Higher Education Strategic Projects Manager

Healthcademia; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Healthcademia, based in Madrid, is seeking a Growth Projects Manager to drive growth initiatives across Spain. You will collaborate with the Director of Growth Projects and the Growth Director, Spain, guiding projects from opportunity assessment through implementation and launch.

The role blends business analysis, strategy, and cross-functional coordination in a dynamic environment, requiring strong analytical skills and fluency in Spanish and English.

Formación

• 3-5 years of professional experience in higher education, consulting, strategy, business development or project management.
• Good understanding of the higher education / university sector.
• Experience in healthcare education is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Support analysis of new growth opportunities and partnerships with universities and healthcare groups.
• Prepare strategies and business plans for new projects, and coordinate with Finance to assess initiatives.
• Maintain project plans, timelines, milestones and dependencies; produce regular updates for senior management.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Bilingual Spanish and English

Herramientas

Excel

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

Healthcademia is a leading international healthcare education group committed to advancing the skills and careers of healthcare professionals. With a presence across Europe, Latin America, and the United Kingdom, we provide innovative, high-quality learning experiences that empower professionals to excel in an evolving healthcare landscape.

Our programmes combine cutting-edge technology, practical skills development, and forward-thinking educational methodologies to deliver impactful learning outcomes.

At Healthcademia, our mission is to be the trusted lifelong learning partner for healthcare professionals worldwide.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a Growth Projects Manager to support the development and implementation of Healthcademia’s growth initiatives in Spain.

Working closely with the Director of Growth Projects and the Growth Director, Spain, this person will participate in projects from the initial opportunity assessment through to implementation and launch.

The role combines business analysis, strategy and project coordination in a dynamic and highly transversal environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. New growth opportunities

• Support the analysis of new business and growth opportunities.
• Participate in the preparation of partnership proposals with universities, healthcare groups and other potential partners.
• Conduct market, competitor and demand analyses to support decision-making.
• Help structure new academic and business initiatives.

2. Strategy & business planning

• Support the preparation of strategies and business plans for new projects.
• Work with Finance and other teams to collect and analyse the information required to assess new initiatives.
• Prepare clear analyses, recommendations and presentations for management.
• Support the preparation of materials for senior management and Board discussions.
• Help translate approved projects into clear implementation plans and timelines.
• Maintain project plans, Gantt charts, milestones and key dependencies.
• Coordinate with Academic, Quality, Operations, Marketing, Sales, Finance and Legal teams to ensure agreed actions progress on time.
• Support the preparation and follow-up of academic and regulatory processes related to new centres and programmes.
• Anticipate key requirements such as faculty, facilities, equipment, marketing campaigns and sales readiness.
• Monitor progress, identify potential delays or risks and help find solutions.
• Prepare regular project updates and reporting.

Required Experience & Skills

• 3-5 years of professional experience, ideally in higher education, consulting, strategy, business development or project management.
• Good understanding of the higher education / university sector.

Experience in healthcare education is a plus.

• Exposure to new academic programmes, university partnerships, new campuses or affiliated centres would be highly valued.
• Strong analytical skills and comfortable working with Excel and data.
• Ability to structure information and create clear, senior-level PowerPoint presentations.
• Good project-management and organisational skills.
• Comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders and following up on actions and deadlines.
• Professional proficiency in both Spanish and English.

Join Us

We are looking for passionate professionals who want to contribute to a project that makes a meaningful impact on the lives of thousands of people.