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Bacp operate a hybrid working policy, the successful candidate for this role will be expected to attend our Office one day per
week in Lutterworth
Principal accountabilities:
To work to existing scope, define outputs, outcomes and impact, stakeholders and
resource required and identify proportionate project management controls and documents for delivery.
To monitor and review the progress towards outcomes, escalating issues through agreed pathways.
To monitor the project budget, timeline and dependencies to enable reporting of progress and exceptions.
To track the progress of the project in terms of risk, including but not limited to, financial risk, impact on staff resources or
BACP reputation. To escalate any identified risks through agreed pathways where appropriate.
To,in collaboration with the project lead, support and hold the project group accountable in relation to project
delivery, managing the project budget, ensuring the project is running to timeframe and budget, identifying any areas of project
slippage, the impact of this and responding appropriately.
Manage change control during the lifecycle of the project to ensure that outputs and outcomes are still being met and the impact
to scope, cost, risk and timeline are understood and agreed.
To ensure the project team is compliant with, BACP governance including, but not limited to, contracting, terms and conditions,
Standing Orders and Articles of Association, as well as external legislation including, but not limited to, GDPR and Charity
Commission law.
To regularly report on the project’s progress to sponsors/leads, project groups, staff, SMT, or the Board as required through
written reports, presentations or project briefings.
To ensure there are mechanisms in place to communicate the impact of the project to members and stakeholders, that prepare
the Association for project launch, and be able to assess the impact on business as usual.
To ensure retrospectives are conducted after the completion of the project and any relevant phases within the project to record
successes and learning points for future projects and phases.
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Knowledge & experience:
At least two years’ experience of managing projects to successful completion, preferably within a professional body
setting, with a relevant project management qualification (APM, Agile, PRINCE2).
* Previous experience with delivery of complex projects relating to professional bodies / membership associations.
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* Ability to manage complex projects and meet deadlines.
* Ability to identify, manage and mitigate project risks and issues.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills.
* Excellent planning, organisational, and facilitation skills, with the ability to demonstrate tenacity, work proactively and on
own initiative, taking personal responsibility to meet the demands of the role.
* Ability to understand the needs of stakeholders and be able to influence and challenge stakeholders at all levels of
an organisation.
* Detail orientated and capable of delivering a high level of accuracy.
* Strong analytical, report writing and presentation skills.
* Familiarity with Microsoft software.
* An understanding of counselling and psychotherapy is desirable.