Job Title: Project Manager - Highlands College
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Salary Range: £59,717.35 to £65,805.60
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date:13/10/2024
By joining the Government of Jersey and wider Jersey Public Services, you'll be proud of what you can achieve – both for yourself and the people of Jersey. You'll enjoy a broader scope that allows you to express yourself, in a smaller setting that means you see the positive results of your impact every day. You'll have a diversity of opportunities that stretch and challenge you, with all the personal and professional support you need. Most of all, in our open, welcoming environment, your voice matters, enabling you to build a rewarding career.
Job Overview
Join us as College Project Manager! Drive innovation, support curriculum development, and oversee infrastructure projects. Lead project stakeholder engagement, ensure projects stay on budget and within time. Bolster the strategic ambitions and creative success of the college. Apply now for this dynamic role! For an informal discussion please contact Rob Moy on 01534 608571 or robert.moy@highlands.ac.uk As an inclusive employer we will create opportunities for flexible working to attract and retain talent which reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications for working flexible hours, part-time working and job sharing.
Job Specific Outcomes
Manage day to day planning activities and delivery of projects across the College.
Responsible for timeline estimations, whilst identifying, measuring and documenting risks to ensure mitigation strategies are out in place in a timely manner.
Responsible for drawing up project plans to support the delivery of the various IT, Curriculum and Estate projects being undertaken to ensure delivery takes place within agreed budget and timescales.
Responsible for maintaining project plans by updating and tracking progress against the baseline to manage the timely delivery of the projects.
Direct and motivate the project team as appropriate by overseeing the project to ensure goals are met within required timelines to enable to successful implementation of a project/programme.
Manage expectations for the delivery of the project and ensuring any deadline or timeline issues are escalated early as possible to senior management to enable appropriate corrective action to be taken.
Ensure project metrics and performance are reported on as per agreed project management methods within the organisation to ensure consistency in delivery across the Government of Jersey.
Accountable for identifying where existing administrative policies and working practices will need to change in order to maximise the benefit of new ways of working.
Lead departmental teams to introduce change to their working practices in order to take full advantage of the up to date and efficient ways of working.
Qualifications
Educated to degree in a subject with a high degree of analytical or numerical content or demonstrate such a level of equivalent qualifications and experience. Holds or is working towards a recognised project management qualification (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2, AGILE, Lean, etc.)
Knowledge
Extensive knowledge of project management methods and tools, selecting appropriately from plan-driven/predictive approaches or more adaptive (iterative and agile) approaches. Knowledge in projects with sizeable elements of organisational change/experience of dealing with highly complex/sensitive issues. Confidence in providing advice and constructive challenge at senior level. Sound experience and understanding of risk management and strategic importance of risk identification and clarification. Considerable experience in stakeholder management and engagement.
Technical Work Based Skills
Skilled in control procedure and ensures that the project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, timescale, and resource budgets, and are signed off. Demonstrable skills using such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
General Skills / Attributes
Excellent interpersonal skills & communication skills and ability to communicate well within and across various teams. Ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships. Good organisational skills with excellent time management, especially working under pressure. Working at a senior level in specialist area
Excellent interpersonal skills & communication skills and ability to communicate well within and across various teams. Ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships. Good organisational skills with excellent time management, especially working under pressure. Working at a senior level in specialist area
Experience
Project Management experience within a similar organisation of similar size. Takes a key leadership role in the overall benefits realisation process, and be responsible for the benefits realisation process
Across the Government of Jersey and public service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wider range of opportunities – to work with recognised experts across teams, learn new skills and develop their careers. We actively look to recruit people from different backgrounds, with diverse perspectives. This creates a richer, more varied environment, where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking and new opportunities, so you can develop an exciting and rewarding career.
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