Job Description

We are seeking two Towns Fund Project Managers who will be working closely with the Head of Economic Development & Towns Fund and the Towns Fund Programme Manager to assist with the implementation, co-ordination and delivery of Ipswich’s 10 Towns Fund projects. The successful applicant will need to work closely with partners across various sectors to deliver this exciting change.

It is expected that the successful candidate will have excellent project management and communication skills with the ability to deliver outcomes to tight deadlines.

The post is for an anticipated period of 2 years to undertake this specific piece of work.

The individuals should be flexible in their approach, with excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise own workloads & deal with conflicting demands.

Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.

As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking, public transport discounts, free swimming, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.

For more information about this role please contact Stuart McDonald via email stuart.mcdonald@ipswich.gov.uk

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job description and Person specification

The selection process will be an interview.

The assessment interview process will be carried out remotely via Skype for Business, Microsoft teams or in person.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.

Closing date: 31/05/2023