Project Manager - Emergency Communications (Part Time) (FM13281)

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution is seeking a part-time project management professional to enhance emergency communications. You will work to manage a diverse portfolio of plans and contribute to ensuring the safety of the community. The ideal candidate will have proven project management experience within large organisations and a user-centric approach to delivering complex solutions. This is a fixed-term role for 12 months, based on 0.4 FTE (2 days per week).

Benefits

Free counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts at Team Bath gym

Discounts on postgraduate tuition fees

Generous pension schemes

Annual leave with additional discretionary days

Personal and professional development opportunities

Free entry to local museums

Family-friendly workplace

Relocation allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in managing projects within a large organisation.
• Ability to achieve results for multiple workstreams.
• Experience with emergency communication systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify key deliverables and plan critical paths.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Work on digital and physical infrastructure solutions.
• Define success metrics and track delivery.

Skills

Project management

Organisational skills

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Job description

Work at the heart of a high‑profile emergency communications project, harnessing expertise from across our organisation. At the University of Bath, we are a thriving community of students, staff and visitors based across our Claverton campus, in the city and at satellite facilities across the region. Everyone has the right to feel safe, and we have a wide range of digital and physical systems to protect our community in the event of a major incident. We now have plans to enhance this even further, to help every member of our community stay safe with the right information at the right time. We are now seeking an outstanding part‑time project management professional to help realise this goal. Your tenacity, expertise and experience will inform and enable a highly skilled project team to develop effective solutions to a complex set of Emergency Communications requirements. You'll establish accountability and embed ownership to drive a diverse portfolio of plans through to successful delivery within a 12‑month timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Identifying key deliverables and planning critical paths to their achievement.
• Rapidly build good working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Understanding issues and risks and working with a diverse project team on digital and physical infrastructure solutions.
• Embedding a user‑centric approach while maintaining an awareness of the detailed technical nature of delivery.
• Defining success metrics, tracking delivery and reporting on outcomes.

Part‑time (0.4 FTE / 2 days per week) fixed‑term basis for 12 months.

Qualifications and skills

• Tenacity, personal drive and desire to achieve results.
• Experience of managing projects to deliver objectives within a large and complex organisation.
• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating emergency communication systems.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to achieve results for multiple, simultaneous workstreams with competing demands.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and adapt quickly to exploit opportunities within a dynamic organisational environment.

Benefits

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family‑friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and interest‑free loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses.

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