Project Manager – Living Wage Places

Hours: 3 days a week, flexibleSalary: £29,922 (pro-rata) including London Weighting

Contract: 12 monthsBased: London offices

Pension: 10% employer contribution

Living Wage Foundation

The Living Wage is an independent movement of businesses, organisations and people who believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. The Living Wage campaign was launched by London Citizens in 2001 and aims to ensure low paid workers have enough money to get by and enough time for community and family life.

The Living Wage is an hourly rate calculated according to the basic cost of living in the UK that employers choose to pay on a voluntary basis. The Living Wage Foundation recognises and celebrates employers that pay the real Living Wage through an accreditation programme which awards the Living Wage Employer Mark.

The independently-calculated rates are announced during Living Wage Week each November when we celebrate our growing network of Living Wage employers. There are now 4,000 accredited Living Wage employers across the UK which has secured pay rises for over 150,000 employees.

Purpose

We are looking for a Project Manager to lead and develop Living Wage Places over a 12 month period, working with Scottish partners to pilot a series of Living Wage regions, cities, towns, zones and buildings to encourage accreditation of Living Wage Employers.

The concept of Living Wage Places is a powerful campaign idea and potential model to harness the power of local employers, communities, consumers and campaigners to help grow the Living Wage movement and lift more people out of low pay. Living Wage Places will strengthen communities, providing people with wages sufficient for a better quality of life and time to participate in family and community life; strengthen economies, as more money is invested in the local economy; and strengthen businesses, with sustainable employment and more motivated and productive employees.

Main Responsibilities

Project Management Set up, manage and evaluate a set of pilot schemes to develop the concept of Living Wage

Places, focusing on zones and buildings ahead of moving into towns, cities and regions. Develop a model of working and criteria for Living Wage zones and buildings to encourage

residents to become Living Wage employers Provide regular progress reports and deliver agreed project milestones including events,

reports and other agreed outputs. Funded by

Research Identify new opportunities for Living Wage zones and buildings based on current Living

Wage employer occupancy and desire from operators to champion fair pay. Analyse occupancy lists for trends in sectors or sizes so that common barriers and case

studies can be identified. Survey residents of selected places to establish position on Living Wage and appetite to

learn more about accreditation. Select partners for industry toolkit and collate experiences. Identify potential regional partners (local authorities, mayors and chambers of commerce) to

develop broader Living Wage advocacy schemes.

Stakeholder Engagement Convene location-based roundtable events for accredited and non-accredited Living Wage

employers to share experiences of accreditation and discuss how barriers were overcome. Write up case studies of successful accreditations, focusing on sector barriers and sharing

learning from the accreditation process, the impact of becoming a Living Wage employer and how it has benefitted the business since.

Communicate benefits of Living Wage accreditation via resident partners in writing and in person.

Develop criteria and advocacy model with regional, zone and building partners.

Evaluation Publish and launch industry toolkit based on partner accreditation experiences and

outcomes from the piloted schemes. Evaluate the piloted schemes and amend criteria and process accordingly. Host a shared workshop with staff from our Scottish partners to share our findings,

outcomes and recommendations for future Living Wage Places work. Produce a final report to share learnings and make recommendations for the future of the

project

Person Specification

REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE

QUALIFICATIONS Degree or equivalent professional qualification

EXPERIENCE A minimum of 3 years proven, comprehensive experience in a project management role

A successful track record in setting up and evaluating projects

Experience of building consensus between diverse stakeholders to drive progressive change

KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Outstanding communication skills, both verbally and written, combined with the ability to liaise with senior stakeholders

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, lead, influence and motivate others

Strong report writing skills and ability to share and disseminate knowledge with project

partnersMonitoring and evaluation skills and the ability to interpret results to adapt strategy

Excellent time management skills with the ability to juggle a wide range of competing demands.

Strong IT skills to include MS Office and database software (preferably Salesforce)

Understanding of the policy and campaign landscape in the UK

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

A proactive approach to all areas of work with a ‘can do’ attitude and a flexible approach to work demands

A strong commitment to the Living Wage campaign and principles of Citizens UK

Application Procedure

Method: Send CV and covering letter of no more than 2 pages Submit to: accreditation@livingwage.org.ukPlease note: The subject heading of the email should contain the applicants name and the job title applied for

Applications deadline: 12pm on Monday 19th MarchInterview dates: W/C Monday 26th March

For more about the Living Wage Foundation and Citizens UK please visit www.livingwage.org.uk and www.citizensuk.org.