Are you an experienced Project Manager who is looking for a new opportunity?
Do you enjoy working in a fast paced environment which seeks to deliver transformational change for our residents?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced IT Project Manager to manage a specific project to procure and implement an IT system across our Housing Service. You will see this project through concept, design, delivery and implementation.
This is a 2 year fixed term role and will be working closely with colleagues across WNC and Northamptonshire Partnership Homes so an ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams is a must.
Interviews will be held week commencing 29 April 2024 at One Angel Square, Northampton.
Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:
What will you be doing?
Manage the end-to-end delivery of a specific IT project for the Housing Service, covering housing advice, homelessness, allocations and landlord functions, making sure it is delivered on time and within budget.
You will track benefits and performance alongside managing risks, issues and dependencies.
Manage stakeholder relationships at all levels, helping to resolve risks, issues and conflicts.
You will be working across the organisation, seeking out the experts in the services we support and collaborating with colleagues in IT, Northamptonshire Partnership Homes, Finance and Communications to deliver this large scale project.
About you
You will have:
Through your CV and supporting statement please provide examples of how you fulfil the essential criteria contained in the Job Description attached to this advert.
About us
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner
The following film was created by our DEI staff network group - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.
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