Project Manager

MLC Partners; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

MLC Partners are supporting a leading Higher Education institution to recruit an interim Project Manager to support the implementation and launch of a new doctoral programme. The role requires hands-on coordination of the programme implementation plan across academic, operational and central university teams.

You will work closely with senior academic and education stakeholders to manage milestones, approvals, recruitment and launch-readiness activities, with a strong emphasis on governance and

Qualifications

• Higher Education experience is essential.
• Experience supporting the implementation or delivery of doctoral programmes is essential.
• Strong project or programme management experience within a university environment.
• Good understanding of programme governance, approvals, student recruitment and admissions processes.
• Confident working with senior academics and stakeholders across faculties, departments and central university functions.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities, risks and deadlines in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the programme implementation plan, ensuring key timelines, milestones and deliverables remain on track.
• Maintain project documentation, action logs, risk registers and milestone trackers.
• Identify and escalation project risks, issues, dependencies and delays.
• Coordinate activity across academic departments, central university teams and external stakeholders.
• Support programme governance and institutional approval processes, including the preparation of relevant documentation.
• Coordinate doctoral recruitment activity, including applications, interview panels, student selection and communications with prospective applicants.
• Support the coordination of supervisor project proposals, programme communications and wider launch-readiness activity.

Skills

Higher Education experience

Doctoral programmes

Project management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Organisational skills

Job description

Project Manager

Location: London / Hybrid (100% on-site to start then scope for flexibility once settled in)

Contract: 3–6 months (scope to extend)

Salary: Circa £50,000–£55,000 salary equivalent

MLC Partners are delighted to be supporting a leading Higher Education institution to recruit an interim Project Manager to support the implementation and launch of a new doctoral programme. This is a hands‑on role requiring someone with strong Higher Education experience who can bring together academic, operational and central university teams to ensure the programme is operationally ready for recruitment and launch.

The Role

Working closely with senior academic and education stakeholders, you will take ownership of coordinating the programme implementation plan, monitoring key milestones and managing the operational activity required to move the programme through approval, recruitment and launch.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the programme implementation plan, ensuring key timelines, milestones and deliverables remain on track.


• Maintain project documentation, action logs, risk registers and milestone trackers.


• Identify and escalation project risks, issues, dependencies and delays.


• Coordinate activity across academic departments, central university teams and external stakeholders.


• Support programme governance and institutional approval processes, including the preparation of relevant documentation.


• Coordinate doctoral recruitment activity, including applications, interview panels, student selection and communications with prospective applicants.


• Support the coordination of supervisor project proposals, programme communications and wider launch-readiness activity.

About You:

• Demonstrable Higher Education experience is essential.


• Experience supporting the implementation or delivery of doctoral programmes is essential


• Strong project or programme management experience within a university environment.


• Good understanding of programme governance, approvals, student recruitment and admissions processes.


• Confident working with senior academics and stakeholders across faculties, departments and central university functions.


• Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities, risks and deadlines in a complex environment.

Applications are under constant review, with my client seeking the right candidate to start as soon as possible. Reach out to Briar at MLC Partners for more information.