Project Delivery & Operations Officer (Maternity Cover)

Imperial Enterprise; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

43 days annual leave

Generous pension schemes

Flexible working policy

Generous family leave

On-site leisure facilities

Cycle-to-work scheme

Season ticket loan

Job summary

Imperial College London’s IDEA Lab is seeking a Project Delivery & Operations Officer to cover maternity leave. The role supports online, blended and on-campus programmes, coordinating projects and improving processes to keep work on track.

You will liaise with senior stakeholders, manage Asana tasks, and help maintain risk and issue logs while ensuring smooth operations across a dynamic team. This is a fixed-term, full-time post with hybrid working available.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven experience supporting the successful delivery of complex projects relating to online and blended learning.
• A thorough understanding of project management techniques, and familiarity with project management software such as Asana.
• Experience producing comprehensive reports for a variety of stakeholders, communicating complex information clearly and succinctly.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and the confidence to work with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent organisational, problem-solving and administrative skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced and dynamic team environment.
• Experience in higher education, familiarity with e-learning platforms (Canvas, Moodle or Blackboard) or a recognised project management qualification (PRINCE2, APM PMQ or PMP) would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating IDEA Lab projects from intake and scoping through to delivery and closure, keeping them on schedule and within scope and budget.
• Scheduling, coordinating and chairing stand-ups, kick-offs and project meetings, managing agendas, logistics and communications.
• Managing Asana to track progress and assign tasks, and training and supporting colleagues to use it effectively.
• Documenting and improving project processes to streamline workflows and strengthen the team’s operational maturity.
• Planning project resources and maintaining risk registers and issue logs, proposing mitigations where delivery is at risk.
• Acting as a liaison between team members, senior leaders and external partners, reporting clearly on project status, decisions and changes.

Skills

Project management

Asana

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Meeting coordination

Education

Degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Asana

Job description

Imperial College London’s IDEA Lab is seeking a Project Delivery & Operations Officer to cover maternity leave. The role supports online, blended and on-campus programmes, coordinating projects and improving processes to keep work on track.

You will liaise with senior stakeholders, manage Asana tasks, and help maintain risk and issue logs while ensuring smooth operations across a dynamic team. This is a fixed-term, full-time post with hybrid working available.