Project Manager

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Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

About the role

As a project manager you will be responsible for leading cross directorate teams to deliver the major elements of change that will deliver our strategy. Working directly to some of the most senior people within the organisation you will ensure projects are run in a controlled way with the focus always on the delivery of the desired outcomes.

As part of a busy Project Management Office you will work across the whole business. You might be delivering projects supporting the growth or change of the organisation, introducing new technology, developing new services or products to people affected by dementia, launching new campaigns to bring millions to our cause. Always at the frontline of change in the organisation project managers are fundamental to the delivery of our ambitious, bold strategy to transform the experience of people affected by dementia.

About you

You will have proven experience of delivering complex projects in big organisations. You will have led project teams through the whole of the project lifecycle, pro-actively managed risks and addressed issues, tracked and managed budgets in the hundreds of thousands of pounds and worked closely with senior management.

You will be flexible in your approach, ensuring your communication and engagement style is appropriate for your audience and understanding of the impact of change, positive and negative.

You are confident in your skills as a project manager and looking for an opportunity to take those skills further in an environment that will present opportunities to excel and make a real and positive impact on the world as you do. You will have experience in running projects with an IT element and familiar with all the stages of formal project management.

You will have the enthusiasm and ‘can-do’ approach that will inspire the project teams you work with to push through challenges and achieve the change.

Interested? Then we can provide you with an opportunity of exceptional variety and scope - and the kind of recognition and rewards you deserve.

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