Project and Change Manager

• 18 month fixed term
• Salary £47,336 per annum (Band 3)
• Full time
• Flexible working options will be supported.
• Central London Office and Hybrid working

We offer a pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%, in addition, you’ll receive 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, 24-hour access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan scheme and other benefits.

The Centre for Ageing Better is a charitable foundation funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and part of the government’s What Works Network

Everyone has the right to a good life as they get older and our whole society benefits when people are able to age well. But far too many people face huge barriers, and as a result are living in bad housing, dealing with poverty and poor health and made to feel invisible in their communities and society. 

The Centre for Ageing Better is pioneering ways to make ageing better a reality for everyone. Its key areas of work include challenging ageism and building a nationwide Age-friendly Movement, creating Age-friendly Employment and Age-friendly Homes.

We are striving to create an organisation that reflects our society and the communities we serve. A workplace where everyone feels empowered and where diversity of background and thought is celebrated. We know there is more work to be done and are committed to continuing to improve our practice around Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. 

We very much welcome applications from minority groups and those underrepresented in our workforce. This especially includes people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, and Disabled people.

We are a Positive Action employer, therefore in recruitment where two candidates are ‘as qualified as’ each other, we will favour a candidate from any group identified as currently underrepresented in our team based on protected characteristics as outlined in the Equality Act 2010.

The Project and Change Manager will be responsible for the effective management and delivery of the Supporting Disabled Older Workers Project and the third phase of the Redundancy Support Project. The role will also support the wider strategic aims of the Work Action Area, engaging with strategic partners in line with our stakeholder planning to support increased uptake of our work and to widen impact against the overarching aim of ensuring fair access to decent work for people in their 50s, 60s and beyond. 

You will be responsible for:

• Managing the Supporting Disabled Older Workers project. Including contract management of the commissioned researcher, engagement of the experts by experience group and reporting responsibilities.   
• Delivering the third phase of work around improving redundancy support for people over 50, identifying opportunities for scaling our learning and implementing these.  
• Feeding our stakeholder engagement plans, actively engaging key partners to secure new opportunities for impact. 
• Supporting the wider team in developing activities for commissioners and providers of employment support and training. 

You will have:

• Excellent project management, prioritisation and communication skills, with experience of working on multiple projects in a responsive environment. 
• Strong stakeholder engagement and management experience, engaging with people at all levels to support quality delivery and ensure new opportunities to scale work.
• Experience of work around employment and skills for people in their 50s, 60s and beyond is not essential, but you must be passionate about creating change and able to evidence experience of working with multiple stakeholders to improve services.

To apply please click this link and complete the online application process.

Please address in your supporting statement how you meet the person specification for the role as fully as possible to demonstrate why you should be shortlisted for interview for this post. 

Failure to do so will result in your application being automatically rejected.

The closing date for this role is 11:59pm on 17th October, with in- person interviews to take place during week commencing 30th October or 6th November. 

If you have any questions about the role, please email [email protected].