Project Manager

Project ManagerHybrid Full Time/PermanentClosing Date: 22/12/2025Our offer to you We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive: Competitive salary and pension scheme33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 yearsHybrid, Flexible workingCycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle SchemeHealth and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance ProgrammeDiscounts - you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping About Us This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,400 employees and over 28,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future. St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, and Young Responders programmes). Job Summary Sitting within the Transformation team and working as part of a team of programme and project managers, the postholder is responsible for the management of a variety of (potentially concurrent) projects as part of delivering St John's wider strategic roadmap. The postholder will be a skilled planner and able to communicate effectively with stakeholders of all levels. While operating across St John the postholder sits within the DDAT network and is expected to be Digitally literate and competent at managing technology-based projects as a core part of their remit.The postholder forms strong relationships within DDAT and across the wider networks so that they can effectively bring stakeholders together to solve problems and close projects. Liaises across multiple teams and effectively matrix manages on assigned projects/programmes to ensure engagement and successful project delivery against agreed business expectations. Responsible for ensuring that the benefits stated within each project can be delivered, by ensuring there is clear ownership of deliverables - through efficient planning and holding others accountable.About You You will be educated to GCSE level or equivalent (Grade C / 4), a minimum of 5, including Maths & English and qualified in programme and project management (e.g. MSP, APM, PRINCE2, Agile), you will have demonstrable experience of managing complex large projects (including digital delivery) from concept through to operational use, previously delivered a portfolio of business change projects with proven experience in transitioning projects to business as usual and experience of working in structured project teams following defined governance standards relating to project planning, resource management, RAID management, financial management.About the RoleCreate robust project plans, resource plans, financial estimates and key milestones for assigned work, escalating and proposing possible solutions where necessary to the Portfolio Delivery Lead.Ensure robust and effective governance to SJA standards and principles; control and reporting maintained for all assigned projects. Ensure all team members understand their roles; ensuring project objectives and requirements are understood and met. Provide a point of escalation for individual projects. Establish and attend project boards to report project progress, finances, risks and issues to stakeholders and agree owners and actions for all project risks to ensure successful delivery.Lead new technology solution and delivery rollouts on allocated projects, including consultation with stakeholders to gather requirements and specifications, delivering solutions that are fit for purpose, on time and on budgetGain and maintain an active understanding of the business and technology strategies and direction, using knowledge of business systems to align proposals for change with those strategies. Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply) If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women's groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion. 'St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role'. Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.