About Us

About us 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are ambitious for their residents, businesses and communities. But providing the best quality services to the residents of our boroughs in financially difficult times means we have to transform how we work and deliver, innovate at pace, and continually challenge ourselves to do better.

If you are an experienced Project Manager who has a proven track record of delivering complex programmes or projects and you have a good understanding of local government policy development and services, then we want to hear from you.

Working as part of a small team you will lead on delivering a variety of high-profile projects, working across Council Directorates, and contributing to the wider change programme. You will make sure robust project governance is the norm, providing crucial oversight and support in delivery of the key workstreams.

About you 

You will provide advice and guidance to senior officers, identifying opportunities for improved collaboration across council teams and key stakeholders.

To be successful takes tenacity; someone who is a “can-do” problem solver, skilled at juggling competing demands.  You will need to be able to question and challenge conventional thinking, with a continual eye on the bigger picture in terms of corporate context and external environment.

If you want to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact David Canham, Corporate Programme Manager, in the first instance david.canham@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk 

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Undertake project set-up including identifying and agreeing project structure, governance, and reporting requirements.
• Embedding strong project management principles and practices by initiating, defining priorities and associated outputs, and proactively tracking work programmes and project plans.
• Identifying, managing, and mitigating risks and issues and/or initiating appropriate corrective action to ensure that project outcomes are delivered. 
• Supporting implementation of new systems, technologies, and approaches, managing stakeholders to ensure targets, timescales and budgets are achieved and the change is successfully embedded.
• Support the Corporate Programme Manager in driving and delivering cultural and behavioural change within services and across the organisation.

Agile Working

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know.

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work!

Benefits

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home, compressed hours, term time only, job shares and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 40 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  6^th August 2023

Shortlisting Date W/C 14^TH August  2023

Interview Date: W/C 20^th August 2023 

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Equality

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

The application process for this campaign will be anonymised.

Important Information:

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils