Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager
Starting Salary: £42,839 per annum
Hours: 37
Location: Stevenage
Contract Type: 2 year fixed term or secondment opportunity
Directorate: Adult Care Services

About the team

Based within a team of project and programme managers, you will play a crucial role in progressing the Day Service Strategy (2025-2030) for Adult Care Services.

The strategy sets out a vision to develop and enhance our In-house Day Services’ offering, ensuring that individuals have access to high quality support and activities within environments that enable them to live healthy, independent, and fulfilling lives.

This is a pivotal role in shaping the future of our services, working collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver meaningful change.

About the role

You will take a leading role in planning, delivering, and evaluating projects aligned with the strategic delivery plan. Your work will ensure compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and best practice frameworks, while keeping the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do.

In addition, you will contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of continuous improvements within Day Services, helping to shape innovative ways of working and supporting broader initiatives that enhance quality, practice, and performance.

This role involves building and maintaining strong relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders across health, social care, and community services.

It’s a varied and rewarding position, offering exposure across Adult Care Services and the wider Council, as well as close collaboration with key partners.

About you

Essential

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Previous experience in project management
• Strong communication skills to liaise with internal and external Partners
• Previous experience and ability to work autonomously.
• Strong organisational skills

Desirable:

• A project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, APM)
• Experience of working with older people and/or people with disabilities
• Experience of interpreting and presenting financial data
• Experience of report writing and preparing presentations

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

Field5

This job role is within the Programme and Project, level PRO11 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles: Project & programme

To hear more about this opportunity please contact

Rachel Halliwell - Rachel.Halliwell@hertfordshire.gov.uk / 01438 843409
Linda Morrison - Linda.Morrison@hertfordshire.gov.uk / 01992 556301

for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 18 and 19 September 2025

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.