Project Manager - #1720106

Project Manager within HIGHER EDUCATION

QA Higher Education, London or Birmingham based, initial 6 months fixed term contract.

Hybrid working with some travel mainly to Birmingham and London.

We have recently commenced a major piece of work for our business to apply to be OfS (Office for Students Regulator) registered, and we require the business to be OfS ready within the timescale set.

We are seeking an experienced Project/Change Manager (non-technical) to support the project sponsor and lead the successful delivery of our complex project. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring programme excellence, strategic oversight, and stakeholder alignment across multiple teams.

About our role: As Project Manager you will support the programme, which will include a large degree of project management, supporting the 3 workstream leads with developing requirements and the consequent work packages, project planning, risk management etc, and ensuring the overall plan and project artefacts are pulled together to deadline.

Alongside your experience of managing projects with successful & on budget outcomes, you will ideally hold a relevant Project Management qualification.

Here’s some of what’s involved: (click through to view the full JD)

Planning Working with the sponsor, workstream leaders and others to translate the requirements and activities into work packages and an overall project plan; Develop project scope, timelines, and budgets.

Organisation Coordinate tasks, resources, and teams to ensure project execution.

Communication Communicate project progress to stakeholders, including clients, team members, and management.

Resource Management Allocate and manage project resources, including personnel and budgets.

Problem Solving Identify and resolve issues that arise during the project lifecycle.

Stakeholder Management Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure their satisfaction.

Drive All aspects of the project to ensure that it delivers best results for the business and is aligned to business needs in line with the agreed roadmap.

A little more about QA: Students preparing for undergraduate study. Working professionals looking to specialise in their field. Career changers. Everyone should be given access to outstanding higher education and our aim at QA is to make that possible.

We work with our partner universities to offer courses ranging from foundation programmes to postgraduate degrees covering subject areas including Accountancy, Business, Computing, Cyber, Digital Marketing, Events Management, Project Management and Web Development and delivered in city centre locations.

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Equal Opportunities

At QA, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. This means we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone’s place.

The successful candidate will be to undertake the DBS Check

We look forward to hearing from you!

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