Job summary
Working within the Essex Wellbeing Service the post holder will be responsible for the day to day support, facilitation and monitoring to ensure that assigned projects are planned, managed and delivered effectively in line with the organisations guidance for managing projects and PMO project assurance processes.
The role requires collaborative working, excellent project management and facilitation skills, and a 'can-do attitude' with a strong focus on delivery of public health prevention services.
Main duties of the job
- Provide assurance to Project Boards. This will include monitoring progress against plans and providing the test and challenge to those responsible for the delivery of project benefits.
- Ensure projects risks, opportunities and issues are appropriately managed and escalated and lessons learned are captured.
- Provide advice and potential solutions to mitigate project risk, learning is maximised and best practice is adopted.
- To facilitate effective liaison and relationships with people at all levels, including a broad range of key internal and external stakeholder organisations.
- In agreement with the Tobacco strategic plan own workload, and manage own time effectively, prioritizing own workload appropriately and using own initiative when non-routine situations arise.
About us
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.
We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:
Vision: Transforming LivesValues: Care, Innovation and CompassionMission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.
Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.
We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.
Eligible for NHS Pension
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide assurance to Project Boards. This will include monitoring progress against plans and providing the test and challenge to those responsible for the delivery of project benefits.
- Ensure projects risks, opportunities and issues are appropriately managed and escalated and lessons learned are captured.
- Provide advice and potential solutions to mitigate project risk, learning is maximised and best practice is adopted.
- To facilitate effective liaison and relationships with people at all levels, including a broad range of key internal and external stakeholder organisations.
- In agreement with the Tobacco strategic plan own workload, and manage own time effectively, prioritizing own workload appropriately and using own initiative when non-routine situations arise.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide assurance to Project Boards. This will include monitoring progress against plans and providing the test and challenge to those responsible for the delivery of project benefits.
- Ensure projects risks, opportunities and issues are appropriately managed and escalated and lessons learned are captured.
- Provide advice and potential solutions to mitigate project risk, learning is maximised and best practice is adopted.
- To facilitate effective liaison and relationships with people at all levels, including a broad range of key internal and external stakeholder organisations.
- In agreement with the Tobacco strategic plan own workload, and manage own time effectively, prioritizing own workload appropriately and using own initiative when non-routine situations arise.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Graduate level or equivalent level of experience
- Prince 2 Project Management Foundation Level (or equivalent level of experience)
essential
Essential
- Experienced and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
Desirable
essential
Essential
- Evidence of working within in public health area and community
essential
Essential
- Experience in liaising with a range of internal and external stakeholders and ability to work with managers at all levels of seniority, healthcare professionals or other professionals and staff from other organisations
- Self motivated and using own initiative to prioritise workload and work to tight and often changing timescales/deadlines with minimal supervision Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support. Calm and well organized.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- Graduate level or equivalent level of experience
- Prince 2 Project Management Foundation Level (or equivalent level of experience)
essential
Essential
- Experienced and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
Desirable
essential
Essential
- Evidence of working within in public health area and community
essential
Essential
- Experience in liaising with a range of internal and external stakeholders and ability to work with managers at all levels of seniority, healthcare professionals or other professionals and staff from other organisations
- Self motivated and using own initiative to prioritise workload and work to tight and often changing timescales/deadlines with minimal supervision Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support. Calm and well organized.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
