We solve problems that actually matter

Reason Digital is a unique and special place to be. As a project manager, you’d be working every day with charities and other pro-social organisations to change the world for the better.

Joining our team means working on a diverse range of inspiring and life-changing digital projects. Rather than spending our time selling more stuff on the internet, we place emphasis and focus on researching real end user and beneficiary needs to help form, design and build digital tools, like this:

• A chatbot to provide support to young people at risk of being groomed or exploited
• An app that helps parents and carers of children with serious illnesses, to better manage their complex medicinal routines
• A full end to end complex web solution that brings essential tools, community links and resources to the aid of those partially or fully sight impaired
• Accessibility guidelines specifically designed with and for people with learning disabilities, which can be applied to make any digital tool easier for them to use
• A digital strategy and roadmap to guide an organisations transformation to deliver a better reproductive health service

The work we do makes getting out of bed a whole lot easier. Join our team of digital heroes today.

The Role: Project Manager – 12 month fixed-term

Salary: £35,000 – £42,000 (pro-rata)

3.5 days per week

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mid – Senior Project Manager to join us to oversee the delivery and creation of strategic and research projects and the design and creation of websites and mobile applications that deliver a positive social impact. Our projects and clients demand adaptability and innovation and you’ll be able to combine strong knowledge of delivery methodologies with a pragmatic approach and open mind.

You’ll have the opportunity to work on life-changing products for our clients as well as getting involved withn our in-house projects.

We are a full-service agency, the role will offer a varied and wide mix of projects; end-to-end delivery of brand-new websites and apps, ongoing iterative development and evolution of established products. We are also expanding our service, delivering strategic, UX, and digital transformation services for our clients and welcome applicants with expertise in managing a full range of this type of work.

It will be your responsibility to take ownership of a project, working with our clients and your team to deliver impactful results. We are a growing agency and everyone here is encouraged to take an active part in helping us to constantly improve our tools, process and culture.

Your Mission

To take ownership of project delivery and lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver digital projects and products that delight our clients, are profitable for our business, satisfy our employees and create a positive social impact.

Your experience

• You’ll have a digital/software background and experience with website design and build projects of varying sizes
• You’ve got experience working as part of a digital agency, working with external digital agencies or working within an in-house digital team
• You’ve got experience of workingin different Project Management delivery methodologies, such as Agile and Waterfall
• Ideally you’ll also have experience managing native app design and build project
• You’ll have a proven Project Management delivery background using one of the recognised delivery methodologies
• You’ll have experience managing strategic and UX projects that deliver outcomes over outputs and bring the ability to flex planning around complex user needs for workshops

Your competencies

•  Communication – You value honest and open communication, you never avoid difficult conversations and know how to negotiate
• Project Management Tools – You know how to use Jira or similar task-based project management tools
•  Managing Expectations– You make clearly defined commitments and stick to them
• Empathy & Respect– You have empathy & respect for clients and co-workers – you are courteous, patient and considerate, always maintaining a professional demeanour even in a stressful environment
•  Asking Questions – You’re always the one to ask ‘Why?’ You are driven to make sure we are always working in the most efficient way towards the right goal
• Decision Making – You make decisions based on evidence, and you’re able to keep a cool, logical head with the best interests of the client, project and delivery team in mind
•  Embracing change – You believe there is always a better way and can confidently adapt to change whilst maintaining control of budget, timelines, quality & relationships
• Self Organisation – You are a self-starter and take responsibility for your own schedule and workload and know when to delegate
• Self Awareness – You’re self-assured in your abilities and opinions but always open to learn from mistakes, hear new ideas and take constructive criticism
• Attention to Detail – You don’t let things slide and value the little extras that make a big difference
• Team Player – You are a team player – you can collaborate to achieve shared goals. You’re not driven by an ego or afraid to work beyond your job description to get things done
•  Resiliance – you can handle different views and take control of challenging situations proactively and objectively but know when to ask for help
• Always learning – Every day is a school day and you’re always looking for opportunities to learn and share your knowledge with others

What we’re working on right now… 

We’re a proud Social Enterprise passionate about using digital to protect, save and change lives. We achieve this through our work with charities, non-profits and CSR projects. We’re fortunate to partner with organisations tackling poverty and homelessness, promoting equality and learning, and building solutions to issues that define our times, including Cancer, Food Poverty, Diabetes and HIV/AIDS.

Sounds like pretty serious stuff and sure, it is! But we have fun tackling these issues together, encouraging cross-collaboration between teams and always being open to different ways of working, particularly if it involves a post-it note or Miro board!

Working exclusively with prosocial clients means we get to know and support some incredible causes. Below gives you some insight into what your work could be contributing to.

• WellChild:  An awesome charity which gives seriously ill children the chance to thrive. At Reason, we support the parents and carers of those children to manage complex and cumbersome medicine routines, lifting the load ever so slightly.
• Terrence Higgins Trust:working at the forefront of the fight against HIV, Terrence Higgins Trust is a ground breaking charity and one we’re privileged to support.
• Liberty: A bold charity challenging injustice, defending freedom and campaigning to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly.

Benefits

Once things return to normal (whenever that may be!) our bright and airy offices are right in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter within easy walking distance of all major train, tram and bus stations and, though we are a remote-first organisation, this space can be used for collaboration or as a base to work from if WFH full-time just isn’t for you. We offer a competitive salary based on experience and give you the choice to work on either a Mac or a PC.

There are other great benefits you will have access to too such as:

• A choice to opt in to the 9-day fortnight scheme: This means you compress your working fortnight into 9 days instead of 10, giving you every other Friday off. That’s an extra 26 days off per year!

• Flexible working hours

• Enhanced maternity and parental leave package

• 28 days holiday and the ability to purchase up to 5 more days through a salary sacrifice scheme

• Paid sick, emergency and compassionate leave

• Company pension

• Cycle to work scheme and other salary sacrifice schemes providing tax efficient ways to pay for parking, gym memberships and more…

• Paid volunteering leave

• Childcare vouchers

• Eye care vouchers

• Access to training, materials and the ability to attend conferences and networking events where relevant

• A staff perks package offering money off high street and online shopping, technology, motoring, travel, food, experiences and popular attractions