Project Group Manager - Dublin Services

Fixed Term Contract – 6 months ('can be extended' after 6 months')

Salary €58,295.30 per annum

Full-Time, 35 hours per week

Role

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide leadership and support to our organisation’s central services in Dublin. Depaul is a values-led organisation working with a number of services throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. This role will oversee the line management of a number Depaul services and provide support and supervision to the Local Management Team in these services. The post holder will report directly to our Senior Services Managers.

Key Areas of Responsibility

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure a healthy local management team is maintained in each project

OVERARCHING SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

To fully participate in the Service Department Team responsibilities including attending SDT meetings, contributing to strategic planning, year planning, internal audits, etc.
Assist projects in establishing targets and objectives and to do this in conjunction with the senior service team.
Carry out project appraisals and report findings to the senior service teams

FINANCE

Responsible for the financial expenditure and budgets of project within post

LIAISON AND REPRESENTATION

Represent Depaul externally with a wide range of other voluntary agencies, statutory partners and other funders as agreed with the Senior Services Manager

GENERAL

Participate in the 24/7 on-call rota
Ensure that all Depaul policies and procedures are being adhered to
Participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal of staff and self
Undertake any other duties that may be required which are commensurate with the role

The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.

Person Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree and/or professional management or social work qualification

EXPERIENCE

At least 2 years’ managing a department or service within an organisation. The experience must include responsibility for the management of staff, budgets and strong external agency communication and relationship building

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Experience in managing a staff team
Experience in staff supervision
Knowledge of performance management
Qualities of leadership, evidenced through a track record of successfully motivating staff, ideally through a difficult period of start-up or change
Ability to set goals, review outcomes and change priorities in line with innovation and ability to think strategically
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and to produce clear written reports and letters on complex issues
Possess computer literacy
Ability to work within and develop Quality Standards within homeless services

ATTITUDE

Commitment to consultative ways of working
Commitment to meeting the needs of excluded and marginalised people and providing a high standard of service
Respect for the values and ethos of the organisation
Commitment to low threshold and harm reduction work

Proficient use of IT required in role, including email in a professional capacity.

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Project Group Manager - Dublin Services