Project Manager

What You Can Expect From Us

• Competitive salary of £59,800.
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a total of 40 days paid holiday (8 weeks).
• Salary Finance: access to short‑ and long‑term loans and a savings facility.
• Opportunity to increase annual leave with service or through the holiday purchase scheme.
• Immediate entry to the pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
• Flexible working environment and a range of family‑friendly policies.
• Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to family. Covers dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and more.
• Paid leave for absence: sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption.
• ‘Learning for life’ scheme: up to £150 annually.
• Wide range of discounts and cash‑back offers (retail, automotive, holidays, cycle‑to‑work).
• Career development: support and access to training and qualifications.
• Onward Home colleague forums to drive positive change and culture (Colleague Forum, D&I and BAME Network).

About The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Project Management Manager to embed and further develop a consistent, organisation‑wide approach to project management at Onward.

The role will support the delivery of change across the business – from full end‑to‑end projects to smaller, short‑term improvement initiatives. A significant proportion of the project portfolio will focus on finance systems and related change. Previous experience of delivering projects in a finance systems environment would be highly beneficial, although not essential.

This is a home‑based role, with regular travel to our offices across the North West for project meetings, workshops and training.

What you’ll be doing

Project delivery and governance

• Create, manage and adapt project plans to meet changing business needs.
• Lead the day‑to‑day delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.
• Deliver complex change projects, including projects linked to finance systems and financial processes.
• Use and further develop Onward’s project management methodology to ensure a consistent, fit‑for‑purpose approach across the organisation.

Leadership and culture

• Manage team budgets, resources and priorities to deliver agreed performance targets and high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Lead and develop a small team, supporting them to deliver high‑quality project work.
• Drive culture change across the organisation, aligned to Onward’s values.

Project support and expertise

• Provide expert project management advice, facilitation and support to Project Leads and Sponsors on major business improvement projects.
• Help teams overcome barriers, manage risks and resolve issues to keep projects moving forward.

Training and capability building

• Identify project management training needs through performance monitoring and project reviews.
• Commission and deliver training to ensure Onward’s project management capability remains strong and effective.

Partnership working

• Build strong internal partnerships and stakeholder relationships, including close working with Finance and Digital colleagues.
• Ensure the organisation’s interests are well represented and understood across projects.

What we’re looking for

Essential

• Proven experience of delivering high levels of customer service, with strong stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• A strong track record of successfully delivering business improvement and change projects.
• Detailed knowledge of project management principles and approaches.
• Experience of translating strategic objectives into operational plans and delivering them successfully.
• Experience of leading and developing a small team, with strong time, task and risk management skills.
• Confidence interpreting complex data and using it to inform business decisions.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office to at least an intermediate level.

Qualifications

Desirable

• Educated to A‑level standard or equivalent experience.
• A recognised project management qualification.
• Experience of delivering projects involving finance systems, financial processes or system implementations.

Contact

If you have any concerns or questions regarding the role, please contact the HR team at HumanResourcesTeam@onward.co.uk.

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