Projects and Planning Manager

This position can be based in either our London or Midland's office.

Salary will be paid to reflect location

Salary

Midlands £50,500

London £60,500

This role

We are recruiting for a permanent Projects and Planning Manager to sit within the Corporate Services Directorate. This role will work with corporate projects and a wide range of stakeholders from front line colleagues to senior leaders including technical teams.

Working closely with the Head of Projects and Planning this role will be responsible for the maintenance of the MTVH project management and governance framework. It will ensure documentation is in place and maintained. It will provide guidance and support to Project leads on governance processes, templates and documentation and promote the governance and project management principles. This role will develop and facilitate training on the MTVH approach to project management and deliver to teams.

The Projects and Planning Manager will take responsibility for the line management of project roles as well as acting as the lead on recruitment for those roles within the Projects and Planning team. It will also lead on smaller projects and initiatives to support business outcomes and corporate projects.

This role will give the chance to make difference to both colleagues and customers. You will passionate about delivering change at MTVH, and your role will be at the centre of changing the way we work across the business.

What you'll need to succeed

You will have experience of managing relationships with multiple stakeholders and the skills to influence relationships for positive outcomes. You will have significant experience within projects and PMOs and be able to demonstrate experience with leading large-scale change. You need to see the bigger picture, ensuring everything is driving towards the end goal of improved service delivery.

You will have experience of managing teams delivering projects, have strong leadership skills and the ability to line manage, coach and mentor. You will be able to inspire colleagues to deliver change in a sometimes-demanding environment.

You will be a role model, always lead by example and demand fantastic service and continuous improvement from everyone you work with. You will have demonstrable communication skills, with technical and non-technical staff and all levels of management.

What’s in it for you?

Our benefits include:-

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year
• 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
• An additional ‘Beliefs day’ once a year to have an extra a day off
• Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
• Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
• Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members too
• Tenancy deposit – interest free loan to help with rental deposits
• Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform
• Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
• Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring programme and apprenticeships
• We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation

Our promise

Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We work collaboratively ‘Serving people better every day’ to educate, support and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve.

We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and other’s wellbeing.

Our core values of Dare, Care and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people focused business, solving social issues by working together!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £60,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Employee mentoring programme
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Supply chain: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London

Reference ID: MTVH151610