Project Support Officer

Salford Business School is seeking a project support officer to support the Centre for Sustainable Innovation (CSI), under the direction of the CSI Director. Launched in January 2024, CSI focuses on digital transformation, sustainability, and change management, serving as an innovation hub for partnerships with industry and academia.

This exciting role supports the project academic and professional services colleagues in achieving their outputs. Aligned to the multiple Innovation and growth projects that brings together a range of external and internal partners.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering or overseeing a range of service support tasks, advising and assisting colleagues, staff, and others on regulation, processes or systems and coordinating activities to meet objectives.
• Maintain contract, grant and any other commercial records, relating to funding agreements and commercial contracts for CSI. Be able to provide these on request and remain familiar with the operational deliverables and requirements of such contracts, grants and records. Advise if projects are off track and escalate to the CSI Director or project principal investigator.
• To support the delivery of better value and greater efficiency to provide the highest client satisfaction. Identify patterns and problem areas and recommend and/or implement effective solutions to increase efficiency, through employing process improvement methodologies and the application of innovative thinking.
• Providing supervision and immediate support on issues raised by junior staff and filtering problems referred to senior management.

A bit about the Salford Business School…
Salford Business School is at the forefront of expanding opportunity and access in higher education. With a strong focus on the student experience, we are committed to excellent, inclusive teaching that prepares our students for professional employment and inspires them to achieve their ambitions.

We deliver across a range of subject areas and are currently expanding provision through new partnerships and a developing portfolio of higher and degree apprenticeships. Through our Industrial Collaboration policy, our teaching, research and civic engagement make a real impact across business, public services and our community. Salford Business School was one of the first Business Schools to receive the Small Business Charter and the first to gain a Social Enterprise Gold Mark.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary - and excellent pension scheme.
• An impressive 32 days leave - plus bank holidays, additional time off at Christmas and the opportunity to buy even more!
• Flexible working - we support a culture of flexible and agile working to help you find the right balance.
• Professional development - we offer a comprehensive package of training and development opportunities to help you achieve your full potential.
• Our community - there's a real sense of belonging here at Salford. We value diversity, in backgrounds and in experiences. Our difference makes us stronger, and together we share a passion for improving students' lives.
• The Perks! - MySalford, our online employee portal offers a wide range of lifestyle benefits and discounts.

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