Project Manager – Excellence in Education

About us

The UCL Strategic Plan 2022-2027 outlines a vision for a ‘futures focussed’ UCL education that is ambitious and distinctive. One of the aims is to bring together teaching, assessment and employability in order to support student futures and to that end, the new ‘UCL Higher Education Development & Support Institute’ (HEDS) has been established. HEDS brings together UCL Arena (UCL’s Centre for Research-based Education) and UCL Careers Service.

About the role

One of the most ambitious and impactful projects in the Strategic Plan is the Programme Excellence Project (PEP) which aims to transform our approach to the UCL portfolio of programmes and create space for exciting new opportunities in the curriculum. Launched in 2023, the project is due to run until 2027.

As Project Manager – Excellence in Education, you'll join as PEP enters its third phase, and have a great opportunity to play a key role in supporting its delivery. The key focus initially will be to support Faculties to engage with PEP, helping them to develop and implement effective project plans and encouraging them to get the most out of new opportunities.

Working in a small team, you'll work closely with the Programme Excellence Project Lead in delivering each phase of our ambitious PEP plans to agreed timelines. You'll have opportunity to work closely with core teams across UCL, including Student & Registry Services, Education Services, Faculty Education Teams, and more besides. There may also be opportunities to work on related projects, where they intersect with the PEP work, such as the design of new curriculum feature.

A full job description is attached to this advert.

About you

To do this job you'll need:

• A broad knowledge of the HE Sector and in-depth knowledge of education and student experience.
• Previous experience within a higher education institution involving project or programme management.
• Experience of working with stakeholders across all levels of seniority.
• Experience of understanding complex datasets and basic data analysis skills.

Recognised training in project management (e.g. PRINCE2, APM) is desirable but not essential.

Please read our job description closely, paying particular attention to the essential and desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your job application.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women

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