Project Manager (Children's Commissioning)

London, Greater London
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About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture. Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

To have a central and key role with the Children's Programmes team, to meet the Children's Programmes business objectives and priorities through proactive programme and project management.

To deliver high quality projects that are performance managed, are organisational

development solutions and are needs-led, evidence based and of best value to deliver positive outcomes to children and families in Haringey.

The post holder will be responsible for the successful delivery of significant and often complex projects that will contribute to the outcomes of the Council's Corporate Plan.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts. Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role please ensure that you do so as soon as possible. Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may end be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of you application please contact (url removed)

About You

You will have experience in:

Planning and managing projects, ideally in a public sector environment, and have a good understanding of the methodology and documentation required.

Working in the children’s services sector.

Working effectively with a range of different teams, senior stakeholders, and external partners. You will engage them with impeccable communication skills, building effective collaborative working relationships.

Utilising various Microsoft packages and project management tools in a professional setting.

You will display the following skills or attributes:

Good organisational skills

Self-motivation and a can-do attitude

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team

An analytical mindset, coupled with the ability to constructive challenge and spot meaningful solutions

About the Team

The Capital Projects team are a passionate and purpose-driven group working at the heart of Haringey Children's Services. This is a team who thrive on solving complex challenges together. Our environment is fast-paced and dynamic, but always grounded in empathy, collaboration, and a shared commitment to delivering positive outcomes for Haringey's children and young people.

The successful candidate will be joining a team that draws from each team member's strengths, helping each other grow as project management professionals. We support each other and tackle challenges with creativity and resilience.

The Programme Team in Children's Services are embarking on an exciting phase of capital delivery which will expand the number of school places in our mainstream schools for children with special educational needs, providing better educational opportunities closer to home

Job Info
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Job Title:
Project Manager (Children's Commissioning)
Company:
CV-Library
Location:
London, Greater London
Salary:
£47532 - £55620 Per annum
Posted:
Jun 9th 2025
Closes:
Jul 10th 2025
Sector:
Other
Contract:
Contract
Hours:
Full Time
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