Towards Digital Growth Project Manager

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Job Number

HCC28104

Location

Countywide

Directorate

Growth & Environment

Salary Range

£41,511 progressing to £45,718 pa (pro rata for part time)

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Full Time/Part Time

Full Time

Closing date

17-Jun-2025

Job Title: Towards Digital Growth Project Manager
Starting Salary: £41,511 progressing to £45,718 pa (pro rata for part time) per annum (pro rata for part time) – pay award pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: Countywide - Stevenage and hybrid working
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - 31/03/2027
Directorate: Growth & Environment

About the team

In this role you will be joining the Towards Digital Growth (TDG) programme, which is responsible for the delivery of Hertfordshire County Council’s externally facing digital programme.

The TDG programme now sits within Hertfordshire Futures (previously known as the Local Enterprise Partnership) with the main focus being on accelerating employment, enterprise and innovation across the county.

TDG has also more recently committed to delivering the Hertfordshire Growth Board's Mission of Digital Access for All, looking to improve broadband and mobile coverage in the county as well as tackling the digital divide.

TDG has spent the last few years focussed on the delivery of broadband infrastructure across the county and has more recently expanded to include other aspects of digital including mobile coverage, digital exclusion/inclusion and investigation into advanced technologies.

This is an exciting time to join a team dedicated to improving the lives of our residents through digital initiatives and workstreams.

Some of the key pieces of work currently being undertaken are:• Supporting the delivery of Project Gigabit• Expanding our understanding of mobile coverage in the county and how this can be improved.• Set up of a digital inclusion shared service.• Ensuring delivery of the Growth Board’s ‘Digital Access for All’ mission

About the role

This role will be managed by the Senior Project Manager who oversees the delivery of the Towards Digital Growth programme. You will sit within Hertfordshire Futures.

As part of this role, you can expect to be involved in all aspects of the management and delivery of key workstreams to drive forward the council’s digital ambitions as well as the Hertfordshire Growth Board’s Mission.

This is a varied role and the postholder will require an adaptive approach, working collaboratively and independently at fast pace to support the delivery of the project’s goals.

The role will include but not be limited to:

• Leading on key workstreams to drive forward the council’s digital ambitions as well as the Hertfordshire Growth Board’s Mission• Lead and support on certain comms activities, building strong relationships with key stakeholders to support the dissemination of information.• Take ownership of project controls such as the risk log and communication plan, ensuring regular review points are undertaken.• Engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders including but not limited to, internal senior management, the public, districts, commercial suppliers, central government, and other local authorities.• Providing day to day guidance to the TDG Project Officer, setting direction, monitoring progress, and offering a route of escalation as and when requireed.• Creation and submission of reports, occasionally presenting updates and data to board members or steering groups• Build and maintain relationships with local stakeholders to ensure implementation of digital infrastructure.• Lead on and support occasional procurement activities.• Develop and follow an operational plan to enhance mobile coverage across Hertfordshire.• Attending project meetings within the Hertfordshire Futures team.

About you

Essential:

• Practical experience of contributing to the successful delivery of programmes / projects• Highly organised and ability to prioritise your workload• Confidence in working independently and as part of a team• Good verbal and written communication skills• Effective collaborator and communicator• Competent user of standard IT packages, especially Microsoft Office• Able to lead small/medium projects or contribute to broader programmes• Organises own work over weeks and months, or plans ahead for others, taking account of priorities and the impact on other people• Stay up to date on current policy, guidance, and government targets• Ability to travel across the county as and when required

Desirable:

• Typically qualified to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent experience in a similar role• Ability to monitor and control an agreed budget within a defined area, producing reports and analysing and contributing to planning• Basic knowledge of contract management and procurement principles and associated procedures and regulations• Understanding of the organisation’s political environment, formal political structures and decision-making processes

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.

This job role is within the Corporate Services, level CORP11 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Corporate services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact gareth.dace@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: TBC

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.

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.