Project Manager | Skills Bootcamps | Preston

Are you a project manager who is passionate about enhancing skills and employment opportunities in Lancashire? Join our team as a Skills Bootcamps Project Manager! This role is pivotal in delivering the Government's Lifetime Skills Guarantee through intensive and flexible courses designed to fast-track individuals into employment. You will manage the contract with the Department for Education (DfE) and collaborate with businesses, delivery partners, and stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.,

• Develop and implement an ambitious project plan for the continued delivery of Skills Bootcamps across Lancashire
• Manage and coordinate the project plan, ensuring alignment with national skills and education policy and the Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub Strategic Framework
• Manage a financial contract of approximately £6.5 million
• Produce reports and presentations for stakeholders, detailing progress and recommendations
  
  A project management qualification or significant experience in project management
• Proven ability to develop, implement and deliver project activity within a complex policy environment.
• Experience of interpreting Government policy and translating policy to the local skills and education landscape.
Our ideal applicant will also have great communication skills, experience managing a team, and a strong understanding of the employment and skills landscape within Lancashire.

In return for your passion and expertise we offer a generous benefits package which includes:
• A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A great holiday entitlement of 26 days annual leave which rises with length of service. You will also be entitled to 8 Bank Holidays, 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays and have the option to buy additional leave each year
• Our staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup allowing you to access discounts with a range of UK retailers
• Training and development opportunities
You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.