5th Floor
Dean Bradley House
52 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2AF
www.vinspired.com
020 7960 7000
May 2013
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in the position of Digital Project Manager with vInspired. The
postholder has a crucial role to play in championing an extensive web development as part of our
digital vision and ensuring design, development and testing flows seamlessly across iterations.
You’ll also ensure all digital requirements for our campaigns are managed and delivered effectively.
We are a dynamic, innovative charity with a great track record. We were launched in May 2006 to
deliver the recommendations of the Russell Commission report - to inspire a new generation of
young volunteers. We are a charity that helps young people discover the value of volunteering –
for themselves and for others. We use the power of online to inspire offline actions, offering easyto-access opportunities and support for young people to get involved with good causes in their
communities. Since our launch, we have succeeded in making a step change in the diversity,
quality, and quantity of young people’s volunteering with over 1 million volunteering opportunities
created. An independent evaluation of our work revealed that we had achieved an impressive social
return on our investment (SROI) of between £6 and £12 for every £1 spent.
You will be joining us at a pivotal and exciting time in our development as we move from being a
primarily Government funded organisation to one with a diversified income base, driven by our own
mission. Co-creation, innovation and entrepreneurial nous will form part of our on-going ethos both
internally and externally. Your contribution will be key in helping us to achieve sustainability and
our mission to inspire young people to discover the value of volunteering for themselves and others.
It is crucial that everyone working in the charity shares our commitment to developing skilled, caring
and engaged young people, who feel they belong.
To find out more about us, please visit our websites: www.vinspired.org and www.vinspired.com
To apply for the position of Digital Project Manager, please:
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Read the job description and person specification (in this document)
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Make an application via CV and cover letter summarising your experience, skills, knowledge
and understanding, linking to the requirements of this job, as set out in the person specification
CV and cover letter should be returned to Stella Joshua, HR Manager, at vInspired, 5th Floor, Dean
Bradley House, 52 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2AF or by email to: [email protected]
by noon on Tuesday 28 May at the latest.
Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 4 June, in London.
As a charity we endeavour to keep our costs to a minimum and therefore will only contact candidates
selected for interview. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please
assume that on this occasion, you have not been successful.
Please note that it is not the Charity’s practice to provide feedback to those candidates who are not
shortlisted.
Thank you once again for your interest in vInspired. I wish you every success with your application.
Kind regards,
TERRY RYALL
Chief Executive
Job title:
Digital Project Manager
Accountable to:
Head of Digital
Salary:
£27 - £30k
Contract:
1 year fixed term
Job Summary:
This role will be responsible for delivering a high quality complex web project on time and will
encompass project management, user experience, content production and product ownership. The
postholder will be responsible for championing vInspired’s digital vision and ensuring design,
development and testing flows seamlessly across iterations. You will manage relationships with
participants in co-creation sessions, prioritise stories for each iteration in line with the vision,
contribute to weekly iteration reviews and report to the Head of Digital and the Digital Steering group
for the project. You will have strong and successful experience managing complex projects through
full life cycle. You will need experience of motivating project teams and a proven ability to identify
objectives to achieve our vision.
Specific Duties:
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Digital project management ensuring smooth and effective delivery of platform development
using lean and agile project management methodologies
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Carry out research and requirements gathering across vInspired users, stakeholders and
internal teams
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Work with our development agency to identify user needs and help shape user journeys and
personas
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Review and test prototypes and deliverables
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Attend weekly iteration reviews with agency and key internal stakeholders
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Work closely with the Head of Digital to ensure effective scheduling and prioritisation of the
project delivery within vInspired’s digital strategy and workplan
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Work closely with the Digital Manager and Digital Programmes Executive to ensure the project
incorporates and supports our content strategy, planned digital activity and programmes
requirements
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Work with our development agency to co-ordinate user testing sessions
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Ensure that all approvals and checks have taken place prior to beta and full launch
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Ensure successful development of suitable Content Management Systems
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Write and upload content onto our websites via Content Management System
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Contribute as required to the wider work of the team
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Act in a manner that is in keeping with vInspired’s values
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Undertake any other duties as required and commensurate with the level of this post
Young people are at the heart of everything we do
We believe that when young people are trusted to take responsibility they are more likely to be
successful in bringing about the changes they want to see in the world. We are supported by a Youth
Advisory Board which provides input to and involvement with our operations. The post holder will be
expected to understand youth involvement – its benefits and barriers. They will appreciate the value
of involving young people in their work and be an advocate for youth involvement for the organisation.
Confidentiality
The postholder will have access to confidential information and is expected to ensure that the highest
level of confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Safeguarding
The postholder will be required to consent to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service
check.
Digital Project Manager
Requirement
Essential
Education
Experience
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Skills & Abilities
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Proven work experience at an agency or within an inhouse digital team
Proven experience of project management for complex
digital projects
Thorough knowledge managing web development
projects
Extensive experience working with user stories,
sitemaps & wireframes
Experience of user centred design
Experience of lean and agile methodologies
Ability to deliver projects to timelines and budgets
Excellent scheduling skills with a talent for pushing
projects along
Effective negotiation and interpersonal skills
Ability to produce and interpret project plans
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to evaluate success of projects using Google
Analytics and other tools
Desirable
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Degree or equivalent experience and /or
training
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Experience of producing content for
online audiences
Experience of integrating social media
and sharing into web platforms
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Knowledge &
understanding
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Personal attributes
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Excellent working knowledge of web technologies, and
passion for digital
Google tools – Analytics, Webmaster
Project management methodologies
User experience design
Mobile first and responsive websites
Understanding of social media and social sharing
Understand designing for engagement with a focus on
conversions
IT literate (Excel, Word etc)
Understanding the issues facing young people
Understanding of confidentiality
Understanding of equal opportunities and diversity
Competent communicator who can successfully
interact with project teams, senior management and
other stakeholders
Creative thinker and problem solver
Attention to detail
Able to deal confidently with a range of diverse people.
Able to work on own initiative
Able to initiate and maintain positive working
relationships
Able to work as part of a team
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Content strategy
Understand multiple channel strategy
Knowledge of the voluntary sector.
Salary:
£27 - £30k per annum
Hours:
35 hours per week
Contract:
1 year fixed term
Holiday:
30 days’ a year plus public holidays
Pension:
vInspired operates a Stakeholder pension scheme, into which it pays a
contribution equivalent to 3% of basic salary
Other benefits:
Interest free travel loan; Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay,
Volunteering leave; Reimbursement of Professional Membership fee;
Reimbursement of full cost of Eye Test; Child care voucher
Location:
vInspired is based at 5th Floor, Dean Bradley House, 52 Horseferry Road,
London, SW1P 2AF.