IT Project Support Officer

Fixed term for 12 months

Interview date: To be confirmed

The IT Project Support Officer will provide support to IT Services projects including the delivery of the SITS Programme, which is an exciting initiative consisting of six projects across the student lifecycle. You will work alongside members of the IT Project Delivery team and several project teams to update actions, deliverables and milestones and raise risks, issues and dependencies through the agreed governance.

You will support scheduling and delivery of project activities, including staff and student events, as well as supporting communication with stakeholders and completing necessary administrative tasks. This is an exciting opportunity to help deliver a strategically important programme of activity which aims to improve the staff and student experience of key University of Bradford processes.

Qualifications

Essential: GCSE English and Maths or equivalent. Proven professional experience.

Desirable: Degree standard education in a relevant subject. PRINCE2 qualified, or equivalent project / change qualification.

Experience, skills, and knowledge

• Evidence of supporting complex projects and business change activity across an organisation.
• Clear written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to build effective professional relationships with colleagues at all levels.
• Experience supporting board meetings, team meetings or formal committees.
• Ability to use Windows based software applications effectively (Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook).
• Ability to manage, plan and implement own workload.
• Evidence of producing communications for colleagues to raise awareness of progress and developments.
• Ability to work flexibly in response to changes in workload and focus of work.
• Ability to work under pressure, delivering against tight deadlines.
• Evidence of innovation and creativity in problem solving

Training in University of Bradford Project Management methodology and processes will be provided.

Rewards and benefits

Salary: Grade 6 £28,929 to £31,502 (up to £ 34,314 with discretionary points)

Pension: West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Annual leave: 25 days / 181.25 hours

Eight bank holidays and five customary days

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery:
www.bradford.ac.uk/human-resources/employee-reward-and-benefits

Additional information

• Hiring manager: Rosie Dowen
• Number of vacancies for this role: 1
• Location: Hybrid
• Work pattern: 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday (core hours)
• Possible adjustments: If role is suitable for flexible hours, insert: We are open to any request for adjustments to support your needs around working hours flexibility, training, and mentoring, which would enable you to succeed in this role
• Application process: Presentation and interview

Next steps

Apply now or if you wish to discuss the role you can message or book a call with , the manager for this role via the ‘Contact us’ section of our IT recruitment site:

www.bradford.ac.uk/it-services/careers-in-it

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