Project Manager (NCS)
Job Vacancy | Groundwork South
| Location: | Saltmill (To support programme delivery across Plymouth, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Torbay and Hastings) |
| Contract: | Fixed Term Contract until March 2024 with potential to extend |
| Salary: | £14,400 – £15,360 per annum (FTE £30,000 – £32,000) |
| Hours: | 18 hours per week |
Background National Citizen Service Trust (NCS)
NCS Trust’s vision is of a country of connected, confident and caring citizens where everyone feels at home. More than 700,000 young people have taken part in NCS over the last decade, completing over 15 million hours of community based social action, and gaining priceless life experiences. NCS offers a range of experiences for young people that support them to become world-ready and work-ready through growing their confidence, independence, and skills; connecting them with people from all walks of life; and empowering them to make a difference in their communities and wider society.
Background to NCS ‘Open to All and Targeted’ Community Experiences
Through a Grant from NCS Trust, Groundwork South will be providing young people (aged 16-17 Years old) with year-round activities. These will be close to home and provide choice and flexibility to engage with up to 3 x 16-Hour Community Experiences. Each experience is designed to be fun and engaging and provide a breadth of learning and development opportunities. One of our key priorities is to increase the provision of our offer to underserved young people and learn more about what works for these groups.
Our Community Experiences aligns with the four key objectives:
- developing life skills and supporting independent living;
- building employability and work-readiness;
- providing opportunities for volunteering and social action; and
- enabling social mixing of young people from all backgrounds.
Summary of role:
The Project Manager (NCS) is strategically and operationally a pivotal role and is responsible for establishing the programme curriculum, managing the logistics for and the operational delivery of the NCS Programmes. The role provides a leadership, line management and a coaching function to the Delivery Team, and while very much leading from the front provides exceptional motivational and operational leadership for the Delivery Team across all aspects of the planning, roll out, delivery and post-delivery evaluation of the programme.
The role oversees all matters relating to Health, Safety and Safeguarding for NCS Programmes and is responsible for efficiently responding to critical incidents and emergencies. The role provides a vital focus on customer experience and ensures young people gain a productive, safe, and exceptional educational and developmental experience whilst they are engaged on NCS programmes. The role is responsible for the oversight, direction, and the success of their Delivery Team and also for their wider ‘Team NCS’ responsibilities.
As the NCS Project Manager, you will be required to work the entire duration of one or more of the 16 Hour Community Experiences, work evening and weekends to support the delivery of NCS, this will be onsite at an agreed venue.
For key requirements of the role please see the personal specification attached to the Job Description on our website.
We are a creative, committed and enthusiastic organisation with a great track record of project development, fundraising and delivery, so there are always opportunities to grow and develop your role within our friendly team.
In return we offer you:
- A competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum plus public holidays
- Health Cash Plan including PERKS – such as discounted gym membership and shopping discounts
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work and pension contributions
- Family friendly policies to support work/life balance with time off in lieu for out of hours activities
- Business travel expenses
Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working.
We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over 100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real and lasting, positive change.
Apply now!
Download the Job Application pack below.
Job Description & Person Specification
Please send your completed application form, quoting reference ‘NCSPM01’ to recruitment.south@groundwork.org.uk
For further information and to discuss the role please contact Nicky Bhatoey-Turnbull, Employment and Skills Programme Manager at nicky.bhatoey-turnbull@groundwork.org.uk
| Closing date for applications: | Rolling recruitment until a suitable candidate is found |
| Interview date: | Candidates will be contacted on receipt of successful application to arrange interview date |
Please note, we reserve the right to close applications early in the event of a large response.
Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.