Job overview

The Project Support Manager will provide project management, leadership and support to Transformation and Innovation projects within the Provide Group. 

They will be responsible for managing projects from initiation through to completion and beyond, the projects may range from departmental projects to group-wide projects, sometimes crossing into other external organisations. The Project Support Manager will lead regular project meetings, resolving issues as they arise and escalating these to Senior Project Managers or Directors as required. 

Main duties of the job

·       Take lead responsibility for providing assurance to the Director for Programmes and Digital Development. This will include the production of regular highlight reports and project plans.

·       Ensure projects risks, opportunities and issues are appropriately managed and resolved or escalated and lessons learned are captured.

·       Provide advice and potential solutions to mitigate project risk, learning is maximised, and best practice is adopted.

·       Ensure that project documentation is up to date and progress reports are provided in a timely manner.

·       Production of Business Cases, Benefits Analysis and other project documentation as required.

·       Responsible for the development and maintenance of databases required for regular reports.

·       To facilitate effective liaison and relationships with people at all levels, including a broad range of key internal and external stakeholder organisations.

·       Arrange and participate in relevant internal and external meetings which may be highly complex, sensitive, political, and contain contentious information with the aim of providing assistance to the members.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.