Project Delivery Manager, London

Deadline: 12th February

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

Job Summary

We’re looking for a Project Delivery Manager to join our Public Engagement department. In this role, you will support your colleagues in the team to ensure high-quality, timely, and cost-effective delivery of our projects.

We welcome the opportunity to discuss a flexible working pattern for this vacancy.

Additional info

About the job

We’re looking for a Project Delivery Manager to join our Public Engagement department. In this role, you will support your colleagues in the team to ensure high-quality, timely, and cost-effective delivery of our projects.

This will involve a range of activities, such as identifying and liaising with contractors, planning events, financial tracking, and removing obstacles - and you’ll be working on multiple projects simultaneously.

You will:

• manage and ensure the delivery of short- and medium-term projects in the Creative & Partnerships team, including supporting colleagues to stick to project plans
• track project plans, monitor budgets, identify contractors and solve problems
• work with the Research & Evidence team to incorporate learning strategies in the department’s delivery plans
• support the common work of the department as required - such as contributing to the grants process through reading and triaging applications or making decisions, participating in the ongoing strategic renewal and direction-setting, and liaising with the rest of Wellcome.

To succeed in this role, you will need to have:

• extensive project management experience in the grant-making, academic, cultural, charitable, or social sectors
• track record of successfully delivering a variety of different social-purpose projects in the £500k+ range
• experience of commissioning and managing work undertaken by external organisations
• excellent project management skills
• strong financial management, analytical and project planning skills
• excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships across a department
• experience of social purpose delivery management in an agile environment
• project management qualifications

About us

We believe great ideas can change the world and improve health for everyone. At Wellcome, we help great ideas to thrive by supporting scientists and researchers, taking on big problems, fuelling imaginations and sparking debate.
Wellcome isn't just a supporter of great ideas; it's a great place to work. We offer excellent benefits and help our employees to develop in an open, respectful culture where differences are valued.

Next steps

If you are talented and passionate about our work and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to improve health for everyone, then we’d like to hear from you. You can apply using the link below.