Oxfordshire County Council - Project Manager - Fostering

Posted 24 January 2022
Salary Up to £350 per day
LocationOxfordshire
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceLORNA_1643024349
Contact NameLorna Burner

Job description

This will be a remote based role to start as soon as possible.

Duties for this role will be;

  1. To lead and deliver the action plan to secure identified outcomes.
  2. Produce high quality documentation to ensure key decisions are documented and communicated.
  3. Be accountable for the successful development and management of project to ensure that it is delivered using recognised project management standards including leading on the delivery of all stakeholder engagement and communications activities.
  4. Define and set-up the project organisation structure and governance, assembling team members with agreement of appropriate line managers. Leading/chairing regular core project meetings establishing also robust monitoring and escalation arrangements.
  5. Be accountable for project delivery (in terms of output, quality, and financials) with the ability also to hold others successfully accountable for delivery including professionally challenging both senior managerial and operational leads.
  6. Manage own workload and resources to ensure successful service delivery
  7. Maintain excellent, effective working relationships with stakeholders, key strategic partners, senior council directors, politicians, and operational teams.
  8. Promote a strong customer service focus within the Service and where possible take account of customer requirements, including responding to customers in ways that are clear and jargon free
  9. Remain contemporary with legislation and best practice across all areas of the Directorate and ensure that relevant initiatives are adopted to develop the effectiveness of the service.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.