Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.
The starting salary for this role is £50,000 per annum based on a 37 hour working week.
Based onsite at our Hove office, with some travel across Sussex and Surrey. This is a hybrid role with three days from our office in Hove and up to two days working from home, working Monday to Friday (hours to be discussed at interview).
About the Organisation
YMCA DownsLink Group - Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.
We are embarking upon an exciting organisation-wide digital transformation project in 2025 to improve and upgrade the key operating systems we use to support our range of services for children, young people and families, as well as maximising our use of the MS Office 365 environment. This role will be a key figure in the successful delivery of our transformation plans and to have a direct positive benefit on the children and young people we support.
About the Role
In delivering this role, you will oversee the development and delivery of improved systems; supporting us to define our processes, improve our data quality and ultimately delivering and deploying upgrades which will improve the quality and impact of our work. You will also oversee a programme of digital learning for staff, to improve their confidence and capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and manage the systems upgrade, from preparation to deployment and embedding into operational use, in line with our approved digital roadmap.
* Steer projects to success through appropriate decision making.
* Develop and manage detailed project plans using our own and other appropriate project management methodologies.
* Ensure that project delivery and communication plans are inclusive of the wider organisation and service contexts.
* Manage project timelines, budgets, resources, scope and risks; taking appropriate action as needed.
* Communicate effectively with project team members and project stakeholders, liaising with project sponsors and reporting to the project steering group regularly, ensuring project governance requirements are met.
* Conduct quality reviews to ensure processes and system developments meet our acceptance criteria. Monitor project performance against relevant metrics and milestones.
Shortlisting Criteria
If you're enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferable. You may be just the right candidate.
You will have solid experience in:
* Managing complex and strategic projects, with knowledge of appropriate project management frameworks (agile, waterfall) to set project scope, meeting key milestones and budget constraints.
* Delivering system implementation projects as part of digital transformation, managing supplier delivery to ensure project success and successfully managing internal and external stakeholders.
You will need to be:
* A highly effective communicator with the ability to convey complex information in an accessible way. You will have the ability to plan the whole project lifecycle and be 'hands on' when needed.
* A team player who can work with others to deliver a service and challenge colleagues appropriately where required.
Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We are an inclusive workplace and we are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment. If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.
YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children's and Adults' barred lists) check, along with a reference and background check carried out by a third-party service provider.
The close date for this advert is 23.02.2025 with interviews planned for 06.03.2025.
To apply for this role, please click HERE.
#J-18808-Ljbffr