Project Manager – Community Engagement

Project Manager – Community Engagement

Reference: PMCE0124

Location: Colne Valley Regional Park, Denham, UB9 5PG, with scope for remote working

Contract: 3-year fixed term contract

Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Community charity Groundwork South has a unique role opportunity for a highly motivated,
well-organised and enthusiastic Project Manager to join us to deliver an exciting programme
that aims to build community resilience to groundwater flooding, in partnership with
Buckinghamshire County Council and a range of other organisations.

Summary of role: 

Project Groundwater is an innovative Defra-funded partnership programme which seeks to improve
understanding, raise awareness, and increase resilience to groundwater flooding across 9
at-risk communities within the Chiltern Hills and Berkshire Downs – and here at Groundwork
we’re delighted to have been appointed as the community engagement delivery lead.

As Project Manager you will play a key role in taking forward the delivery of this project,
planning and delivering effective community engagement to improve community resilience to
groundwater flooding, as well as developing and maintaining relationships with a range of
organisations across the partnership. You will be responsible for overseeing a small team of
Community Engagement Officers and ensuring that the work we deliver meets our agreed objectives
to a high standard and in a timely manner, as well as being aligned with wider Project
Groundwater activities and outputs. You will line manage staff and interface with a range of
multi-disciplinary teams across Groundwork South and East and will have key project management
responsibilities including managing budgets, monitoring progress and reporting to
funders/partners.

Groundwork South 

Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives
and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental
regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places,
improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working.

We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every
community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their
background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over
100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real
and lasting, positive change.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 28th January 2024

Interview date: Wednesday 31st January 2024 (over MS Teams or Zoom)

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed
to our website to complete your application for this position.

Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members
of the community.

No agencies please.