Job Description

Salary

48,822 - 56,535FTE per annum, pro-rata

Contractual hours

14.4

Basis

Temporary

Package

6 months contract, 14.4 hrs per week

Job category/type

Professional Services

Date posted

13/10/2025

Job reference

SMU12365



IT Project Manager

6 months contract

14.4 hours per week (0.4FTE)

48,822 - 56,535FTE per annum, pro-rata

As the University builds on its proud heritage, we are looking for exceptional people to help shape our future. We provide a high-quality professional environment, inspired by our distinctive ethos and Catholic mission and values. Our values of excellence, generosity of spirit, inclusiveness and respect inspire us to create an academic community in which everybody is welcomed and which puts the student at the centre of all our endeavours.

The role is to effectively project manage a number of IT projects though the full IT project lifecycle experience from conception to completion, including:Development, implementation and management of the complete project lifecycle (project brief, initiation document, requirements gathering, project delivery plan, risk and issue management, progress reporting, project closure and lessons learned report). Specification writing and contract management and administration skills. Budget estimating and cost control.


Example projects could include:


New business applications Application integrations New buildings / sites Technology driven business transformation

Candidate summary:

Minimum of five years project management experience.


Demonstrable project management experience and successful delivery of projects. Expert skills in use of the Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project). Proven and demonstrable ability to communicate technical issues to a non-technical audience. Strong written and oral communication skills. Excellent communicator with client facing attitude. Proactive and self-motivated, flexible, well organised and a good organiser, pragmatic, good team player, able to project a professional image. Able to work with minimal supervision

Experience of working for a large and complex organisation or in a higher education environment is desirable.

Experience of tendering and/or appointing and managing contractors / suppliers is desirable.

Closing date: 2 November

Interview date TBC

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