Project Manager (Finance Systems Re-Implementation)

About the role

As a Project Manager within the Cloud Enabling and Agresso Re-platforming (CLEAR) project you’ll be at the forefront of delivering the Digital Foundations that underpin the University’s Strategic Plan.

The CLEAR project is a university-wide project, building the foundations of Cloud environment to ensure the University’s core systems are fit for the future.   As part of this, the University’s finance system Agresso, is taking this step to move to the Cloud.  As the project moves into its implementation phase, multiple workstreams and activities that require active planning, management and monitoring.

The Finance Systems Re-Implementation Project Manager will be responsible for the management and delivery of this workstream, though there may be opportunities to collaborate across other workstreams. The project will involve a variety of changes and impacts affecting stakeholders across the organisation and will need to be carefully designed and managed. To facilitate successful delivery of the work, the post-holder will work closely with the Finance Business Lead, the Programme Manager, the Change Manager and HR and Comms Leads, and will play a pivotal role in coordinating cross-functional teams, including with Finance and Procurement, Faculty Finance Teams, Digital, Data and Technology Group and other professional services. 

This role is offered on a full-time basis, working 36.5 hours per week, on a fixed-term contract until December 2026.

For informal discussions about the role, please contact Michelle Hale, Programme Manager (Digital Transformation) at mlh70@bath.ac.uk  

As a member of the Department of Planning, Performance and Strategic Change, you will also have the opportunity to:

• Collaborate with diverse teams of academic and professional colleagues to tackle complex challenges.
• Develop and strengthen project management capabilities throughout the institution, making a lasting impact on how we deliver success.
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels, from senior leadership to project teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Present your progress and insights to the Project Board, ensuring alignment with the University’s strategic goals.
• A passion for managing projects and an ability to inspire and engage others  
• Proven experience managing complex digital projects, ideally within a Finance/ERP systems context, with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across diverse team

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

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