Educational Projects Manager (maternity cover)

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious UK university is looking for an experienced Educational Projects Manager to oversee educational projects and ensure efficient administrative processes. The successful candidate will have strong project management skills and a commitment to Continuous Improvement. They will work within a supportive team, leading on larger projects and engaging with students and stakeholders. The role offers competitive benefits including an excellent pension scheme, generous annual leave, and various childcare services.

Benefits

An excellent contributory pension scheme

38 days annual leave

Comprehensive childcare services

Family leave schemes

Cycle loan scheme

Discounted bus travel

Membership to social and sports clubs

Qualifications

• Significant recent and direct experience of student administration in higher education.
• Experience of managing complex projects within an educational environment.
• Ability to manage a broad workload efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Lead a range of educational projects, establishing and coordinating working groups.
• Schedule and facilitate meetings, progressing actions between them.
• Engage in consultation with students and stakeholders.

Skills

Educational project management

Strong commitment to Continuous Improvement

Excellent written and oral communication

Organisational skills

Adaptability

Job description

(Clinical) Medical School Office, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford This post may also be offered as a secondment opportunity. The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is seeking an experienced academic administrator with experience of managing educational projects for the post of Educational Projects Manager (maternity cover). The Educational Projects Manager will be a member of the Clinical School administration team which is based in the Academic Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington, but will also be expected to work occasionally on other sites as required. The role will involve leading on a range of educational projects, varying in scale and complexity. Larger projects will typically require the establishment and coordination of working groups, scheduling and facilitating meetings, progressing actions between meetings, and engaging in consultation with students and other stakeholders. In addition, the role will include managing smaller projects with more focused objectives and shorter timelines, requiring a flexible and efficient approach to delivery.

The postholder will have a strong commitment to Continuous Improvement (CI) across all areas of academic administration and will be expected to apply to become a CI Associate Practitioner within the University's Focus programme. They will skill and empower other team members to enable smarter, more efficient working, to respond to current challenges and to promote positive change. The successful applicant will have significant recent and direct experience of student administration in higher education and will also have experience of managing complex projects within an educational environment. They will have excellent written and oral communication skills, excellent organisational skills, and will have the ability to manage a broad workload in an efficient and adaptable manner.

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

Benefits

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs