Project Manager - Enterprise Directorate

Project Manager - Enterprise Directorate

FTC until 30June 2022

Job ref: V366

Start date: January 2022

Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week - (Flexible days/hours)

Salary: £28,500 FTE

Location: Homebased in Newport or Cynon Taf, Wales - Occasional travel outside of this region

Closing date: Wednesday 8 December 2021 - 5pm

Interview date and Location: Virtual interviews will be held between Monday 13th - Friday 17th December

Volunteering Matters

Volunteering Matters use the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK. We bring people together to resolve some of society's most complex issues.

About the Enterprise Directorate

Our Enterprise Directorate is the entrepreneurial arm of Volunteering Matters. Our team provides commercial services centered on volunteering and training to a range of UK leading businesses. We currently have two established services; Employee Volunteering and Get The Gen.

Employee Volunteering (EV)

We work with UK businesses acting as a broker to manage their internal employee volunteering programmes. We create and deliver community led volunteering opportunities for their employees that also align with their Corporate Social Responsibility or business aims.

Role Overview

We are looking for a passionate dynamic Project Manager to join our national team as one of the key managers. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and commitment to our organisational values. The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the development of key relationships with a range of corporate clients in Rhondda Cynon Taf and Newport as part of a wider government funded programme. The programme involves a range of partners coming together to increase opportunities for economically inactive and unemployed people in these areas. They also directly line-manage the delivery team who are responsible for projects we agree with our clients.

For more information, please refer to the job description

Our Values & Way of Working:

In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of 'Freedom within a Framework' and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the "Experience/Skills and attributes" section of the job description.

To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact our HR Team for more information.

We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise (Scotland), Show the Salary, Salary History.

To Apply: Please visit our website