Delivery Manager | Devon and Cornwall
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term until 31 August 2021
Operational Area: Devon and Cornwall
Location: Plymouth
Groundwork South is committed to transforming people’s lives and places through social, economic and environmental action. In terms of development and delivery of these projects, we work across three business themes, Parks & Open Spaces, Youth & Employment and Greener Living & Working.
It is an exciting time to join our Devon & Cornwall Team, leading on the management of our youth, employment and training services, in the areas of Plymouth and South East Cornwall.
This will be a varied role, ideal for an experienced manager in the youth, community or welfare sector, who would like to develop their management skills in a rapidly expanding charity in the South.
The successful candidate will have experience in the delivery of a wide range of complex projects and will have a proven ability to coordinate, plan and deliver projects on time and in budget. They will be a confident leader and communicator, with a good track record of building and maintaining successful partnerships and relationships with key external stakeholders, as well as providing support and advice to their own team.
In return we offer:
- 25 days per annum plus English Bank Holidays
- A contributory pension scheme
- Scope to continuing development of your professional skills
Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle for which you will need to be insured for business use. Employees are able to claim back mileage rates as per our Expenses Policy.
Groundwork South is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable groups. In line with our Safer Recruitment & Selection Policy and Procedure, successful applicants are subject to references and an enhanced with barred lists disclosure check.
Apply today
Delivery Manager Application Form
Please send a job application pack to Louise Bucknell on louise.bucknell@groundwork.org.uk or for more information regarding the post please contact Liz Muir on 07718 043224
Closing Date: Sunday 27 September
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 5 October
CVs will not be accepted. No agencies, please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that we reserve the right to close applications early in the event of a large response.
We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. To demonstrate our commitment we have been awarded the Disability Confident Scheme Symbol, which is awarded by the Employment Service. We guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the post. If you consider yourself to have a disability and would like to apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the Guaranteed Interview Scheme form (at the top of our current vacancies page) and submit this with your application. We shall ensure fairness and equal opportunities throughout our workforce and in service delivery.
Groundwork South is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age. A copy of our Equality and Diversity policy may also be made available to candidates on request.