The Role
The Partnerships Project Manager leads projects, operational processes, and improvement initiatives across partnership and programme activities. Responsibilities include managing applicant placement allocation, annual delivery cycles, governance documentation, Salesforce operations, risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement, and reporting. The role also leads the Projects Team, manages competing priorities, ensures deadlines and compliance, and supports continuous process improvement while building effective internal and external relationships.
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Contract: Full time, permanent
Salary: £41,712.88 (£45,288.27 inclusive of London office allowance) plus competitive pension
Salary: £41,712.88 (£45,288.27 inclusive of London office allowance) plus competitive pension
Location: Hybrid- 2 days per week in London Office
Those living outside the M25 can opt to not receive London Office Allowance and agree a more flexible office attendance pattern at offer stage. Please note that travel to the London office is at your own expense.
Please note this ad will close on Thursday 12 November at 9am.
Frontline is entering an exciting period of growth and development as we continue to expand our programme portfolio and strengthen the support we provide to social workers and leaders throughout their careers.
We deliver a range of programmes and services that support participants at different stages of the social work career pathway, from those entering the profession through to experienced leaders. As our organisation grows, we are continuing to invest in the people, systems and capabilities needed to support high-quality delivery across our portfolio.
As we move through this period of growth and change, some aspects of the role, including its job title, reporting line and directorate, may be subject to change as our future organisational structure takes shape.
The Partnerships Project Manager will provide strategic oversight of key operational processes, projects and improvement initiatives that support the goals of the Partnerships Team and promote Frontline's strategic objectives, at a time of rapid growth.
The post holder will play a key part in the creation of robust mechanisms that support the successful monitoring of concurring opportunities and applicant pipelines, stakeholder management, the allocation of applicants to placements across multiple programmes, key annual partnership and programme delivery cycles and ensure governance requirements are met.
Working closely with colleagues across Frontline, the Partnerships Project Manager will use project management tools and methodologies to plan, prioritise and deliver work to a high standard, managing competing demands, mitigating risks, ensuring projects and operational activity are delivered on time and effectively, adapting to Frontline’s emerging needs, proactively.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, manage and develop the Projects Team.
- Oversee the allocation of applicants to placements across multiple programmes, ensuring processes are efficient, accurate and equitable.
- Project manage the annual cycle of partnership and programme activities, ensuring key milestones and deadlines are achieved.
- Ensure governance compliance through oversight of collaboration agreements, programme statements, and associated documentation.
- Act as the operational lead for Salesforce within the team, identifying system and process improvements and working with specialist colleagues to implement them.
- Use project management systems and tools to plan, monitor and deliver projects and operational priorities effectively.
- Monitor risks, dependencies and competing priorities, ensuring issues are addressed proactively.
- Support partnership management activity and engage with external stakeholders where required.
- Lead by example and role model a high-performance culture through clear communications, risk management and holding colleagues to account.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Project management experience and/or qualification.
- Ability to use everyday digital tools (such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and online systems) to support day-to-day work, with willingness to learn new systems as required.
- A strategic mindset that plans, prepares and monitors own performance to effectively anticipate and manage risks to performance.
- Confident in using data and making use of reporting through customer relationship management (or CRM) systems.
- Dependable, clear and pro-active in working to achieve shared goals.
- Presence to influence peers, and challenge respectfully and with impact
- People management experience.
- Building relationships with a range of internal stakeholders, and balancing varied, often competing, interests.
- Confident having difficult conversations, managing complaints and escalating issues.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Competitive pension employer contribution
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + office closes from 25 Dec to 1 Jan
- Buy up to five days annual leave a year
- Interest free loan for season ticket
- Personal coaching and mentoring
- Cycle loan scheme
- Deposit loan scheme
- Volunteering days
- Employee assistance programme
- Life Assurance Scheme (x3 salary)
About
Over 700,000 children in England rely on the support of social workers each year. These children need and deserve the support of life-changing social work professionals who can empower them to achieve their full potential and help to break the cycle of trauma and disadvantage.Frontline is a social work charity working to ensure that all children in England have a safe and stable home, and that their life chances are not limited by their social or family circumstance. Our mission is to create social change for these children and their families by developing excellent social work practice and leadership through our programmes, and by building a movement of leaders in social work and broader society as part of our Fellowship.We are looking for outstanding people from a diverse range of backgrounds to join our organisation and contribute to our work to create lasting social change for children and families. We want to do this whilst striving to achieve a culture of freedom and responsibility.
Skills Required
- Project management experience and/or qualification
- Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and online systems
- Ability to use data and reporting through CRM systems
- Strategic planning and risk management ability
- People management experience
- Stakeholder relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage competing interests and priorities
- Ability to manage difficult conversations, complaints, and escalations
- Clear, proactive, and dependable communication
- Willingness to learn new systems
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The Company
What We Do
Frontline Industries is an industrial service company specializing in Rotating Equipment Repair, including Pumps, Fans, Motors, and Gearboxes. They also provide custom parts manufacturing and a range of products like Flexible Shaft Couplings and Mechanical Seal Coolers, serving industries such as Power, Chemical, and Food & Beverage.
