Project Manager (Kent)

Job Description

Project Manager (Kent)
£32,500 per year
Full time, 35 hours per week
Fixed term for 12 months
Based in Kent as a home-working role

Our client empowers people with the skills they need to succeed in life. Together, they're helping people change their stories. You could join them as Project Manager for their growing criminal justice programmes.

What you’ll be doing

Our client delivers criminal justice programmes, including projects across men’s and women’s prisons, as well as Offender institutions and services in the community.

You will be responsible for a project based on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, managing the delivery of a range of reading and writing interventions and events to support reading and writing outside of formal education provision. This will include planning and delivering high-quality training sessions and workshops, working with authors and freelance facilitators, and managing project logistics, safeguarding, content and resource development, risk management and quality assurance.

Whenever possible, our client engages beneficiaries in the design of their projects and centres people with lived experience of prison in their activities so you will have the flexibility to tailor your work to meet their needs.

You will be based in Kent. You will work from home but will need to visit the Isle of Sheppey regularly to support project delivery – on occasion, this could be as much as two or three times per week. You will also need to be in London approximately six times per year for staff team days and planning. All travel costs from the Kent area will be covered.

What our client is looking for

You will be an excellent project manager, with experience of working with people in custody or in contact with the criminal justice system, or other vulnerable groups. You will need strong communication skills as well as knowledge of the criminal justice system and reading and writing issues among the prison population. Experience delivering creative writing or other creative workshops would be an advantage.

A driving licence and access to your own vehicle would be helpful due to the travel required.

Excellent safeguarding practice is also essential. This role is also subject to both an enhanced DBS check and HMPPS security vetting.

What our client offers you

Our client’s team are passionate about their mission and they have a strong and positive working culture, based on shared values and respect. They offer a range of flexible working options and promote a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to their success, whoever you are.

As well as a competitive salary, they offer benefits including a generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pension contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.

Application details

Our client’s’ people are their most important asset and they value and respect in all its forms (seen and unseen). They particularly welcome applications from those from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities and from the communities in which they work. They would like to increase representation of these groups among their staff as they know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact for their work.

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Closing date: 10am, Tuesday 22 April 2025

Please note our client does not accept CVs. No agencies or recruitment sites.