IBD UK Project Manager (12-month FTC)

Published 03 September 2025

Closing date: Monday 22 September, 9am

We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2025, will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!

The role

Salary: £45,000 to £48,000 per annum, depending on experience

Hours: Full-Time (35 hrs)

Place of work: Remote/hybrid, with a requirement to attend the office in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 4 times a year for our mandatory All Staff Together days, twice a year for directorate days and other events/conferences as required.

Join Our Team!

We have an exciting opportunity to join us as our IBD Project Manager. You will lead and coordinate the redesign and relaunch of the IBD UK Alliance programme, to improve the quality and standards of health services for people affected by Crohn's and Colitis across the UK.

You'll be working closely with the Director of Services & Evidence and Head of Health Services to support the charity's leadership of the IBD UK Alliance.

Download our recruitment pack containing full details of the job description and person specification.

About you

You will need to have:

  • Experience of developing and delivering successful health service quality improvement projects and programmes.
  • Knowledge and experience of working in UK health services or a health or medical charity.
  • Experience of successful development of operational performance metrics, strategies and objectives.
  • Evidence of establishing and maintaining effective relationships with external stakeholders, including senior clinicians and NHS business managers.

Benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by one day per year up to 30 days
  • Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
  • Flexible working options
  • Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Interest free loan for season tickets
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free parking and secure bike locks
  • Training and development financial support and/or study leave
  • Performance review and development scheme

Our location

We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail. In this role there is plenty of scope for working from home, although there will be occasions when you will need to attend 2 directorate days and conferences/events. In addition, the charity meets four times a year at the office in Hatfield for its 'All Staff Together' days, at which attendance is mandatory.

Recruitment Job pack

Download Recruitment Pack

How to apply

Closing date: Monday 22 September, 9am.

If you have any queries about this role, would like to have a conversation before formally applying, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Jess Turner, Head of Health Services on  jess.turner@crohnsandcolitis.org.uk

Please submit a CV and supporting statement outlining why you’d like to apply, how you fulfil the person specification, and what you feel you will bring to the role, so you’ll need to refer to the Recruitment Pack found on our website.

Please email your CV & Supporting Statement to: jobs@crohnsandcolitis.org.uk

Interviews will take place via Teams on week commencing 6 October 2025.

Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided.

We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales


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We know it can be difficult to live with, or support someone living with these conditions. But you’re not alone. We provide up-to-date, evidence-based information and can support you to live well with Crohn’s or Colitis.

Our helpline team can help by:

  • Providing information about Crohn’s and Colitis.

  • Listening and talking through your situation.

  • Helping you to find support from others in the Crohn’s and Colitis community.

  • Providing details of other specialist organisations.

Please be aware we’re not medically or legally trained. We cannot provide detailed financial or benefits advice or specialist emotional support.

Please contact us via telephone, email or LiveChat - 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except English bank holidays).

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If you need specific medical advice about your condition, your GP or IBD team will be best placed to help.

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