Job summary
This post is full time fixed term (available as a secondment) as an Anchor Project Manager responsible for delivering the Mid and South Essex Anchor Programmes `Southend 2050 ambition project. The post is funded through the UK Community Renewal Fund and has a focus on piloting and testing innovate solutions.
The project will use the local status and visibility of Southend Hospital (part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust) and its relationships with local partners through the South Essex Alliance, as the nexus for a test and learn approach that delivers support for key UKCRF and Southend 2050 ambitions;
- Investment in skills for businesses, including social businesses
- Investment in communities and place, and;
- Supporting people into employment
The pilots primary focus will be moving people living in the most deprived wards in Southend who are unemployed or economically inactive, towards work at either Southend Hospital or Southends broader health and care sector.
Main duties of the job
As the Southend Ambition 2050 Anchor Project Manager you will be required to lead and manage Anchor Programme Employment Support Officers (2.00fte). The post holder is expected to manage the day to day delivery of the project including working supportively with its partners and stakeholders, the funder, ensuring targets and deadlines are met and the project achieves it aims. This role has three over-arching primary functions:
- To mobilise and launch the `Southend 2050 ambition project and the management of the project, supporting work streams to deliver desired outcomes.
- To manage the projects Anchor Programme Employment Support Officers, its Administrative support and importantly its compliance
- To develop strong relationships within Southend University Hospital Trust, in particular with those responsible for recruitment and its workforce, with healthcare providers and with external stakeholders i.e. Job Centre Plus
About us
Our new Anchor Programme team, supported by Essex County Council, together this team is tasked with :
- Set up and run the Mid and South Essex Hospital as Anchor Programme.
- Bring together the varied projects and associated work streams to drive local impact and social value.
- Support growth in opportunities for employment and efforts to reduce environmental impact.
- Build and maintain partnerships that support better community health, based on community need.
- Test new ways of thinking about place-based public services in delivering better quality of life for local populations.
- Work with partners to underpin the programme with strong patient, carer and community engagement and involvement.
The post holder will be part of the Anchor Programme and wider MSE FT Strategy Unit. The post holder may be required to undertake Mid and South Essex-wide projects or activities to support the strengthening of Anchor Programme and its implementation across Mid and South Essex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Communication
- The post holder must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to hold colleagues to account, and work with other internal and external teams to understand their accountabilities and responsibilities.
- The post holder will potentially handle and manage highly complex and sensitive information about staff, patients, work processes, other organisations, strategic objectives and barriers to change, and will ensure that communication about the programmes is presented diplomatically, honestly and with political sensitivity so that working relationships are maintained and developed. Additionally the post holder may be required to present this complex, sensitive or contentious information to large groups.
- To develop, with team members, communication about the work of the project that brings all its work strands together in a cohesive and coherent whole.
- To communicate the work of the project in a confident, simple and straightforward way, relevant to the audience.
- To grow the collective understanding of the objectives and desired impact of the project.
- To engage and influence stakeholders and partners in projects development and delivery.
- To represent the programme internally and externally in meetings, presentations, and events.
- Produce clear visual materials, project documentation, and data for use in reports, local briefings, workshops and meetings, for internal and external use.
- To ensure community engagement and empowerment are embedded in the ethos, working, projects and work streams of the project through partnership with relevant teams and organisations.
- To ensure understanding of community needs through community engagement and patient and carer involvement.
- To build and maintain collaborative internal and external relationships and partnerships (formal and informal) to deliver desired outputs and outcomes
- Support the Anchor Programme Manager in Stakeholder Management.
- To work collaboratively with team members and partners dedicated staff, encouraging growth and opportunities for learning and reflection on ways to improve with clear support.
- To reflect on opportunities for network development to support project goals.
- The post holder will be expected to act autonomously ensuring that daily tasks and on-going workloads are prioritised and completed in agreed timeframes and will be asked to (on occasions) deputise for Programme Manager.
- Responsible for the planning of the `Southend 2050 ambition project, organising a broad range of complex activities and adjusting these in light of developments to deliver intended outcomes.
- To develop and sustain a values-led, partnership-oriented, outcome-focused culture within the project, where all team members, work placements and trainees feel valued and encouraged, and where the culture is role-modelled by example and behaviour.
- To ensure that the project and its work streams understand and respond to the needs and interests of the specific Southend communities.
- To seek out opportunities and challenges and keep up to date with changing legislation/developments in local or national government initiatives which could affect the work of the project and/or the targeted areas of Southend, including training and employment opportunities, the population health context, and the wider voluntary sector/social enterprise context.
- Ensure that the project is delivered on time with business benefits realised and that milestones and targets are achieved and that action is taken to address any deficits
- To undertake monitoring of performance and impact and enable appropriate reporting against the project budget.
- To support development of the projects evaluation approach help to ensure that they are focused on local value, desired outputs and outcomes and health inequalities.
- To think innovatively about measuring programme impact, emphasising importance of qualitative, as well as quantitative data and exploring the potential for stories and case studies that illustrate relevant points.
- To identify, communicate and mitigate risks early and maintain accountability for risk management.
- Make recommendations on improvements and developments to project tracking tools.
- Patient contact is incidental
- Policy and Service Development
- Alongside the broader Anchor Programme team, ensure the effective application of project and change management methodologies and approach at an individual project level, interpreting the application of these policies and procedures within the context of the project.
- Be responsible for keeping updated on any changes affecting policy associated with the project along with reviewing and implementing the appropriate policies.
- Leads on service development for project, developing and implementing policy, proposes changes in conjunction with the project steering group.
- To support the Anchor programme manager in development and management of the project, ensuring it delivers on the desired overarching purpose to improve the quality of life for local people through partnership.
- To apply project management principles/methodology to the set-up and delivery of project within the programme, to scope and agreed timelines.
- To develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, relevant documentation and presentations.
- To support the development of funding proposals that help to meet objectives, including through partnerships, bid submissions to grant making trusts, foundations and statutory funders.
- Financial and Physical Resources
- Responsible for ensuring the project budget assigned by the Anchor Programme Manager and /or project steering group are effectively managed and to contribute to decisions on departmental budget spending and control.
- To support project related work streams in the development and implementation of strategic goals, objectives, milestones and financial plans to deliver desired outputs, outcomes and UKCRF compliance standards.
- Ensuring from the outset partners are aware of the funding criteria and reporting mechanisms and expectations
- Provide direct support to partners to record, clarify, sign off and attribute spend
- Ensure and appropriate consistency, across partners and across spend areas and that individually they have anti-fraud and fraud detection systems
- That the communications and marketing strategy and its implementation is timely and on budget
- To support the Anchor Programme Manager in effective recruitment, training and development of staff and trainees in line with the achievement of goals and full compliance with employment law.
- To provide line management to the projects Anchor Programme Employment Support Officers, its Administrative support and importantly its compliance as agreed with the Anchor Programme Manager
- To provide peer support, advice and guidance to the projects key, funded, partners in their work and learning and be their day to day point of contact.
- To develop opportunities for traineeships and internships within the project, with partners and other team members.
- Responsible for the teaching and delivery of training and development programmes for the project
Information Resources
- To ensure compliance with relevant policies.
- Working knowledge of MS office.
- Ensure all records and documentation, including any electronic records, are accurate, legible and completed in a timely manner.
- Responsible for maintaining project information systems.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Communication
- The post holder must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to hold colleagues to account, and work with other internal and external teams to understand their accountabilities and responsibilities.
- The post holder will potentially handle and manage highly complex and sensitive information about staff, patients, work processes, other organisations, strategic objectives and barriers to change, and will ensure that communication about the programmes is presented diplomatically, honestly and with political sensitivity so that working relationships are maintained and developed. Additionally the post holder may be required to present this complex, sensitive or contentious information to large groups.
- To develop, with team members, communication about the work of the project that brings all its work strands together in a cohesive and coherent whole.
- To communicate the work of the project in a confident, simple and straightforward way, relevant to the audience.
- To grow the collective understanding of the objectives and desired impact of the project.
- To engage and influence stakeholders and partners in projects development and delivery.
- To represent the programme internally and externally in meetings, presentations, and events.
- Produce clear visual materials, project documentation, and data for use in reports, local briefings, workshops and meetings, for internal and external use.
- To ensure community engagement and empowerment are embedded in the ethos, working, projects and work streams of the project through partnership with relevant teams and organisations.
- To ensure understanding of community needs through community engagement and patient and carer involvement.
- To build and maintain collaborative internal and external relationships and partnerships (formal and informal) to deliver desired outputs and outcomes
- Support the Anchor Programme Manager in Stakeholder Management.
- To work collaboratively with team members and partners dedicated staff, encouraging growth and opportunities for learning and reflection on ways to improve with clear support.
- To reflect on opportunities for network development to support project goals.
- The post holder will be expected to act autonomously ensuring that daily tasks and on-going workloads are prioritised and completed in agreed timeframes and will be asked to (on occasions) deputise for Programme Manager.
- Responsible for the planning of the `Southend 2050 ambition project, organising a broad range of complex activities and adjusting these in light of developments to deliver intended outcomes.
- To develop and sustain a values-led, partnership-oriented, outcome-focused culture within the project, where all team members, work placements and trainees feel valued and encouraged, and where the culture is role-modelled by example and behaviour.
- To ensure that the project and its work streams understand and respond to the needs and interests of the specific Southend communities.
- To seek out opportunities and challenges and keep up to date with changing legislation/developments in local or national government initiatives which could affect the work of the project and/or the targeted areas of Southend, including training and employment opportunities, the population health context, and the wider voluntary sector/social enterprise context.
- Ensure that the project is delivered on time with business benefits realised and that milestones and targets are achieved and that action is taken to address any deficits
- To undertake monitoring of performance and impact and enable appropriate reporting against the project budget.
- To support development of the projects evaluation approach help to ensure that they are focused on local value, desired outputs and outcomes and health inequalities.
- To think innovatively about measuring programme impact, emphasising importance of qualitative, as well as quantitative data and exploring the potential for stories and case studies that illustrate relevant points.
- To identify, communicate and mitigate risks early and maintain accountability for risk management.
- Make recommendations on improvements and developments to project tracking tools.
- Patient contact is incidental
- Policy and Service Development
- Alongside the broader Anchor Programme team, ensure the effective application of project and change management methodologies and approach at an individual project level, interpreting the application of these policies and procedures within the context of the project.
- Be responsible for keeping updated on any changes affecting policy associated with the project along with reviewing and implementing the appropriate policies.
- Leads on service development for project, developing and implementing policy, proposes changes in conjunction with the project steering group.
- To support the Anchor programme manager in development and management of the project, ensuring it delivers on the desired overarching purpose to improve the quality of life for local people through partnership.
- To apply project management principles/methodology to the set-up and delivery of project within the programme, to scope and agreed timelines.
- To develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, relevant documentation and presentations.
- To support the development of funding proposals that help to meet objectives, including through partnerships, bid submissions to grant making trusts, foundations and statutory funders.
- Financial and Physical Resources
- Responsible for ensuring the project budget assigned by the Anchor Programme Manager and /or project steering group are effectively managed and to contribute to decisions on departmental budget spending and control.
- To support project related work streams in the development and implementation of strategic goals, objectives, milestones and financial plans to deliver desired outputs, outcomes and UKCRF compliance standards.
- Ensuring from the outset partners are aware of the funding criteria and reporting mechanisms and expectations
- Provide direct support to partners to record, clarify, sign off and attribute spend
- Ensure and appropriate consistency, across partners and across spend areas and that individually they have anti-fraud and fraud detection systems
- That the communications and marketing strategy and its implementation is timely and on budget
- To support the Anchor Programme Manager in effective recruitment, training and development of staff and trainees in line with the achievement of goals and full compliance with employment law.
- To provide line management to the projects Anchor Programme Employment Support Officers, its Administrative support and importantly its compliance as agreed with the Anchor Programme Manager
- To provide peer support, advice and guidance to the projects key, funded, partners in their work and learning and be their day to day point of contact.
- To develop opportunities for traineeships and internships within the project, with partners and other team members.
- Responsible for the teaching and delivery of training and development programmes for the project
Information Resources
- To ensure compliance with relevant policies.
- Working knowledge of MS office.
- Ensure all records and documentation, including any electronic records, are accurate, legible and completed in a timely manner.
- Responsible for maintaining project information systems.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent portfolio of evidence of relevant experience
- Knowledge of specific area, acquired through degree or equivalent experience or training, plus further staff and project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Project management experience
- Community engagement and/or patient and public involvement and engagement experience.
- Understanding of community / voluntary sector organisations
Communications
Essential
- Able to communicate with a wide range of people including senior medical staff, clinicians, managers, patients/the public/ communities and people from other organisations in small and large groups.
- Strong interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Able to develop good working relationships within and outside the organisation at all levels
- Ability to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the programme
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent portfolio of evidence of relevant experience
- Knowledge of specific area, acquired through degree or equivalent experience or training, plus further staff and project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Project management experience
- Community engagement and/or patient and public involvement and engagement experience.
- Understanding of community / voluntary sector organisations
Communications
Essential
- Able to communicate with a wide range of people including senior medical staff, clinicians, managers, patients/the public/ communities and people from other organisations in small and large groups.
- Strong interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Able to develop good working relationships within and outside the organisation at all levels
- Ability to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the programme
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
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).
