Pathways to Partnership Project Manager

Chard Watch are looking for a Project Manager to lead on an exciting partnership project with Ark at Egwood.

Chard Watch are a local charity with big ambitions to end isolation for people experiencing mental health difficulties. They provide workshops and courses where people are able to come together and make valuable connections, build self-resilience, and develop skills to support their recovery.

Chard Watch understands that connecting people with shared experiences of mental health challenges can empower everyone, which is why peer support is at the heart of everything they do.

The charity are working with Ark at Egwood to deliver Pathways to Partnership, a project that aims to provide people with meaningful transferable skills through personal, targeted, cost-effective support, in a non-threatening sympathetic and engaging environment.

The Pathways to Partnership Project Manager will work with their counterpart at Ark at Egwood, as well as other relevant stakeholders, for efficient project implementation. They will ensure the project is completed in time and on budget, manage the associated marketing and communications, and monitor project performance for reporting.

The successful candidate will have project management experience, ideally within the non-profit sector or transferable skills. They will also have sound knowledge of ‘the power of peer’ and peer led projects, and excellent inter-personal skills, including the ability to engage with a wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds.