Project Manager (Digital/Data Projects)

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Project Manager for our client a University based in Surrey.

The university has developed a new strategy. The new strategy will introduce a significant amount of change to the University, and this role is fundamental to its implementation.

The role sits within a small sub-team (Strategy Implementation Team) of the Strategic Planning Directorate. The role-holder will provide project management support to a number of strategic projects. As well as project teams, they will work closely with the senior executive team to ensure alignment with strategic implementation plans.

The Strategic Planning Directorate is responsible for providing planning support and management information to inform decision making as part of the strategic planning process and the delivery of the University's strategic objectives.

This role is a temporary contract initially for 3 months with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working with 2 days per week on campus, 3 days WFH.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Draw on expertise and training in project management methodologies to be the driving force behind the planning and delivery of key strategic projects.
• Manage projects from requirement definition through to implementation, including defining project scope, objectives, costs, benefits, producing high level and detailed project work plans, and co-ordination of implementation within agreed timescales, cost, and quality standards.
• Manage project teams, including assigning roles and responsibilities to project team members and delegate activities as appropriate.
• Work closely with others, including Business Analysts, to organise complex information and data to identify underlying issues and their causes and provide solutions to rectifying these, considering factors such as cost, benefits, risks, timing, buy-in, goals and values.
• Support the Project Sponsor and Project Lead, including organisation of workshops, project meetings and project boards. This may include setting the agenda, facilitation of workshops, chairing project meetings, taking minutes and ensuring all actions are followed up.
• Ensure that there are effective feedback mechanisms in place by championing a consultative and partnership approach to the development of plans and implementation of change.
• When required, prepare evidence-based business cases, including the creation of appropriate documentation for submission to the University's governance process.
• Work closely with the IT PMO and IT Project Managers to deliver projects, ensuring technical and business change requirements are integrated and developed in collaboration.
• Identify and agree training needs for each phase of project implementation in order to support effective change management.
• Identify, assess and monitor risks and impact associated with projects, recommending mitigating actions as appropriate.
• Create and maintain communication plans targeted to all stakeholders to ensure appropriate consultation, information provision and that there is understanding of all activities being undertaken.
• Prepare and present reports on project progress to project boards, steering groups, and members of the leadership team, as and when required.
• Agree and monitor project budgets and resources.

Personal Requirements:

• Experience managing digital/data projects.
• Stakeholder management.
• Excellence written and oral communication skills including workshop facilities, presentation skills and working with diverse teams.
• Experience of setting up and implementing cross-functional projects.

Working Hours: 36hrs / Monday - Friday

Pay: £321.04 per day

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.