Project Manager United Kingdom
Job description
Full-time, fixed-term contract for 24 months.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to contribute to a world-leading University and work with a well-established Project Management team to manage a range of projects; these will vary greatly in terms of size, scope and nature.
The Information and Digital Group (IDG) provides a range of essential digital services to support the learning and teaching, research, administrative and commercial activities of the University. We aim to be the most digitally enabled university in the UK and to be seen as a global trailblazer when it comes to digital teaching and learning. Organisational success is dependent on the suitability, adaptability and performance of digital services, as well as on modern, inventive ways of delivering excellent service to students, staff and other customers.
Working as part of a team of Project Managers alongside Analysts, Service Owners, Product Managers and customers the people in this role will enable the Strategic Change team to meet the strategic and short-term objectives of customer groups. You will deliver the required project outputs within agreed tolerances. You will plan, manage and monitor the delivery of projects and ensure that they have a sound quality management process.
The role also involves identifying opportunities to improve how the University manages projects to meet current and emerging needs and coaching University staff who are working on projects. Using established standard processes (BCS, PRINCE2, ITIL), you will work closely with our customers at all levels across the University. You will establish effective working relationships at a strategic level, influencing the customer strategy and corresponding service strategies.
This post is for an experienced Project Manager. There is variety, a great working environment, and an opportunity to contribute significantly to the University. In return for your commitment and drive, we will offer you rewarding staff benefits, flexible working and a range of training and development opportunities.
We know that diversity fosters innovation and creativity, and therefore we encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. As women and members of ethnic minority groups are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
To find out more or arrange an informal conversation about the role, please contact: Jen Benger
([email protected]).
Interview Date: 5 and 7 July 2023.
Job Description
To act as Project Manager for a range of projects undertaken across the University. To deliver the required project outputs within agreed tolerances. Projects managed will vary in scale and nature.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan, manage and monitor the delivery of projects.
- Assist with project definition.
- Manage the gathering of requirements and documentation of business processes.
- Ensure that the appropriate governance structure for the project is in place.
- Matrix-manage and motivate project teams.
- Proactively manage the risks within a project and plan appropriate avoidance or reduction actions.
- Assume responsibility for change control and configuration management.
- Work with the Project Board, or its appointed Project Assurance roles, to assure the overall direction and integrity of the project.
- Identify and secure any support and advice required for the management, planning and control of the project.
- Liaise closely with stakeholders across the University to ensure that user requirements and quality expectations are properly understood, and that project communication is effective.
- Produce and present project status reports to relevant stakeholders and project governance.
- Ensure that projects have a sound quality management process.
- Manage the project budget.
- Manage project resources and initiate corrective action where necessary.
- Develop formal tender documents and co-ordinate procurement exercises as required.
- Ensure that any contract documentation is appropriate for the needs of the project and ongoing support of the relevant service.
- Preparing for the transition of project outputs (processes, systems, policies) into service.
- Champion the benefits of effective project management within the wider University.
- Contribute to discussions regarding the on-going development and enhancement of project management strategies, policies and documentation.
For further information about the University of Warwick, please read our University Further Particulars.
For further information about IT Services and the Information and Digital Group, please see our websites at https://warwick.ac.uk/services/its
Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here.
The University of Warwick holds an Athena SWAN Silver award; a national initiative to promote gender equality for all staff and students. Further information about the work of the University in relation to Athena SWAN can be found at the following link: Athena Swan (warwick.ac.uk)
The University of Warwick is one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University alliance, whose aim is to become by 2025 an open, multicultural, confederated operation of connected campuses.
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Benefits and Rewards
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