Project Manager, Technology Initiatives

Status: Five-month full-time fixed-term contract. Immediate start required.

Reports to: PMO Manager

Based: London (Hybrid)

Job Purpose: This fixed term contract will lead and oversee a range of technology projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope and within budget. The role will manage all aspects of the project lifecycle, working across functions and applying strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills to achieve successful project outcomes.

The team: The role reports to the PMO Manager and is supported by a Project Support Officer (PSO), with no line management responsibility for the PSO.

The Technology team comprises three key areas: Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications and Information Management. The role will work closely with the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and colleagues across these areas on cross-functional projects and initiatives.

Principal accountabilities:

Project planning and delivery

- Define and agree project objectives and deliverables.

- Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including timelines and milestones.

- Identify resource requirements and engage teams and vendors to fulfil project deliverables, identifying and escalating gaps.

- Coordinate and lead cross-functional project teams, ensuring clear communication and collaboration between internal stakeholders, including IT/Technology, Web and PMO.

- Monitor project progress, proactively identifying and addressing risks, issues, dependencies and deviations from the project plan.

- Ensure revisions to project objectives, deliverables and plans are reviewed and approved.

- Manage project budgets, track expenditure and report on financial performance.

Stakeholder engagement and governance

- Engage and manage stakeholders, including external vendors, at all levels, providing regular updates and facilitating decision-making.

- Ensure projects adhere to the Foundation’s policies, quality standards and regulatory requirements.

- Work closely with the Foundation’s Project Management Office (PMO), adopting its methodologies and ways of working.

- Organise and chair project meetings, workshops and steering group sessions.

- Prepare and present project status reports to leadership and stakeholders at all levels.

Testing and implementation

- Design, coordinate and execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including developing test scripts, recording results and providing clear, actionable insights to inform go/no-go decisions.

- Ensure unit and integration testing is carried out thoroughly, with timely resolution of defects and stakeholder sign-off.

- Oversee change management activities, including communications, training and post-implementation support documentation.

- Champion continuous improvement and lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle.

Application closing date: 23rd October 2026

Please note that while we have a closing date for this application, we reserve the right to interview candidates and potentially close the role early should we find a suitable candidate.

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