Crohn's & Colitis UK

Join Our Team! We have a new vacancy (18 month fixed term contract) for a full-time Service Development Project Manager to lead the scoping, design, and development of new areas within Crohn s & Colitis UK s services portfolio. This role will ensure that emerging services respond to identified needs, reflect best practice, and align with the charity s strategic objectives to support everyone affected by Crohn s and Colitis. About Us We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Right now, an estimated 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of and for which there is no known cure. Because of the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding these diseases, thousands of people are suffering in silence. But we re here to support and champion their cause and our ambitious plans will help to make a real difference. Role Overview You will lead on the scoping and exploration of new service areas, specifically children and young people, emotional wellbeing, diet, and fatigue. In doing so, you ll gather and analyse insight from research, stakeholders, and lived experience to inform service design and ensure developments are evidence based and aligned with our strategy. You ll work closely with teams across the organisation, including policy and research, to ensure feedback is used to inform planning and supports delivery in their areas. Furthermore, you ll be using your management skills to support and provide effective day to day leadership and coordination within the Services & Support team. About You We are looking for someone with strong project management skills, who has experience of stakeholder engagement and an analytical skill set. You ll have demonstrable experience of scoping, designing, and developing new services, programmes, or projects at a strategic level and experience of leading support services in a health charity Please see our Recruitment Pack for details of our full Job Description and Person Specification. Our Location We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail. In this role, there is plenty of scope for working from home, although there will be times when you will need to be at face-to-face meetings. There is a requirement for you to attend a minimum of 12 in person days a year, including two Directorate meetings and the charity s mandatory All Staff Together days which take place four times a year at our offices in Hatfield or a location in London. Benefits 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme Flexible working options Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Wellbeing programme Interest free loan for season tickets Cycle to work scheme Free parking and secure bike locks Training and development financial support and/or study leave Performance review and development scheme Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement. We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided. We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales