Project Manager (Operations & Processes)

Interviews are expected to be held on 11 December 2023

Salary: Grade 7 (£37,099 - £44,263 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you a highly motivated Project Manager with experience of process improvement? Can you work confidently and collaboratively with others to deliver outcomes? Would you like to join an innovative and award-winning service that is at the forefront of Digital Education provision within the Higher Education sector?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world.  We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities.  Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The Digital Education Service is a core University service which delivers innovative digital learning and institutional digital education solutions. As a Project Manager (Operations & Processes), you will help to ensure that the Service has clear, documented and fit for purpose processes as well as managing key service projects. You will demonstrate and support our commitment to service excellence ensuring efficient policies, processes and operations to support the growth of the Digital Education Service. 

You will have significant recent experience of managing and delivering concurrent complex projects throughout the entire project lifecycle with experience of applying best practice project methodologies. You will have strong communication and influencing skills with an ability to organise and work effectively with others.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – that’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme – the University contributes 21.6% of salary 
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more! 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Andrea Hofmair, Head of Operations and Business Support

Email: a.hofmair@leeds.ac.uk

Further details:

• Candidate Brief

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