Project Manager

Job Purpose

This post provides will lead on the Tier 4 Action Plan to support compliance to the UKVI Tier 4 Sponsor Licence. The post holder will have responsibilities including composing and managing project documentation, committee/meeting servicing, risk management, contingency planning, project planning and implementation of activities.

Person Specification

The post-holder must possess and be able to demonstrate:

• considerable knowledge and understanding of Project Management products and methodologies alongside their effective deployment;
• a conceptual and analytical approach to problem-solving, using own initiative;
• the ability to plan and review complex procedures;
• the ability to work independently, accurately and to deadlines within a team environment;
• the ability to interpret, analyse and present information and formulate clear proposals on the basis of the analysis, with an exceptional eye for detail;
• exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written;
• excellent organisational skills with experience in administering multiple work-streams across a portfolio of activities;
• considerable experience of and confidence in the use of IT packages;
• excellent documentation and report writing skills, able to author documents to the high standard demanded of University committees and Project Boards;
• excellent inter-personal skills;
• a firm but diplomatic attitude with the ability to prioritise negotiate and use one’s own judgement;
• proven experience of project management of small to medium scale projects;
• experience of large-scale projects (for instance, as user, supplier or tester);
• experience of delivering training for complex tasks to mixed ability groups.
• previous experience of working within a Higher/Further Education environment;
• experience of coordinating or working on a programme of projects, liaising with project managers and keeping a watching brief over progress;
• experience of MS Project or similar project management tools;
• experience of process mapping;
• experience of facilitating workshops;
• systems analysis / implementation experience;
• experience of compiling training programmes and creating training materials.