PROJECT MANAGER
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, JOB DESCRIPTION
AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
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Project Manager, Project Shoreditch
Hackney Programme Director
£28,000 - £32,000 per annum
35 hours per week, some evening work is required
27 days plus public holidays
East London Business Alliance
3rd Floor, City Reach, 5 Greenwich View Place, London E14 9NN
About ELBA
ELBA is the leading social regeneration charity in east London. It facilitates corporate
investment from over 120 organisations into community programmes spanning the Host
boroughs of east London. ELBA community programmes include Hackney, Tower Hamlets and
Newham and there is an Employment & Skills programme. ELBA also manages the London
Legacy 2020 programme which has been designed to secure a lasting legacy from the 2012
Games for east London communities, through projects spanning skills and employability, sport
participation and culture.
A registered charity, ELBA has over 20 years of experience in enabling successful partnerships
between business and the community. In the last year, ELBA helped place over 700 people into
work in east London through its award-winning employment programme, delivered over 14,000
employee volunteers into the community, and worked with over 500 local organisations in east
London to help build their capacity and support their beneficiaries.
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Purpose of the job
Project Shoreditch is an award-winning partnership programme and we are looking for a
creative and dynamic individual to manage the next phase of the programme. The role is funded
by four ELBA member companies, (British Land, Hammerson, Linklaters & UBS) with whom the
Project manager works closely to develop and deliver appropriate community investment
activities for individual employee volunteers and collaborative initiatives involving all the partner
companies. The focus of the programme is to deliver opportunities to provide capacity building
support to the voluntary sector and local enterprise and to support the employability prospects
of the most disadvantaged communities, aiding them in developing skills and confidence. The
Project manager will spend a lot of time in the Hackney community getting to understand key
challenges and needs and translating these into appropriate community investment activities.
The Project manager will also spend time understanding the different needs and strategic
priorities of the partner companies.
This post will be managed by ELBA and the post holder will have regular one to one meetings
with the Hackney Programme Director for input and guidance and will be subject to annual
performance appraisals. The post holder will attend ELBA team meetings and participate in
ELBA events and strategic planning as and when required.
Job Description - Main duties
Project management
● Ensure successful delivery of programme targets including number of voluntary organisations,
enterprises and unemployed individuals supported
● Assess community organisations’ needs and be creative in developing new projects of
support through a range of volunteering options and other initiatives to help build capacity of
organisations
● Work with enterprise support agencies to offer opportunities to small business, social
enterprise and the creative industries
● Support community employment providers by developing offers of employability support and
training to unemployed residents, working closely with the ELBA Employment & Skills team
● Work closely with Shoreditch Trust particularly their Blue Marble Training programme and
facilitate initiatives for trainees’ employability support from partner companies and their suppliers
● Act as a conduit for partner companies informing them of the opportunities for engagement
through employee volunteering & other initiatives to offer support to ensure maximum impact
● Proactively develop and market these opportunities to partner companies and support them in
their community investment programmes
● Source, place and manage a cohort of business employee volunteers
● Develop and facilitate large-scale employee volunteering projects and collaborative activity
where partner companies can all contribute for instance employability sessions, strategic
business support for voluntary organisations or groups of enterprises, mentoring programmes
● Work with Challenge: ELBA team on developing team challenge opportunities
● Encourage companies to share other resources for instance opening up internal training to
community partners
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● Monitor volunteer activity and impact based on the London Benchmarking Group, oversee a
full evaluation and implement recommendations to ensure continuous improvement
● Exploit links with other ELBA projects, such as the Employment programme
● Work on any projects within ELBA as and when required
Relationship management
● Alongside the Hackney Programme Director manage the steering group made up of
representatives from the four ELBA member companies funding the project.
● Develop strong working relationships with key members of the community affairs team in
each of the partner companies. Ensure that these companies are supported to develop
employee volunteering and other initiatives that meet their targets, priorities and strategies
● Manage the relationship with key community partners including the Shoreditch Trust
● Build strong relationships with community partners that could benefit from engagement to
help build their capacity as organisations
● Build strong relationships with small business and enterprise support agencies
● Support the development of partnerships between corporate and community organisations
● Work with London Borough of Hackney Regeneration team particularly the Shoreditch Town
Centre manager
Strategy
● Develop the programme so that it meets the needs of the community as well as aligns with
individual partner companies’ strategic aims
● Develop areas for collaborative project work between the partner companies
● Ensure the project feeds into the local town centre strategies where appropriate. Attend Town
Centre Partnership Forum meetings.
General
● Develop a broad knowledge of regeneration programmes and Local Authority priorities which
inform the project
● Work with the Hackney Programme Director and rest of Hackney team to support borough
wide initiatives
● Represent ELBA at meetings, social events and functions
● Complete monthly, quarterly and annual reports
● Use ELBA internal systems to maintain records and report progress. Ensure that effective
systems for monitoring and evaluation are in place and keep detailed records
● Write good case studies and stories in collaboration with ELBA Communications manager
● Collaborate with other ELBA colleagues on projects where appropriate and contribute to the
development of ELBA as an organisation.
● Contribute to the development of employee volunteering and become proficient in best
practice
● Adhere to and implement relevant policies, including equal opportunities and health and
safety
● Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by line manager.
Person Specification
ELBA’s core competencies define the principles and ethos that are central to the way we seek
to operate as an organisation and the way we treat those with whom we come into contact.
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They inform what we do and how we do it; we expect every member of staff to commit to
creating value for our members and community partners. Our core competencies are:
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Accountability & Responsibility
Personal Leadership
Commercial Awareness
Supporting Others
Adaptability
Managing Relationships
Communication
In addition, the ideal candidate will have:
Essential Skills
● Strong project management skills
● The ability to work unaided with limited supervision and as part of a team and be a highly
organised, motivated individual
● Excellent oral communication and writing skills with the ability to articulate messages clearly
and concisely in an engaging style consistent with ELBA’s brand
● The ability to prioritise, work under pressure and deliver against set targets to agreed
deadlines
● Thoroughness, accuracy and attention to detail
● The ability to drive creative ideas from conception through to completion
● The ability to get things done
● Good time management skills and experience of planning and prioritising heavy workloads
● A high level of IT literacy
● Good interpersonal and ‘brokerage’ skills such as negotiation, persuasion, flexibility and
problem solving
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
● Sound practical experience of planning and delivering projects including the ability to manage
and track multiple projects, often with competing deadlines
● Experience of supporting community organisations or individuals
● Experience of working with volunteers and knowledge of volunteering good practice
● Experience of working with or within the corporate sector and good commercial awareness
● Experience of building and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders
● Experience of programme monitoring & evaluation
● An understanding of the principles of corporate community investment and employee
volunteering
● An understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities
● The ability to work at all levels in the community, in companies and in the public sector
Desirable
● An understanding of needs of community & voluntary sector in East London
● An understanding of enterprise and the small business sector
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● An understanding of mentoring & coaching
● Experience of managing events
● Experience of facilitating employability initiatives
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