NEW - Project and Change Manager

NEW - Project and Change Manager

(Based at either of Bield’s Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow Office, with Home Working)

Bield is one of the largest providers of housing and support services to older people in Scotland. We value kindness above all, and at Bield, you will have a unique opportunity to have a positive impact. At Bield, our brand is ‘Free to be’ – we strongly believe that older people should be free to make their own choices and be able to live as independently as possible. If you share our values, we’d love for you to join our team and help us on our journey.

We are looking for an independent and ambitious person to join our performance, Quality & Improvement team. You should be a strategic thinker and have strong analytical and communication skills to Interpret and convey complex information. You will use your project and change skills and experience to help to shape and transform services for older people.

You will support Bield to implement several change programmes outlined in our business objectives, including helping to modernise services for our 5500 tenants and 750 staff members.

The role of the Project and Change Manager is to support and collaborate with Change Leads and delivery teams to ensure that a range of business objectives are delivered in line with business needs and to time and quality. You will coach and support Change Leads to be effective in tracking and reporting project delivery and progress, and to surface and manage dependencies risks and issues.

This role will play a vital role in supporting the modernisation and effectiveness of our future services. You will also support the SMT/Leadership team to drive sustainable and meaningful change alongside growing our internal project management and change capacity.

Please see attached for the full job description and person specification. Training will be provided where necessary and we offer development opportunities for employees.

Our benefits include:

- Excellent holidays of up to 34 days per year (pro rata for part time employees)

- Defined contribution pension scheme with employer contributions of 6%

- Open to considering options to work flexibly, balancing individual and business requirements

- Opportunities to receive support and funding for professional qualifications

- Great learning and development opportunities

- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

If you’d like further information, you can call the HR team on 0131 273 4020. If you require this information in an alternative format, please call the HR team or email us on HR@bield.co.uk.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident employer if you have a disability and would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme please include this information in your covering letter. If as a disabled applicant you meet the minimum criteria for the role then you will be given the opportunity to demonstrate your abilities at an interview. If you would like to receive any of the above information in a different format please contact the HR Team on 0131 273 4020.

Bield Housing & Care. Scottish Charity no. SC006878

If you require this information in an alternative format please contact us using the details above.

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