Contract: Fixed Term 12 Months
Salary: £40,518-£47,377 per annum
Closing Date: 2nd March
Interviews will be held w/c 9th March
Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for Project Manager to join our Big Change Programme based in London, The Rowe.
About us
We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. Centrepoint provides homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills in order to get them back into education, training and employment. We want to end youth homelessness by 2037.
Together with our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.
About the role
Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager (Big Change Programme), the Project Manager will take ownership of delivering multiple strategic projects within Centrepoint’s Big Change Programme (BCP) the organisation’s flagship digital transformation initiative. This mid–senior level position is critical to driving change, embedding robust project management practices, and ensuring successful outcomes across a portfolio of high-impact projects.
As Project Manager of the Property and Housing Management solution you will be responsible for end-to-end delivery of new systems and solutions, including planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, and supplier coordination. The role demands a strong focus on delivering projects on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards, ensuring each implementation supports the organisation’s transformation goals.
Beyond immediate delivery, the post-holder will also:
- Support the wider BCP programme, contributing to the success of interconnected projects.
- Champion and embed effective project management approaches across the organisation, extending beyond the BCP.
- Contribute to shaping the future of project management and PMO functions, influencing long-term capability development within Centrepoint.
This is a high-impact role, combining operational delivery with strategic influence, critical to both the success of Centrepoint’s Big Change Programme and the evolution of its project management capability.
About you
- Effective communicator with natural ability to facilitate open and honest conversations.
- Able decision maker with a can do attitude.
- Respectful and empathetic, always considering the impact on our young people.
- Flexible, always adapting to changing needs.
- Engaging, committed to self-development by engaging with training and continuous learning.
- Proactive, always looking for creative ways of working.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead the full project lifecycle from scoping and planning to delivery ensuring alignment with Programme and project objectives, regulatory requirements, and data protection standards (including GDPR).
- Act as the primary liaison between senior stakeholders, subject matter experts, and external suppliers, driving effective collaboration and maintaining strong project governance.
- Manage budgets, resources, supplier performance, risks, and issues to ensure timely, high‑quality delivery and smooth transition into business-as-usual operations.
- Oversee service transition and change management activities, ensuring successful system adoption, full documentation, and seamless integration into day‑to‑day operations.
Why join Centrepoint?
In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:
- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
- Healthcare cash plan (Cover the costs of a wide range of medical treatment including Dental, Optical, Complementary and Alternative therapies).
- Private Medical insurance
- Income protection
- Employer pension contributions of 5%
- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
- An interest-free travel loan
At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.
Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Project Manager click ‘Apply’ now!
