Directorate: Chief Executives/Project & Change Hub

Salary: Grade J £40,777 to £45,091

Hours: 37 hours a week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Hybrid (Council House/Home Working)

Looking to make your mark in the dynamic world of local government? Derby City Council has an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking project manager to join our expanding Project and Change Team to support a number of projects across the Council.

This is an exciting opportunity to support various projects that include Fostering, AI and other change projects that are essential to Derby City council's Change Programme and align with the council plan.

We are looking for a Project Manager who can think strategically, work collaboratively with key stakeholders, and want to make a difference to the citizens of Derby.

The Opportunity

In the role of Project Manager, here's an example of what you'll be doing to make an impact:

Managing complex projects across the Council from initiation to completion.

Co-ordinate cross-functional project teams, potentially including staff from other departments, external contractors and consultants, suppliers, and other third parties, to achieve the objectives of assigned projects.

Ensure key stakeholders are regularly updated on progress, producing key formal documents to enable decision making and ensuring that any concerns are escalated to the SRO at an early stage.

Support with facilitating service improvement by reviewing business processes and systems to deliver improved, efficient services.

About You

To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have...

Experience of managing projects in accordance with agreed project management principles and understand Continuous improvement methodology.

Experience of working in a consultative role with Directors and senior managers across the organistaion.

Have a project management qualification or have substantial project management experience.

Next Steps

The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 01 February 2026 . Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held: February 2026

If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and along with your CV and covering letter send it to Keiley.Freeman@derby.gov.uk Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to recruitment.team@derby.gov.uk however this is optional and will not affect your application.

Important Information

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk

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Job Description

Person Specification