The role will also involve working closely with relevant University teams to ensure that implementation activity complies with University policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. The existing job description emphasises the importance of project governance, compliance, financial awareness, partnership working and effective administration.

What we are looking for

Essential

• Proven experience of leading a significant project through to successful and timely completion.
• Strong project management, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of managing complex data, systems or business processes.
• Ability to plan and prioritise competing activities while maintaining high standards of accuracy.
• Strong administrative skills and experience of developing and implementing effective processes and procedures.
• Ability to analyse information, identify problems and develop practical solutions.
• Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word, email and web-based technologies.
• Experience of working collaboratively across organisational boundaries and with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and maintain momentum with minimum supervision.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Degree-level education or equivalent experience demonstrating appropriate analytical and problem-solving ability.

The University's Grade 6 person specification also identifies budget management, partnership working, analytical and organisational skills, policy and regulatory awareness, initiative and collaborative working as key requirements for the role.

Why join this project?

This is a focused six-month role with a clear and important objective: to unlock the benefits of an existing University investment and establish a sustainable, efficient approach to managing student placements.

You will have the opportunity to work across the College and University, influence how processes operate in the future, and deliver a project that will directly improve administrative efficiency, data quality and placement compliance.

The role is fixed term for six months, with no line management responsibility.

The University's Commitment

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system, with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.