Part time Project Manager (21 hours)

About Our Client

A leading body in their field

• Manage the Wider Value Project to evaluate the fuller, non-financial, contribution of a leading body
• Engage with stakeholders and establish and manage a stakeholder reference group to help guide the project.
• Define and run stakeholder engagement events to gather input to project
• Draw together, review and analyse existing evidence and data on economic, financial, social and environmental contribution.
• Develop a methodology for evaluating, reporting and presenting the wider benefit values of this leading body
• Commission and manage specific packages of work to collect data on economic, social and environmental contribution.
• Define and oversee project budget over lifetime of project.
• Apply the Natural Capital Protocol to the leading body
• Engage with prganisations Board and Scottish Government colleagues on the methodology and how to use it in strategic planning, operational decision making.
• Develop a decision support matrix to guide investment appraisals and ranking.
• Ensure the proper governance and operation of the project through operation of a Project Board and in accordance with good project management principles.
• Delivery of the project as set out in the Project Initiation Document.
• Provide advice on how to evaluate the wider benefit delivery from different ways of managing Scottish Crown Estate assets, including pilot projects with local communities and local authorities.
• Provide reports and presentations to share the outputs of the project with partners and other bodies.
• Establish the organisation as a respected leader in the field of wider benefit evaluation.

1. Knowledge, skills and experience

• A sound and deep understanding of sustainability criteria, assessment, value determination, weighting and reporting.
• Knowledge of Integrated Reporting evaluation methodologies such as Natural Capital Protocol
• Excellent writing skills.
• Numeracy and competent user of Microsoft Office suite.
• Sound research skills.
• Confidence to engage effectively with internal and external contacts and represent the organisation in a positive light.
• Ability to build effective relationships to enable fulfilment of the job role and to support the wider team.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to deliver to tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work under own initiative as well as part of a team.
• To act in a confidential manner when dealing with commercial or personal information.
• Project management training and experience.
• Professional experience of rural/coastal/marine communities and/or the natural environment.
• Experience of benefits evaluation and evidence-based decision making.
• Experience of managing stakeholder engagement and discussions.
• Track record of assimilating, using, interpreting and presenting data and evidence.
• Experience of preparing and giving presentations including in high-profile situations.

What's on Offer

£59,000 per annum renumeration and great environment to work in