About us

We are Britain’s national equality regulator and a United Nations accredited ‘A status’ national human rights institution.

We uphold people’s rights without fear or favour. We use the full force of our legal powers to defend people from unfair or unequal treatment and to challenge breaches of the law. We advise on developing laws and provide guidance, training and support to enable compliance.

We bring people together to create change. We work with employers, governments and a wide range of organisations, to promote understanding of equality and human rights and we support them to make improvements in practice.

Overview of the role and responsibilities

We are looking for an exceptional Project Manager to lead projects across the Commission. You will be based in the Finance, Planning and Governance Directorate as part of the Business Improvement function. You will work with the team and wider organisation and be responsible for managing all aspects of project delivery on a diverse range of projects. You will need to work flexibly and collaboratively with colleagues across the Commission, in England, Scotland and Wales to ensure successful project delivery against challenging timeframes.

You will:

• Initiate and manage projects in accordance with the Commission’s agreed project management methodology.
• Create and maintain project documentation with support from other relevant functions, including: project briefs; delivery plans; risk registers and issue logs; terms of reference for working groups; roles and responsibilities documents for the project team; sign-off and approvals processes.
• Monitor performance and take prompt action to address or raise issues, risks or delays.
• Convene and chair project team meetings and cross-commission working groups where relevant, producing minutes and follow-up action points.
• Liaise regularly with colleagues in other functional teams to plan and co-ordinate cross-commission working.
• Report to relevant steering groups and prepare reports for the Leadership Team and the Board.
• Work with the Communications team to plan and ensure delivery of all communications and stakeholder engagement activity to maximize the impact of our projects.