Senior Digital Product Manager (FTC)

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Senior Digital Product Manager (FTC)

Victoria, London

The Company

Blue Cross are one of the UK's leading rehoming organisations for animals. We support sick, injured and homeless pets and care for more than 40,000 animals every year through our rehoming, veterinary and education programmes.

We're now looking for a Senior Digital Product Manager to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, working 35 hours per week.

The Benefits

Salary circa £41,000 plus £3,954 London Weighting Allowance per annum (Grade 3.2)

Pension scheme

Company sick pay

Life insurance (after probationary period)

Employee assistance programme, including a 24/7 confidential counselling line, support with personal issues and financial advice

Develop your career with a charity that's been supporting animals since 1897

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with proven project management experience and substantial experience of managing a large consumer-facing website, to grow and succeed within our charity.

You will play an important role in helping us design and deliver digital experiences which will help us educate people and spread the word about the brilliant work we do. In return, we can offer you great benefits and the chance to develop your existing skills and knowledge whilst impacting the lives of animals great and small.

The Role

As a Senior Digital Product Manager, you will be responsible for leading a small team, including a Digital Product Manager and a User Experience Designer, to deliver our website and digital product roadmap.

In this role, you will focus on the needs of our audiences, ensuring they receive the very best advice which is then translated into excellent digital products.

You will work closely with our digital partner agency to ensure we are at the forefront of delivering pet advice and support in an innovative and creative fashion.

Additionally, you will:

- Ensure our digital products meet organisational and digital marketing objectives

- Lead large-scale projects delivered within timescales and within budget

About You

To join us as a Senior Digital Product Manager, you will need:

Excellent knowledge of agile project management and ways of working with substantial experience in this sphere

Substantial experience of user-centred development

Substantial experience of managing a large consumer facing website

Proven project management experience

Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to explain technical concepts that engage with audiences

Strong technical expertise, with particular emphasis on web, analytics, mobile, search, eCommerce and CRM

Strong line-management skills and the ability to lead and inspire a team

To apply for this role, please select the apply button to view the Job Description and complete the online application process.

The closing date for applications is the 10th June 2021. First stage interviews will be held on the 18th June 2021 with a second stage being held on either the 22nd or the 25th June.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Other organisations may call this role Digital Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, IT Project Manager, IT Programme Manager, or Digital Agile Project Manager.

Blue Cross holds inclusion as a core organisational value. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified, experienced and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. We actively embrace our differences and know that it is our differences that make us unique. You are very welcome at Blue Cross, without the need to hide any part of who you are.

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