Job Description

University of the Arts London (UAL) is a world-leading creative university for teaching and research in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is made up of six renowned colleges and hosts several institutes that further the university\'s mission. Under the leadership of our President and Vice-Chancellor, we are designing the University around social purpose; through the students and ideas we send out into the world, and the partnerships we build to achieve social, environmental, and economic progress.

Digital & Technology at UAL designs, develops and delivers digital services, focused on our users and their needs, and is on an exciting journey, transitioning from a classic\' IT approach to a more digital approach to technology, investing in the people and processes enabled by digital and transforming the student and staff experience.

As Project Manager, you will get the opportunity to manage the delivery of multiple complex business and/or technology change initiatives, aligned to UAL\'s overall strategy, and working within one of our 3 Service groups: Technology, University & Corporate, or Student Experience.

You will ensure defined customer needs are met and initiatives are delivered on time and to budget, whilst working with cross functional delivery teams and key stakeholders to deliver and embed change.

You will take a service design approach within the delivery of change and to ensure the University\'s service needs are met through the continued development of product roadmaps.

Experience

• Experience of working within large organisations to deliver full project/product life cycle change, following Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Proven experience of delivering IT and business change, Matrix managing project teams, and working with operational teams to embed new services in the live environment.
• Strong stakeholder management experience with the ability to negotiate resources and prioritise requirements and communicate across a diverse audience.
• Experience of prioritising workloads across multiple projects, organising time and resources effectively; creating detailed work schedules, and prioritising the activities needed to drive the project forward
• High level, proven inter-personal and communication skills are essential, as is the ability to lead, motivate and inspire a Matrix team of project and operational professionals.
• Experience of project governance, including relationship management with sponsors and influencers

UAL is a world-class university, shaping the creative industries worldwide, and staff have access to a range of benefits, training and personal development to recognise and reward the contributions they make, and to encourage excellence, creativity and diversity, including:

• Competitive salary package of up to \xc2\xa368,406 per annum. Depending on experience, a non-pensionable market supplement of 6% is also applicable, in addition to the salary.
• 34 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Generous, defined benefit pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full maternity or paternity pay

HAYS Technology have been retained by University of the Arts London to manage the search and recruitment of this role. For all enquiries, please contact Joel Mundy or Daniel Friedman on

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