Data and Projects Manager at Edberts House

Contract Type: Fixed term

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Full time

Application deadline:

Based: Gateshead

Salary: £33,201 Per Annum

Salary Type: Fixed Salary

Location: Tyne and Wear

Role description: Administration

Job Title:                                          Data and Projects Manager

Responsible to:                            Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Hours:                                               37 per week, Monday – Friday (some weekend & evening flexibility may be required) Fixed term until 31^st March 2027, with possible extension, subject to funding. 

Salary:                                              £33,201.00

Benefits:                                          25 days (rising with length of service), plus statutory holidays 

Location:                                         Edberts House and various locations across Gateshead

Operational Context

Edberts House is a community charity delivering four place-based projects across Gateshead. Alongside this, we run a social prescribing team embedded within primary care and working in collaboration with secondary care services. We also host and lead on Compassionate Gateshead, in partnership with the Palliative Care team at the Queen Elizabeth Hopsital, Gateshead.

Our mission is to create happier, healthier, and more connected communities. Our work is rooted in prevention and innovation, aiming to reduce health inequalities and support residents to drive positive change in their own neighbourhoods - empowering communities to thrive. Our values shape everything we do: love, kindness, bravery, generosity, trust, equity, and respect.

Job Purpose

The Data and Projects Manager will lead the collection, management, and analysis of data across Edberts House to demonstrate impact and support funder reporting, with a particular focus on employability and social prescribing projects. You will work closely with social prescribing and community development teams, delivery partners, and local employers to ensure participant outcomes are effectively measured and reported, and to generate evidence of impact that informs decision-making.

In addition, you will act as project manager for the employability initiatives, taking operational and administrative responsibility for delivery. This will include proactive engagement with local employers, liasing with partner organisations, and coordinating outreach activities such as engagement events or information sessions to support participants into employment.

You will lead communications with the relevant funder, providing regular updates, submitting reports, and ensuring all funder requirements are met. You will also ensure that data collection and reporting capture outcomes related to the wider determinants of health, providing clear evidence of impact to funders, stakeholders, and senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Data Management & Evaluation

• • Lead the collection, management, and maintenance of organisational data for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting purposes, with a particular focus on employability and social prescribing projects.
  • Analyse data to evidence outcomes, measure impact, and support decision-making across projects.
  • Develop dashboards or tracking tools to monitor project and organisational progress, in line with funder requirements.
  • Prepare clear reports, visualisations, and presentations for the senior leadership team (SLT) and external stakeholders, including funders.
  • Ensure data accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance with GDPR and other data protection policies.
  • Identify trends and insights to support service improvement and organisational learning.

Project Management 

• • Act as project manager for a limited number of initiatives, taking operational and administrative responsibility without line-managing staff.
  • Support social prescribing and community development teams with project setup, evaluation, and outcome measurement.
  • Proactively engage with local employers to support participant employability outcomes.
  • Liaise with delivery partners and other organisations to create opportunities and coordinate support for participants.
  • Organise outreach activities, such as employer engagement days, information sessions, or community events.
  • Maintain project documentation, including timelines, risk logs, and progress reports.
  • Contribute to project planning, milestone tracking, and reporting on progress.
  • Capture lessons learned and share evaluations to improve future project delivery.

Stakeholder Communication & Reporting

Lead communications with the relevant funder and delivery partners, providing regular updates and submitting reports to ensure all funder requirements are met.

Collaborate with project teams, managers, and the SLT to ensure data and reporting meet organisational and funder requirements.

Present project and organisational data in accessible formats to staff, trustees, funders, and other stakeholders.

Build and maintain strong relationships with delivery partners, local employers, and community stakeholders.

Continuous Improvement

• • Support the development and improvement of organisational systems for project management, data collection, and reporting.
  • Provide guidance and training to teams on data collection, evaluation, and reporting processes.
  • Contribute to a culture of learning and evidence-based practice across the organisation.

Other Responsibilities

• • Promote Edberts House values consistently across all teams and operational functions.
  • Assist with any other reasonable duties required by the COO or CEO.

Person Specification

Essential Skills & Experience

• • Proven experience in data management, monitoring, evaluation, or project management.
  • Strong analytical skills and experience preparing reports, presentations, and visualisations.
  • Experience leading the administrative and operational delivery of projects.
  • Knowledge of project monitoring tools and data management systems.
  • Excellent organisational, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills, able to work effectively with staff, volunteers, delivery partners, and external stakeholders and employers.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
  • Commitment to promoting organisational values and embedding them operationally.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• • Experience in the voluntary, community, or health sectors.
  • Knowledge of social prescribing, employability, or community development projects.
  • Familiarity with funder reporting requirements and impact measurement frameworks.
  • Experience supporting teams in using data to improve project delivery.
  • Knowledge of Gateshead and the local community context.

Please submit the following as part of your application:

CV

• • Include your education, relevant work experience, and any professional qualifications.
  • Highlight experience in project and data management, and stakeholder engagement.

Covering Letter

• • Up to 2 pages.
  • Explain your motivation for applying and why you are a good fit for Edberts House.
  • Demonstrate how your experience and skills align with the job purpose and key responsibilities for this role.

Supporting Questions

Please answer the two questions below. Maximum 400 words per answer.

Question 1 – Managing a Complex Project
"Please describe a complex project you have managed. Include details of the project scope, your role, how you coordinated stakeholders, and how you ensured successful delivery."

Question 2 – Managing Data & Reporting
"Please give an example of how you have collected, managed, and analysed data to support decision-making or demonstrate impact. Include the types of data, tools or systems used, and how you communicated your findings to stakeholders."

Submission Instructions

Applications should be sent as PDF documents.

Include your CV, covering letter, and responses to the two questions in a single submission.