PMO Project Coordinator – Hybrid Defence Materials

The University Of Manchester; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Employee health services

Extra annual leave

Christmas closure

Staff discounts

Flexible working

Job summary

The University of Manchester is recruiting three PMO Project Coordinators to join the DMEx PMO and support a portfolio of defence materials research projects. You will help manage meetings, coordinate resources, and ensure documentation and systems are maintained to enable delivery.

Based at the Royce Institute with hybrid working (typically two days onsite), the role offers a dynamic, high-impact environment and opportunities to engage with internal teams and external partners.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills with a demonstrable ability to prioritise and manage conflicting priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build rapport and influence a range of stakeholders.
• Able to work independently using well developed initiative under minimal supervision, recognising when advice/input needs to be sought.
• Strong numeracy skills along with an understanding of budgeting and confidence in interpreting and presenting financial information.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, or substantial relevant experience, with English and Maths at GCSE standard or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Support tracking of high-volume research activity funded through the centre, working with internal and external staff to monitor project progress
• Actively participate in review meetings of projects, presenting information to the project team (including external partners) on project finances and progress against the project management plan and associated risks
• Provide non-financial project administration such as project files setup, formal acceptance, monitoring reporting requirements and project changes, in association with Research Support teams
• Lead and manage the information flow between PMO Operations team, DMEx partners and the rest of the University, and with external collaborators, responding to requests for information as required
• Collaborate with project personnel and external partners, overseeing support for resource planning, recruitment to the centre, organization of project events, meetings, and coordinating reporting activities with project members and partners

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal communication

Independent working

Numeracy skills

Degree-level education

Education

Degree or equivalent

GCSE English & Maths

Tools

Pure

Oracle

Job description

The University of Manchester is recruiting three PMO Project Coordinators to join the DMEx PMO and support a portfolio of defence materials research projects. You will help manage meetings, coordinate resources, and ensure documentation and systems are maintained to enable delivery.

Based at the Royce Institute with hybrid working (typically two days onsite), the role offers a dynamic, high-impact environment and opportunities to engage with internal teams and external partners.