Part Time Project Manager Verified listing

You will administer and support three workstreams that will be undertaken by an external provider with brief development and the tendering process being conducted by you working in close collaboration with the team at Nene Rivers Trust to fully define the aspirations and outcomes / outputs for each. A brief description for each is included below:

-        Board Governance Review - A suitably experienced consultant will undertake an evaluation of the Boards performance against the charity
governance code and identify recommendations for improvements to build on existing strengths and seize opportunities for further development. They will also review the existing governance structure, policies, processes and culture to ensure that it is fit for purpose, legally compliant and delivering maximum benefit for the catchment and the community. As we enter our 5th year as the Trust, the last of our founding Trustees (inherited from our previous structure) will depart in the year ahead. We are currently building the skills of our newer trustees through a training program supported by the Rivers Trust National and this work will build on that activity to streamline the functioning of the board and ensure that it is best placed to support the operations of our small charity.

-        Digital Infrastructure Audit and Renewal - We will work with an IT specialist to undertake a thorough audit of our current digital infrastructure with a view to transitioning to a cost-effective system that can grow with us in the future. As the River Nene Regional Park CIO, we were hosted by a Council and inherited many of their systems for digital data management and IT. Since becoming independent of that structure, we have made ad hoc adjustments to keep ourselves functioning, none of which were designed for current ways of working. Our existing technology is antiquated, clumsy and expensive. We are aiming to equip ourselves with appropriate digital technologies and data storage systems that support our patterns of work, can grow with us over time and that can adapt to meet the rates of change we are all now experiencing.

-        Address lost time inefficiencies - Our administrative processes have, like the IT above, developed over time without a big picture perspective. Many of our processes are not fit for purpose and a lack of consistency between team members is leading to inefficiencies and lost time. We feel this intensely as a small team and recognise that by working with a relevant QA and business systems professional we can develop systems that are consistent, proportionate to task and make use of the latest technologies available to streamline program administrative tasks.