Job Description Job title: Project Manager (Schools and Sustainable Travel) Salary range: £33,399- £37,815 pa Reporting to: Director of Living Streets Scotland Location: Edinburgh office/ Home based (flexible) NB. Extensive travel across Scotland required Management responsibility: Project Coordinators and Associates Budget responsibility: Yes Hours: 35 hours per week Contract: Permanent (subject to continued funding) MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB: The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the delivery of a range of schools and sustainable travel projects ensuring all work is delivered on time and to a high standard. Reporting the Director of Living Streets Scotland the post holder will initiate new projects, ensuring they run smoothly. They will build and maintain strong and supportive relationships with project partners and funders. They will ensure coordinators meet agreed targets around schools recruitment and audience engagement, best practice development and evaluation. Support will be tailored to local needs using Living Streets schools resources and bespoke interventions to increase walking to primary schools. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead and manage a team of coordinators and/or associates to deliver schools and sustainable travel projects successfully and professionally Effectively manage and absorb new service delivery projects agreeing the use of associates to support capacity with the Director of Living Streets Scotland, where required Create project plans with clear responsibilities for Living Streets, partners and audiences, where relevant Ensure each coordinator is meeting their targets for recruitment, engagement and modal shift Manage project budgets, including profiling quarterly spend, supporting claim submissions Support project team to utilise project budgets
Job Description Job title: Project Manager (Schools and Sustainable Travel) Salary range: £33,399- £37,815 pa Reporting to: Director of Living Streets Scotland Location: Edinburgh office/ Home based (flexible) NB. Extensive travel across Scotland required Management responsibility: Project Coordinators and Associates Budget responsibility: Yes Hours: 35 hours per week Contract: Permanent (subject to continued funding) MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB: The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the delivery of a range of schools and sustainable travel projects ensuring all work is delivered on time and to a high standard. Reporting the Director of Living Streets Scotland the post holder will initiate new projects, ensuring they run smoothly. They will build and maintain strong and supportive relationships with project partners and funders. They will ensure coordinators meet agreed targets around schools recruitment and audience engagement, best practice development and evaluation. Support will be tailored to local needs using Living Streets schools resources and bespoke interventions to increase walking to primary schools. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead and manage a team of coordinators and/or associates to deliver schools and sustainable travel projects successfully and professionally Effectively manage and absorb new service delivery projects agreeing the use of associates to support capacity with the Director of Living Streets Scotland, where required Create project plans with clear responsibilities for Living Streets, partners and audiences, where relevant Ensure each coordinator is meeting their targets for recruitment, engagement and modal shift Manage project budgets, including profiling quarterly spend, supporting claim submissions Support project team to utilise project budgets
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