Creative project manager jobs in United Kingdom

JOB VACANCY Business & Financial Project Manager CONTRACT TYPE Permanent HOURS 9am to 5pm (with a 30-minute unpaid break) 37.5 hrs per week PRINCIPAL PLACE OF WORK 25 Portico Road, Derby DE23 3NJ 6 Burlington Way, Derby DE3 9BA Please note: Location of work may occasionally vary based on business needs, however, Home-working opportunities are available. SALARY £52,900.00 per annum (£27.13 per hour) We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Business and financial project manager (SOC: 2440). The ideal candidate will be the driving force behind the growth, success, stability and execution of our projects as well as manage our contracts. You will not only design and complete our projects, but will be the organisation’s financial advisor and responsible for our budgets in various business aspects. You will be responsible for managing and overseeing all our business contracts, service agreements and projects with various stakeholders. Your will advise the company on business and project viability, finances, improvement of our services, marketing, bidding and competitive strategy. Our ideal candidate will be highly experienced in formulating strategic and long-term business plans, assessing the implications for the organisation financial mechanisms and overseeing their implementation. A creative, pragmatic and imaginative and forward-thinking persona will be expected. Additionally, one must have experience working in Children’s Homes and an enhanced understanding of the services we provide. Building a solid and dependable team requires clarity of vision and planning, therefore, your organisation skills coupled with the ability to remain calm, collected, and methodical whilst having a clear overall picture of projects, will be required. We will help and encourage you to confidently grow within your role in the company as our goal is aggressive expansion. Joining us at the beginning of our rapid expansion trajectory, is a great opportunity to pioneer our growth with us. Though this role is a 9 am to 5pm role, work patterns may vary, and this will largely be determined by the nature of project being undertaken. The ideal candidate must be flexible and adaptable. Who we are We are a rapidly growing organisation which was established in 2021 with a simple goal – to provide effective child and family services. Our core values encompass qualities that represent our company and culture. We are committed to providing outstanding care for children and young people. We believe every child has the right to feel seen and heard, and to know that they are cared for. We believe that by creating safe and nurturing environments and providing personalised care and support, young people can thrive and be helped to realise their potential. Key Responsibilities · You will formulate strategic and long-term business plans, amend and update them, assesses the implications for the organisation financial mechanisms and oversees their implementation. · Additionally you will conduct external and internal audit programmes, arrange for the collection and analysis of accounting, budgetary and related information, and manage the company’s financial systems and policies. · You will advise on staffing levels appropriate for accounting activities whilst providing advice on factors affecting business performance, through SWOT analyses to improve on the organisation’s management processes and structures to enhance effectiveness. · You will formulate timescales, costs, budgets and resources needed. · You will steer all new ventures and projects from inception to handover and completion · You will facilitate the generation and procurement of contracts, tenders and packages whilst supporting their generation. · You will draw up detailed plans, negotiate with contractors and suppliers for materials and services. · You will keep a keen eye on budget and to the quality of services in collaboration with the registered manager and regularly report on progress to the board of director. · Your goal will be to foster positive professional relationships to achieve short- and long-term business goals. · You will monitor the progress of our projects and report remedial actions to management, effectively manage the project budget and all costs to ensure successful completion within budget estimates coupled with compliance with best practice and meeting the specified quality and standards. · You will endeavour to minimise costs whilst generating value-for-money business and expansion. · As the business expands and acquires more children’s homes, your duties will include the preparation of progress reports, incorporation of contractor and project reports and briefing the team. · You will monitor and update project financial forecasts and cash flows, manage teams, chair meetings with other specialists/stakeholders such as commissioners, neutral vendors and local authorities. · You will occasionally report to the board of directors as required and conduct regular strategic planning and forecast in addition to assembling information for invoicing. · You will also be able to manage and coordinate packages alongside the Registered Manager, ensuring strict adherence to health and safety and regulatory standards. · You will conduct forecast assessments of potential challenges and disruptions as well as ongoing regulatory changes. Skills and Qualifications: ● Bachelors Degree in Business Management, and specialism in Accounts ● Masters in Business Administration, and experience in Project Management, as well as evidenced project delivery and completion ● Extensive experience in entrepreneurship, proven expertise in upscaling and growing businesses ● Overall sector experience and knowledge, particular to working in a Children’s Home or Care Home ● A minimum of 5 years in Business Consulting and/or Accounting (or combined experience in both acceptable). ● A full understanding of project delivery, costs, and programme management in both residential settings. ● You will have the ability to compile project programmes, review, amend and update them using MS Project or similar programme software. ● Strong communication and interpersonal skills ● A dynamic individual with a pro-active approach and excellent problem-solving skills. ● A hands-on approach and a willingness to work with and alongside the team. ● A proven ability to lead and build strong relationships with internal and external teams. ● An effective team leader and team player with the ability to work autonomously and work under own initiative. ● Excellent financial planning and project design skills and high proficiency at understanding care sector-related regulations. ● Exceptional interpersonal skills and eloquence in English. Those requiring sponsorship, will need to meet the Home Office approved English standards such as the B1 English test. ● DBS Clearance ● Passport/ID ● Right to work ● The closing date for applications is 27 September 2024 Benefits: ● Competent salary £52,900.00 per annum (£27.13 per hour) ● Auto pension enrolment ● Bonus Scheme and occasional home-working opportunities depending on business needs. ● Great opportunities to progress within a growing company. ● 28 days annual leave on a pro-rata basis

**Job Summary** We are seeking a dynamic Marketing Executive to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategies to promote our services and products effectively. **Duties** - Advertising: Oversee and manage advertising campaigns across various platforms. - Email Campaigns: Develop targeted email strategies to effectively reach audiences. - Events: Coordinate and manage marketing events to enhance brand visibility. - Overseeing Market Trends: Monitor and analyze market trends to guide strategic decisions. - Website Management: Manage website performance, updates, and user experience. - Social Media Management: Oversee social media presence and content creation. - Copywriting and Content Management: Create and manage marketing content across different channels. - Marketing Data Analytics: Utilize data insights to evaluate and improve marketing efforts. - PR and Corporate Communications: Manage public relations and maintain consistent corporate messaging. - Compliance: Ensure all marketing activities adhere to national and social advertising regulations. - Digital Marketing Strategies: Develop and implement digital marketing strategies aligned with current trends. **Skills** - Project management abilities - Proficient in English - Excellent communication skills - Advertising - Email Marketing - Market Research - Website Updates - Social Media - Writing - Analytics - PR Support - Compliance - Digital Marketing - Time Management - Creativity - Teamwork - Willing to Learn **Preferences:** - Language Skills: Proficient in Arabic, with French as a plus. - Experience: Previous international experience in marketing is preferred. Understanding of Asian and African marketing trends and consumer behaviour is advantageous. **What We Offer:** - Further Training Provided: Access to ongoing professional development and training opportunities. - Professional Growth: Opportunities to expand your skills and advance your career in marketing. - Job Type: Full-time ( In Person ) - Pay: £31,389.00-£40,000.00 per year - Performance bonus - Company pension - Free parking - UK visa sponsorship Application deadline: 17/09/2024 Expected start date: 07/10/2024

JOB VACANCY Business Development Manager CONTRACT TYPE Permanent HOURS 9am to 5pm (with a 30-minute unpaid break) 37.5 hrs per week PLACE OF WORK 6 Maytree Walk, Coventry, England, CV2 1FG Please note: Location of work may occasionally vary based on business needs; however, home-working opportunities are available. SALARY £52,500 (£26.92 per hour) We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced Business Development Manager (SOC: 3556). The ideal candidate will be the driving force behind the growth of our business. You will conduct market research to meet the requirements of an organisation’s expansion objectives and bring about effective university enrolment processes. In addition to being the face of our company, you will manage your own portfolio in our enrolment drives from commencement to completion and manage the budgets in various business aspects. Your role will be multifaceted as you will be responsible to various stakeholders, namely; different universities around the globe, KPG Global board of directors, prospective University students and their sponsors/families. Our ideal candidate will be highly experienced in international recruitment and university enrolment, have experience in the student visa application and CAS allocation and international admissions processes, and a creative individual. You will build a dependable team requiring clarity of vision and planning, therefore, your organisation skills coupled with the ability to remain calm, collected, and methodical whilst having a clear overall picture our forecast. We will help and encourage you to confidently grow within your role in the company as our goal is aggressive expansion. Joining us at the beginning of our rapid expansion trajectory, is a great opportunity to pioneer our growth with us. Though this role is a 9 am to 5pm role, work patterns may vary, and this will largely be determined by the nature of work and time time-zones of different clientele and stakeholders across the globe. The ideal candidate must be flexible and adaptable. Who we are KPG Global Education, was established to bridge the gap between the growing demand for overseas students by UK Universities, and the need for swift and compliant University admissions. We appreciate the immense contribution to the UK economy and GDP made by international students and the financial reliance of UK University institutions on them. In 2022-2023 alone, the tuition fee income from all international students in the UK was £11.8 billion. However, this is in decline. KPG Global was set up primarily in response to the growing need for prompt, efficient and reliable professional advisory services for foreign students, parents and sponsors wishing to study in the UK and other countries abroad. This, in-turn, will boost the UK economy whilst enabling international students to achieve their goals of obtaining high quality education in the UK and other developed parts of the western world. We are a Coventry University Accredited partner, and a one-stop destination for all things education-related. Despite our recent incorporation in the UK as an organisation providing Education Support services, we facilitate all aspects of university admission at universities across the UK, Europe and the UK, enrolment and post-enrolment processes. Our various services include, securing university admissions, guidance with the CAS, audit and assessments on English language assessments and qualification providers, student visa support and flight support, temporary accommodation arrangements for visiting family members; relocation support and airport pick up, interview preparations, and post-study facilitation of a smooth entry into the UK labour market. We are here to help you unlock your full potential. Our Beliefs KPG Global aims to facilitate an environment that values and promotes our colleagues. We recognise and value the benefits from our workforce diversity, and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. Our services also include the facilitation of a smooth entry into the UK labour market for our highly skilled UK-based graduates. As our delegated enrolment market is in Africa, our UK-based staff, will have a better understanding of the African market and education system, international University admissions with UCAS, international recruitment process. African Market Perspective Ideally, the candidate will be able to build relationships with African further education aspirants and their parent or sponsors, with the added benefit stemming from being multi-lingual and able to speak to same languages as the African-based sponsors to effectively market our services, influence the target. This role provides an opportunity for growth as the business grows as pioneer candidates will eventually provide training and mentorship to UK-based workers in better understanding the African market, maximising collaboration and strengthening the relationships with the African market whilst effectively generating business. Key Responsibilities Lead Contact: For new KPG services and university enrolment enquiries in the Africa region. Service Expertise: Comprehensive understanding of our services and seasoned experience in international student enrolment, student visa application and CAS processes. Demand Creation: Generating growth in the demand of our professional services. Networking: You will be our organisation’s representative with various stakeholders in different countries, therefore, you will champion our services. Internal Support: Recruiting, mentoring and training junior business development executives and sales support staff. Consultant: analysing and solving client/customer problems by creating tailored solutions. As our representative, you will build trusted relationships with key stakeholders and clients. Developing promotional activities and conducting marketing research using a range of methodologies whilst creating PR campaigns and advertising strategies. Constantly adapting KPG Global Education’s strategic market positioning through updating our service packages and maintaining business competitive advantage. Working closely with diverse clientele to implement new and tailored solutions whilst updating systems processes. Taking a continuous improvement approach and maximising efficiency by staying abreast with sector changes, maintaining ‘expert’ industry knowledge status. Formulating strategic and draw up long-term business plans and update them to improve on the organisation’s effectiveness in enrolment and sustenance of its relationships with stakeholders (universities, students and their sponsors). You will steer all new matters from inception to handover and completion, generate contracts and business partnerships with different universities. Minimising business costs whilst generating value-for-money business and expansion and report to the board of directors. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE · 4 years’ demonstrable work experience as an international recruiter working in global University enrolment. With a traceable portfolio of successful cases demonstrating skill and acumen. · Strong presentation, interpersonal, customer-facing, and influencing skills · 6 months’ complimentary experience in a Business Analyst or project management role · Our UK-based staff must have a well-versed understanding of the African market and education system to better attract it. · This role provides an opportunity for growth as the business grows because pioneer candidates will eventually provide training and mentorship to UK-based workers. · Extensive Business Development Management experience in various other capacities. · Willingness to travel to various countries across Africa for enrolment campaigns which will be fully funded by KPG Global. · Proactive attitude to work, ability to operate as a team player, build positive rapport at all levels and deliver results under pressure. · Evidenced project delivery and completion in a project manager role · A dynamic individual with a pro-active approach and excellent problem-solving skills. · A hands-on approach and a willingness to work with and alongside the team. · A proven ability to lead and build strong relationships with internal and external teams. · An effective team leader and team player with the ability to work autonomously and work under own initiative. Qualifications: ● Bachelors Degree in Business Management, or equivalent ● Exceptional interpersonal skills and eloquence in English. Those requiring sponsorship, will need to meet the Home Office approved English standards such as the B1 English test. ● DBS Clearance ● Passport/ID ● Right to work ● The closing date for applications is 14 October 2024 Benefits: ● Competent salary £52,900.00 per annum (£27.13 per hour) ● Auto pension enrolment ● Home-working opportunities. ● Great opportunities to progress within a growing company. ● 28 days annual leave on a pro-rata basis

Bruiser Theatre Company is seeking an experienced individual familiar with co-designing, devising and delivering an ambitious education and community engagement programme. We have a long-standing commitment to education and community engagement, and this position will further Bruiser’s aim to inspire the next generation of artists and engaged audience members. The Education Officer will be responsible for the coordination of our arts education projects, with the main focus being the delivery of Vital Connect. Vital Connect is a multi-annual project (we are currently starting year 2) supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Position: Education Officer Salary: £28-30,000 PA Duration: Fixed Term Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Hours of Work: 40 hours per week - Full Time Position (Some Evenings & Weekends) Notice Period: 2 Months Probation Period: 6 Months **ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** The following is a non-exhaustive list of the roles and responsibilities of the Education Officer: - Deliver the Vital Connect project (outlined in the full Application Pack). - Create and organise educational/participatory theatre activities and workshops. - Schedule meetings with key stakeholders and team members. - Coordinate, recruit, train and manage freelancers. - Prepare and report necessary information to the appropriate members of the Bruiser team, including our Board of Trustees, relevant funders and project beneficiaries. - Work collaboratively with the Bruiser team, support our ongoing commitment to ensuring young people fulfil their full potential by providing access to high quality arts provision. - Responsible for fundraising for Education projects, in collaboration with the wider Bruiser team. - Responsible for managing/maintaining the budget for Vital Connect and other education/community engagement projects, supervised by the Development Manager. - Evaluate programmes/projects on an ongoing basis, and work closely with the external evaluator of Vital Connect to collect and collate necessary data as required. - Design and manage the distribution of educational resources in collaboration with the wider Bruiser team. - Plan and coordinate practical drama sessions/courses/programmes, working with Bruiser’s Artistic Director and Facilitator in Residence to ensure activity is in-line with the organisation’s artistic vision and delivered to a high standard. The primary responsibility of the role is to coordinate/manage workshop delivery, but some facilitation/delivery will be required on occasion. - Ongoing mentoring and communication with teachers and other educational staff engaged with Vital Connect and Bruiser’s wider network of schools. **PERSONAL SPECIFICATION** Qualifications Essential - A third level qualification in the arts/arts management with experience as outlined below OR - Qualified by experience with at least five years’ relevant experience as outlined below. Desirable - Further relevant qualifications, such as short courses in project management, etc. - Post-Graduate Certificate in Education Experience Essential - Working in arts education/creative learning and community engagement - Working with artists to develop innovative opportunities for educational engagement - An understanding of arts education policy and the current Drama curriculum - Sound knowledge of both the arts and education sectors - Financial planning and budget management - Experience in Drama workshop planning and facilitation Desirable - A track record of successful fundraising, fulfilling funding agreements and reporting - Experience of strategic income generation - Experience in effective project evaluation/monitoring - Developing and delivering participatory creative learning projects - Experience as a student of Drama - Experience as a teacher of Drama SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES - Knowledge, experience and a strong passion for theatre - Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills - Organised and flexible approach to work - Ability to work well individually and within a team to tight deadlines - Ability to lead and manage freelance employees - Ability to interact in an effective and professional manner with a wide variety of people, including board, donors, staff, volunteers, teachers and young people - Excellent IT skills and experience in digital technologies - Basic financial/budget management skills (Training can be provided) THE APPLICATION PROCESS The deadline to apply for this position is 6pm on 4th October 2024.

About the role: As a client services associate, you’ll be part of Sifted’s commercial team representing the interests of advertising and sponsorship clients across all Sifted’s commercial product lines. Reporting to the head of campaign delivery, you’ll be learning your trade and honing your skills by working with clients (from Big Tech to the hottest startups) and internal stakeholders across sales and commercial content. You will gain experience in many aspects of the “post-sale” media process, from advertising schedule management, campaign reporting, client services communications and a whole lot more. You’ll also get exposure to a variety of SaaS systems, from CRMs to Google Analytics, which will help you do your job more efficiently. What you will do: Work alongside the head of campaign delivery to provide excellent client services and project management for advertising campaigns, including (but not limited to) newsletters, branded content, podcasts and bespoke projects Communicate with clients and internal staff to understand project scope, complexity, effort, risk, resource needs, and timelines Ensure projects are executed properly and delivered on schedule Ensure timely communication of all project blockers Work closely with teams internally and communicate effectively What you will need: Experience using or willingness to learn to use SaaS tools (such as Asana, and CRM systems) which will help you do your role efficiently. If you haven’t had the opportunity to use them before, the willingness to learn is equally important. Must be comfortable working with Excel and G-suite apps with strong analytical skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects Excellent facilitation, written and verbal communication skills Enthusiasm and adaptability; we’re seeking a friendly person with a positive and responsive attitude Highly organised; ability to coordinate work with multiple departments and driven to keep projects on schedule “Can-do” mindset; be willing and able to generate creative solutions to roadblocks Experience of, or a keen interest in, working for a media organisation and/or advertising Logistics You should have the right to work in the UK We are looking for someone to join immediately for this role This is a hybrid role and you will be required to come into Sifted’s office at Bracken House, London a minimum of two times a week.