities and relationships with skills stakeholders and partners.
The successful candidate:
- Strategic thinker with the ability to identify opportunities in a complex stakeholder and policy environment.
- Decision-making and project activities based on solid evidence.
- Inspiring leader and excellent project manager, able to promote cooperation and achieve collective goals.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication, influencing, and cooperative skills.
- Skilled at building relationships and connecting with various stakeholders.
- Ability to start quickly with a strong understanding of the skills landscape and how to drive impactful change.
Knowledge or understanding of physics-powered sectors is a plus but not essential and/or knowledge or experience in the membership/charity/education sector or organisation of a similar nature.
How to Apply:
To apply for the Project Manager role**,** please reply and upload your CV quoting reference 81357SOHand we can provide more information to you.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.