Macmillan Project Manager

Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre (GLMCC)
Contract Type: Fixed (15 months, 37.5 hours per week)
Reporting to: Welfare Manager
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000
Location: Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre BACKGROUND TO GLMCC:

Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre is a leading UK mosque situated inthe heart of Birmingham serving the community since 1979. Operating from itsaward-winning grade II listed Victorian building, GLMCC fulfils its mission of inspiring, educating and serving through its educational college, outreach work,welfare services, youth work, international humanitarian wing, as well as its fully functional mosque which is attended by thousands every week.

• Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre in partnership with Macmillan Cancer support will be providing a three-year project to support Muslims living with cancer in Birmingham. This rolewill be a vital part in overseeing and managing the project.
• To work with partners to improve the prevention and earlier diagnosis of cancer and health inequalities by engaging with a range of Healthcare Professionals across the cancer pathwayto raise the profile of cancer, identify activities to help improve cancer screening uptake andcancer care outcomes.
• This role will support, educate and influence health systems to improve cancer services. Therole of the Project Manager will be focus on coordinating the project by managing and supervising other team member, effective communication across levels and liaising with keypartners and stake holders in the wider health care system.

• Build effective relationships with and actively engage with Primary Care Networks/ and publichealth stakeholders to raise awareness of the importance of cancer prevention, early diagnosis and screening and influence the content of delivery plans
• Communicate effectively with a wide range of people in order to build and sustain effective and positive relationships across public, private, community and voluntary sectors, to develop relationships, and joint working in support of the project
• Develop links and relationships with a wide range of partners from across public, private andthird sector organisations, harnessing their commitment and support to help raise awareness of the GLM cancer service
• Information and data collection for project monitoring and evaluation as required by Macmillan and Green Lane Masjid
• Promote and publicise the Macmillan GLM Cancer project in collaboration with partners
• Ensure the project is delivered as required by Macmillan Cancer Support
• Share best practice, tools and resources and encourage partners to adopt quality improvement interventions that promote the prevention and earlier diagnosis agenda
• Develop, plan and co-ordinate learning events to enhance knowledge of and interventions to improve cancer outcomes with a focus on prevention, early diagnosis, screening and addressing health inequalities.
• Work in partnership with primary and secondary care partners to support and promote more effective ways of working across the cancer pathway.
• Keep up to date with Macmillan and GLM policy, evidence and NHS/ public health cancer strategies
• Work flexibly and collaboratively with other partners to support delivery assisting in engagements and developing resources, as required
• Provide monthly progress reports against agreed operational plan and identified performance measures, in addition to other data, intelligence and observations, as required
• Manage the project in the final stages, working on an effective exit strategy and work towards securing funding.

The right candidate for this role will have knowledge and experience of the community’s needs toprovide people living with cancer with accessible, culturally sensitive, empowering and holistic supportin the community. This person will be able to use what they know and learn to influence the provision of better services and resources within the healthcare system. The project manager for this projectwill be committed to the long-term success of the project and help to shape it using own…