Project Manager - Business Operations

Job Description Project Manager- Business Operations 12 months FTCAbout Peoples PartnershipAt the heart of our not-for-profit organisation is a commitment and a motivation to make the future-saving experience a simple one for our members. We champion fairness and simplicity, not profit-chasing. Imagine a financial adventure where everyone's a winner, fuelled by our exceptional service and brought to life by the fantastic individuals who work for us. We're a diverse employer with a flexible, hybrid working approach, ensuring everyone gets the opportunity to come to work and be the best version of themselves.What You'll Be DoingThe Project Manager is a key role within Peoples Partnerships growing Group Change function. Group Change is a function responsible for delivery of Peoples Partnerships multi-million-pound change portfolio consisting of the top priority strategic projects that enables the organisation to achieve its business objectives. The Project manager will lead a multi-disciplinary team responsible for effective delivery of project(s), managing issues, risks and dependencies ensuring defined objectives are delivered on time and to budget.Lead a multi-disciplined project team to develop and deliver Peoples Partnerships critical projects in line with defined project accountabilities. This can be either a standalone project or a project within an overall programme.Deploy an appropriate methodology (Waterfall, Agile/SCRUM, iterative) in line with the project success criteria.Lead the development of appropriate project documentation in a full project management lifecycle including maintenance of project files and compilation of reports. To include PIDs, RAID logs, stage gate reports etc.Ensure an efficient allocation of project resources with clear roles and responsibilities in place. Manage third party contributions as appropriate working closely with the Peoples Partnership vendor management office.Establish controlled project quality procedures and administer all related project plans including quality, test and implementation plans.What Were Looking ForExperience working in a project management role and budget management.Versed in all core project disciplines e.g. scope definition, planning, risk & issue management, benefit realisation and project governance.Working experience of Waterfall project/programme management methods. Appreciation of Agile/iterative techniques.People Management skills including team capability improvement and change best practices.Prince2 and Agile Scrum qualifications would be advantageousWhat You Can Expect From UsGenerous pension contributions with an employer contribution of up to 14%Real living wageIncome protection, critical illness cover & death in service insuranceEmployee healthcareParental and adoption leaveLearning & development opportunities and study supportTravel season ticket loansSubsidised restaurant in our Crawley officeVolunteering days and charity payroll givingOnsite gymRide-to-Work schemeSocial clubs and eventsYou can learn more about how we support our employees on our website. Disability StatementPeople's Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at People's Partnership) equally and enabling them to perform at their best and demonstrate what they have to offer. This role may support hybrid working. To make use of this arrangement, employees must have an appropriate home working environment, including a private workspace and reliable, secure high speed internet that enables them to perform their duties effectively. We are a disability committed employer, please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process (application, selection assessments where relevant, and interview) to enable you to show us the best you.

Created: 2026-03-07