Junior Project Manager

As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we move lives forward every day by building, managing and supporting thriving Communities. From new homes, social housing and student accommodation to leisure, education and Community initiatives, our work makes a positive difference to millions of People across the UK. And that takes People who care about doing the right thing. People who are ambitious, ready to grow and motivated to make a difference through the work they do.

We're looking for Colleagues who bring energy, curiosity and ownership. People who enjoy being challenged, support those around them and want to keep raising the bar. Because when we perform at our best, we create more opportunities to invest in our Customers, our Communities and each other.

Experience matters, but it's only part of the story. If you share our values and want to build a career where your work has real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

More about your role

As a Junior Project Manager within our IT team, you'll support the successful delivery of technology projects from initiation through to implementation. Working closely with the Head of Project Management Office and key stakeholders across the business, you'll help coordinate project plans, monitor progress, manage risks and maintain accurate project documentation.

You'll play a hands-on role in supporting project governance, reporting and stakeholder engagement, ensuring projects remain on track and deliver business value. The role also involves assisting with project budgets, facilitating meetings, coordinating internal teams and third-party suppliers, and supporting technology and systems transformation initiatives across the organisation. You'll contribute to procurement activities, contract renewals and the administration of project and governance boards while ensuring compliance with GDPR and security requirements.

This is an initial 18 month fixed term contract.

At Places for People we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience working as a Junior Project Manager, Project Coordinator or in a similar project delivery role within a Leisure facility or housing association,
• Experience of working on end to end CRM projects,
• Experience supporting projects through the full project lifecycle, from planning through to delivery and implementation,
• Experience managing project plans, coordinating activities and tracking progress against agreed milestones,
• Familiarity with risk management, change control and quality assurance processes within project environments.

More about you

You'll be an organised and proactive project professional who enjoys bringing structure to complex pieces of work. Comfortable managing multiple priorities, you'll have strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to coordinating activities, maintaining documentation and supporting successful project outcomes.

You'll be confident working with a wide range of stakeholders and suppliers, helping to keep projects moving forward and resolving issues as they arise. Experience using Microsoft Office and project management tools would be beneficial, alongside an interest in technology, transformation and continuous improvement. Most importantly, you'll be a self-starter who takes ownership, embraces challenges and is committed to delivering excellent service and results.

What you'll get

We know rewarding work deserves rewarding benefits. That's why, alongside a competitive salary, you'll have access to a package designed to support you at work and beyond.

You'll receive:

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%
• 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs, with private GP and health support services available
• Comprehensive wellbeing support including counselling, flu jabs, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and access to our Wellbeing Hub, supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing
• Access to Our Place Rewards, offering discounts and savings on groceries, travel, shopping, home products and other lifestyle purchases
• Ongoing training, professional qualifications, internal development programmes and career progression opportunities
• Recognition programmes including Star Awards and Colleague Awards, celebrating achievements and recognising great work
• Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement
• Free membership to Places Gyms
• Life Assurance to provide financial security for your loved ones, alongside access to will writing services to help you plan for the future with confidence

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities