Project Manager - Fuel Your Finances

Project Manager - Fuel Your FinancesHome-Based (With occasional national travel and overnight stays)Service: Food ServicesLocation: National home-based role, but the postholder will need to deliver regular face to face workshops in London (Tower Hamlets/Aldgate) and MansfieldHours: 29.6 hours per week (part-time)Salary: £28,315 - £31,073 FTE per annum, plus a £480 per annum homeworking allowance (£22,652 - £24,858.40 per annum for part-time, 29.6 hours per week, plus £384 home-working allowance pro rata)Contract type: Temporary contract (From 1st October 2024 until 31st March 2026)Closing date: 9th October 2024Interview date: 14th October 2024Are you passionate about supporting people and increasing positive outcomes? Do you believe that challenges are best solved through support and collaboration? We are looking for a can-do person, someone who can lead the Fuel Your Finances team, use creative strategies to engage people in the project, and support them to reduce their financial pressures and stress - leading to improved mental health and wellbeing. The Fuel Your Finances project will be delivered in Mansfield and Tower Hamlets/Aldgate, working alongside food provision such as FOOD Clubs and Food Stores.Your impactYou will take the lead in delivering the Fuel Your Finances project, achieving a range of positive outcomes for low income and vulnerable families including: increased income; reduced financial pressures and stress; increased skills, knowledge and confidence around cooking, eating and heating in an energy efficient and healthy way; reduced energy use and savings on energy bills; increased awareness around energy safeguarding, gas safety and the dangers of carbon monoxide, contributing to improved safety at home; increased awareness of and engagement with other local support services.Your skillsYou will have demonstrable experience of implementing new services or projects and the ability to successfully manage teams that are working across a wide geographical area. You will also have a strong track record in service delivery with a focus on quality, outcomes and safeguarding. You will have a client-facing approach and be passionate about coproduction and engaging our service users using strength based approaches.What will we offer you?We offer flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities. We have six staff diversity networks that offer peer support and contribute to the strategic development of EDI; Accessibility Network, Anti-Racism and People of Colour Network, Gender Equality Network, Inter-Faith Network, LGBTQIA+ Equality Network and Parents and Carers Equality Network. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community / particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse any reasonable travel costs associated with attending an interview.Other organisations may call this role Project Manager, Community Outreach Project Manager, Financial Support Project Manager, Community Support Manager, or Financial Wellbeing Project Manager.So, if you want to make a real difference as a Fuel Your Finances Project Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.