London Borough of Hackney
Project Manager
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Project Manager – Adult Social Care | Hackney Council
About Hackney
Hackney is one of the most dynamic and progressive local authorities in the UK. We are a resilient, vibrant, and creative borough at the heart of London, led by strong, diverse communities with a shared commitment to excellence, innovation, and ambition.
Over the past twenty years, the Council has built exceptional services, world-class public infrastructure, and a reputation for equitable, progressive practice. Our focus includes:
- Fighting for equity and becoming an actively anti-racist borough
- Ensuring fairness across gender, neurodiversity, and the poverty divide
- Championing inclusive, ambitious transformation to support our communities
Hackney aims to be the best we can be—nowCould you bring this aspiration to life? Adult Services is recruiting three Project Managers to spearhead complex transformational change projects across Adult Social Care.
Adult Social Care’s Vision
“We want you to achieve what matters to you—together with our communities in Hackney.”
Our ethos centre to:
“Where you need support, we find a solution that keeps you safe, well, and independent.”
Departmental Key Behaviours
Our team thrives by embodying:
- Working together—collaborating for collective impact
- Communicating honestly—with openness, transparency, and clarity
- Encouraging wellbeing—nurturing a positive, values-driven culture
- Accountability and learning—embracing growth and sharing insights
The Transformation Team
This high-intensity team influences and empowers change, ensuring Adult Social Care’s services align with our vision. We:
- Rely on inclusive project management methodologies
- Partner across residents, staff, and external stakeholders to deliver our transformation agenda
Key Requirements for Successful Candidates
We’re looking for instinctive, strategic project leaders with:
Core Skills & Experience
✅ Deep knowledge of adult social care—with a proven track record in project management, change leadership, and transformation resuscitation in local authority or parallel settings. ✅ Networking & strategic relationships—experience building alliances across diverse stakeholders. ✅ Leadership in complex, evolving environments—implementing large-scale change while retaining focus on result-driven impact. ✅ Potential for line management—if selected for these roles, you may manage Project Officers or Management Trainees.
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Ideal Attributes
- Problem-solving with originality
- Kinship with ambitious, values-driven organisations
- Inclusive verve—embodying the behaviours we champion
Available Roles
1. Project Manager – Understanding Demand & Maximising Prevention
- Contract type: Full-time, Fixed Term Contract (FTC) / Secondment for 2 years
- Focus: Prevention in Adult Social Care transformation
- Scope of work:
- Leading a prevention programme across the health and social care continuum
- Implementing initiatives that:
- Redesign holistic support when individuals first enter social care
- Stabilise individuals during delays in assessment/review processes
- Support those with complex needs to prevent further dependency
- Cultural transformation: Embedding a preventative mindset organisationally, so staff daily build capability to prevent, reduce, and delay support needs.
2. Project Manager – Reablement (x2 roles)
- Contract type: Full-time, Fixed Term Contract (FTC) / Secondment for 1 year
- Focus: Piloting and expanding a reablement and enablement-first approach
- Scope of work:
- Previously piloted with hospital discharge referrals
- Next phase: Scaling up to include community-based referrals
- Requires significant process optimisation and alignment with evidence-based practice
About Hackney’s Values
We proudly seek candidates aligned with our core identity:
⬜ P — Proud: Represents Hackney with integrity ⬜ A — Ambitious: Driven to exceed, innovate, and inspire ⬜ P — Pioneering: Leads with fresh thinking and trailblazing initiatives ⬜ O — Open: Values diverse dialogue and innovation ⬜ P — Proactive: Anticipates challenges, tackles obstacles, and takes action ⬜ I — Inclusive: Ensures everyone—community members, colleagues, and beyond—feels valued and empowered
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Commitment to Inclusion
Hackney rejects discrimination on all grounds—including race; religion; gender; neurodiversity; pregnancy/maternity; disability; age; and socio-economic status. We actively eliminate disadvantage in hiring practices and welcome those interested in flexible working.
If you relate to this inclusive ethos, we welcome you to apply.
We recruit anonymously, so supporting statements or CVs are not accepted.**
Application Details
Interested?
To apply, you must:
- Create an online account (Southern Job Board)
- Submit your application by deadline (invia sistema d’ufficio)
- Answer ** competencia-based questions** to showcase how your experience aligns with this job’s realities.
Closing Date: 12 July 2026 (at 22.59)
Interview Dates: Week commencing 3 August 2026
Support Offered
If you would like advice or assistance navigating the job search process in Hackney, Hackney Works(a) (hackneyworks@hackney.gov.uk) carers to embrace opportunities.
For informal discussions, you can email: Kat Buckley (kat.buckley@hackney.gov.uk)—she’d love to share more about how your values could align with our practitioner-driven evolution.
# Hackney Council: Because The Future Must Be Better**
Hackney Values (echoed below):
An inclusive, diverse workplace celebrates and affirms:
- Gender & identity inclusiveness
- Neurodiversity & equal communication channels
- Intergenerational wisdom
- Social mobility champions
- Fair, transparent career opportunities
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