Are you…
- Looking for a new entrepreneurial leadership and management challenge?
- Highly experienced in Project Management (4 years minimum) and leading multi-organisation teams?
- Experienced in managing complex built environment projects with physical, public-centric assets? [or directly comparable]
- Passionate about people, planet & business for good?
...because Social Sports Society is a Pending B Corp on a mission!
(See the Organisation section)
Interested?
The successful candidate will project manage every aspect of the design, build and launch of exciting new multi-sport venues - including social impact initiatives.
We're looking for an energetic, passionate and experienced Project Manager. One who has a track record of building great relationships with partners and suppliers whilst ensuring they deliver the scope to quality and budget, in tight timescales.
You'll need to be thoroughly organised, process-minded and drive rapid progress by avoiding problems in advance. You must be a good people-motivator, and able to cut through complexity.
But we also want you to have lots of positive energy, and bring our purpose and values - including a good sense of fun(!)
Sound like you?
Then check out the role and attributes we're looking for, below. You DON'T need to tick all the boxes/examples - unless stated as essential - however, you must evidence directly relevant and transferable skills and experience and have minimum 4 years experience in relevant Project Manager roles.
Strategic and entrepreneurial
Responsibilities
- Developing strategies and plans to achieve project outcomes and benefits, our mission and strategic aims
- Contributing to venue business ideas, social impact Initiatives. planning and budgeting
- Refining governance model & process
Experience and qualities
- Building effective relationships with a variety of strategic partners and suppliers
- 'Creative 'big picture thinker' focused on the long-term goals with pragmatic, solution focus
- Leading private, public and 3rd sector partners and suppliers
- Supporting programme and portfolio planning
Skills and knowledge
- Presenting concise reports to executive level upward
- Leading multi-stakeholder planning sessions
- Proficiency with financial forecasts and budgeting
- Knowledge or familiarity with some of the following 'sectors' would be a plus...
- UK property
- Social impact
- Sports and leisure
Project Management and Leadership
Responsibilities
Ensuring succesful delivery of all aspects of a multi-activity venue, against business case(s) and overall programme plan.
- Drive the structure and delivery of our overall objectives, that each venue will enable
- Lead high performing teams to deliver planned benefits to customers and communities by delivering:
- Physical site, infrastructure & equipment
- Operational team, processes & systems
- Core offerings (all activities; food & beverage; other CX; amenities)
- Community impact projects/initiatives.
- Ensuring effective quality assurance
- Supporting the Programme manager (e.g. plans, budgets, benefits managment)
Experience and qualities
- 4 yrs (minimum) as a Project Manager
- Accountable for complex, multidisciplinary projects
- Led several multi-party projects or workstreams
- Managed contracts and suppliers (ideally multi £m)
- Maintaining exceptional standards
Skills and knowledge
- Fully proficient in applying project and programme management methods pragmatically. (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2; RIBA, BIM)
- Highly proficient with project planning and collaboration tools (we use Monday.com) or MS Project; MS 365/Teams; Miro.
- Highly experienced in budget, risk and change control
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Structured thinker and problem solver.