Project Manager

Permanent employee, Full-time · Hybrid

General information

Job Title:	Project Manager
Employed by:	Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful
Reporting to:	Head of Communications, dotted line to Head of Business Development
Job Purpose: Hours of Business: Location: Hours per week: Salary: Term: Applications close:	Manage various Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful projects as required, initially including the 30 Under 30 programme and myEARTH platform. Flexible business hours 8am-6pm. Core hours 10am - 4pm Hybrid working policy (2 days in Belfast office per week) Home/Belfast-Office based You must already hold a permit to work in UK/NI if you do not live in UK Staff are contracted to work 37.5 hours. However, Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful operates a 4-day working week of 30 hours with staff benefitting from a paid “non-working day”. On occasion you may be required to work on your non-working day. For further information please email jobs@keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org £32,495 per annum Permanent, subject to funding 9am Monday 9^th February, may close early with a high-volume of applicants

Purpose of role

Manage various Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful projects as required, initially including the 30 Under 30 programme and myEARTH platform

Duties and expected outcomes

CONTEXT

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic individual to enthusiastically manage environmental projects for Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful. This will initially include the 30 Under 30 Climate Change-Makers programme, and the recently launched myEARTH platform.

Experience of managing budgets and programmes is essential.

KEY ACTIVITIES

· Successfully manage KNIB projects, ensuring successful delivery on time and within budget.

· Promote projects managed externally- working closely with the Communications team to do so.

· Maintain existing / develop new relationships with stakeholders to maximise engagement in programmes.

· Work with Head of Business development to secure ongoing funding for projects.

· Complete all reporting duties.

· Fulfill other duties for Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful as required.

30 UNDER 30 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Lead strategic planning and annual delivery of the 30 Under 30 programme including designing and overseeing the delivery of programme content.

• Commission and manage external facilitators and delivery partners.

• Facilitate peer learning and collaboration within cohorts developing and supporting the 30 Under 30 alumni network.

• Maintain relationships with funders, sponsors and partners and identify new business development and funding opportunities.

• Manage programme budgets and financial reporting. Oversee monitoring, evaluation and impact reporting.

• Work with communications staff to promote the programme. Ensure accurate programme records and reporting.

MYEARTH PROJECT MANAGEMENT

myEARTH (www.myearth.org.uk) is a digital transformation and enablement project for the environment sector across Northern Ireland. The platform was developed by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, in partnership with Northern Ireland Environment Link. There is a significant communications element to this project, which sits within KNIB’s communications department.

Manage and maintain platform: Work closely with the appointed IT Team to oversee the ongoing maintenance, security, and performance of the platform, ensuring it remains stable and up to date.
Platform administration: manage myEARTH email inbox, and perform administrative functions on platform.
Drive myEARTH User Engagement: Develop and implement plans to generate user engagement, including working with the rest of the KNIB Communications team and external communications agency to deliver Communications and Engagement Plan.
Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships, including myEARTH delivery partners.
Create and manage platform content: Manage and approve the content (Action Cards, Resources & Opportunities) on the site, supporting delivery partners to generate content.
Financial Management: Manage the project budget, tracking expenditure and delivering value for money. Ensuring all activities are delivered within financial constraints and in adherence to financial procedures.
Support Business Development Activities: Support the KNIB Business Development team to actively seek out, apply for, and manage additional funding opportunities, grants, and sponsorships to secure the platform's financial future.
Represent myEARTH, and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful as required.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

· Education & Qualifications: A degree or equivalent professional experience.

· Project Management Experience: A minimum of two years' demonstrable experience in managing projects from end-to-end, with a proven ability to deliver on time, within budget, and to a high standard.

· Stakeholder Engagement: A minimum of one year's experience building and managing complex partnerships, including leading consultation and engagement activities.

· Technical Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.

· Analytical Skills: Proven ability to critically analyse information, interpret research, and use data to make sound recommendations.

· Communication: Excellent interpersonal, and communication skills, both written and verbal.

· Financial Management: Direct experience in managing project budgets, tracking expenditure, and creating financial reports specifically for funders.

Desirable Criteria:

· Project Management Qualification: A professional project management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent)

· Communications Experience: Professional experience in a content, marketing or communications role.

· Digital Platforms: Experience in managing the development and maintenance of digital platforms, including gathering requirements from a range of stakeholders.

· Experience delivering education or leadership programmes.

· Data Analysis: Experience using data analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to inform project decisions and identify user trends.

· Sector Knowledge: Knowledge of Northern Ireland’s environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO) sector.

General

The person appointed will work from our office in Belfast a minimum of 2 days per week and may work from home the rest of the week. You will also be expected to travel to attend meetings etc. as required.

IT support and hardware is provided for all staff to enable them to be efficient and effective in their work. Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful operates flexible office hours between 8am and 6pm, with core hours between 10am and 4pm. Your normal days of work will be Monday to Friday, but given the nature of the work, this role requires flexibility to support communities at their pace and will involve some evening and weekend working. Flexibility for this is vital and time-in-lieu will be offered in return.

Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful operates a 4-day working week of 30 hours with staff benefitting from a paid “non-working day”. On occasion you may be required to work on your non-working day.

This position is funded through the DAERA Environment Fund.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful is a community focussed organisation with a commitment to reducing its impact on the planet. A key approach in achieving this is through Carbon Literacy training for all employees. This programme, delivered in partnership with the Carbon Literacy Project, raises awareness about the climate change challenge that we all face as well as the commitments we can make to behaviour change that will help reduce emissions.

New employees will be expected to attend Carbon Literacy training as part of their induction process and contribute to an ongoing dialogue within the organisation about how we can reduce our carbon impact and improve levels of sustainability.

AUTHORITY

· Commission work only in line with company procedures.

· Refer any media interest or potential news stories to the Communications Manager.

· Operate within the organisation’s policies and procedures at all times.

· Only commission marketing channels in line with that agreed by your line manager.

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About us

Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful is an independent charity dedicated to connecting people with nature. We seek to do this through Education, Community Engagement and Empowerment, providing pathways for people to learn about and participate in creating a cleaner, greener and more sustainable Northern Ireland. Through our work, and the network of people who are involved, we believe people can and should work together to create transformational change.
Vital to this is the work of the LEQ Department. Through the annual Cleaner Neighbourhoods report and the Marine Litter report we provide important and accurate information to government, councils and the public about the current situation in Northern Ireland. The accreditation programmes we run with international and UK wide partners help define and maintain standards in our public spaces.
Sitting alongside this work Live Here Love Here is about community engagement, with volunteering being a key strand of the public-private-NGO partnership that has made the programme a success for over a decade. Eco-Schools and our Climate Action programmes ensure people of all ages can access scientific-based learning about the environment, and why and how everyone has a role to play.

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