People Project Coordinator

People Project Coordinator

People Project Coordinator – 3 month temporary contract

We are looking for a confident and organised People Project Coordinator to join Mencap on a temporary basis for 3 months (ideally on a secondment basis).

This is a great opportunity to support an important people project that will help us create a clearer, more consistent and accessible job description repository across the organisation. You will play a key role in gathering, reviewing and organising job description content, working with colleagues across different teams to make sure roles are described clearly and consistently.

You will help develop simple templates, guidance and standards so job descriptions are easy to understand, inclusive and useful for recruitment, role clarity, workforce planning and job evaluation. You will also support the creation of a clear process for keeping job descriptions up to date, easy to find and properly maintained.

We are looking for someone with strong project coordination skills, excellent attention to detail and the confidence to work with colleagues across different teams. You will be able to organise information clearly, manage competing priorities and keep work moving  will also be comfortable communicating with people in a clear, inclusive and accessible way.

This role would suit someone with experience of supporting people, HR, organisational change projects, particularly where clear documentation, good planning and colleague engagement are important.

If you enjoy bringing structure to complex information, working collaboratively and helping create resources that make a real difference, we would love to hear from you.

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest‑free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We’re here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.

Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long‑term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company:
Mencap Salary: £27,608 - £27,608

Hours:

Full‑time

Location:

Peterborough, PE7 8HP
Job type:
Contract Posting date: 4 Aug 2026 Closing date: 2 Sept 2026

People Project Coordinator – 3 month temporary contract

We are looking for a confident and organised People Project Coordinator to join Mencap on a temporary basis for 3 months (ideally on a secondment basis).

This is a great opportunity to support an important people project that will help us create a clearer, more consistent and accessible job description repository across the organisation. You will play a key role in gathering, reviewing and organising job description content, working with…