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Are you a highly skilled project management professional, comfortable with supporting complex projects with dispersed teams? Then we would love to hear from you.

About the role:

Project Managers within the Strategic Projects Office (SPO) underpin the delivery of our Strategy and will work closely with senior leadership teams, academics, professional services, students and the wider community to create a shared approach to delivering the transformation.

This 2-year fixed term opportunity will allow you to make critical contributions to the development and success of our SPO. You will work with colleagues and external partners to plan, coordinate and deliver across a number of critical and interconnected work streams. This will include leading project team(s), driving and monitoring progress and reporting through governance boards, integrating with formal external governance bodies and engagement groups.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Katherine Binks, Senior Programme Manager, at [email protected], however please ensure you submit your application through our website.

About you:

Effective engagement and excellent communication skills with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority will be essential for this role. We would also be looking for you to have:

• Exceptional organisation skills
• Motivation and an adaptable approach to project management
• The ability to deliver excellent results on time and on budget

About us:

The Strategic Projects Office (SPO), part of the Planning, Performance and Strategic Change team, is a relatively new function, created to help deliver the ambitious University Strategy. You will have an opportunity to help shape the change and project management approach across the University. Being part of the SPO will suit candidates that can think strategically, with strong planning skills and focus on the operational delivery.

As part of the SPO team, you will be supported to apply project management best practices in line with the University’s Project Management Framework, be encouraged to collaborate on the development of PM delivery capability across the University and have access to a supportive peer network of project and change professionals.

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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