Project Manager (North West)
Employer: Onward
Location: This is a home‑based role, with regular travel to our offices across the North West for project meetings, workshops and training.
Salary: £59,800
Closing date: 16 Apr 2026
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What you can expect from us
We offer a competitive salary of £59,800
32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme.
Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.
Onward Home has a number of colleagues forums to drive positive change and culture including our Colleague Forum, D&I and BAME Network.
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced Project Management Manager to embed and further develop a consistent, organisation‑wide approach to project management at Onward.
The role will support the delivery of change across the business – from full end‑to‑end projects to smaller, short‑term improvement initiatives. A significant proportion of the project portfolio will focus on finance systems and related change, so previous experience of delivering projects in a finance systems environment would be highly beneficial, although not essential.
This is a home‑based role, with regular travel to our offices across the North West for project meetings, workshops and training.
What you’ll be doing
Project delivery and governance
Create, manage and adapt project plans to meet changing business needs
Lead the day‑to‑day delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard
Deliver complex change projects, including projects linked to finance systems and financial processes
Use and further develop Onward’s project management methodology to ensure a consistent, fit‑for‑purpose approach across the organisation
Leadership and culture
Manage team budgets, resources and priorities to deliver agreed performance targets and high levels of customer satisfaction
Lead and develop a small team, supporting them to deliver high‑quality project work
Drive culture change across the organisation, aligned to Onward’s values
Project support and expertise
Provide expert project management advice, facilitation and support to Project Leads and Sponsors on major business improvement projects
Help teams overcome barriers, manage risks and resolve issues to keep projects moving forward
Training and capability building
Identify project management training needs through performance monitoring and project reviews
Commission and deliver training to ensure Onward’s project management capability remains strong and effective
Partnership working
Build strong internal partnerships and stakeholder relationships, including close working with Finance and Digital colleagues
Ensure the organisation’s interests are well represented and understood across projects
What we’re looking for
Essential
Proven experience of delivering high levels of customer service, with strong stakeholder engagement and management skills
A strong track record of successfully delivering business improvement and change projects
Detailed knowledge of project management principles and approaches
Experience of translating strategic objectives into operational plans and delivering them successfully
Experience of leading and developing a small team, with strong time, task and risk management skills
Confidence interpreting complex data and using it to inform business decisions
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office to at least intermediate level
Qualifications
Desirable
Educated to A‑level standard or equivalent experience
A recognised project management qualification
Experience of delivering projects involving finance systems, financial processes or system implementations
About Us
About Onward
Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.
We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads, we’re here to make a real difference.
In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.
We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve. We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.
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