Project Manager, TNE

The PIE Partnership; Southampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southampton is seeking an organised and collaborative Project Manager to help coordinate the TNE Growth Programme, contributing to international partnerships and new models of global delivery.

You will work with the Director of TNE and a broad range of Faculties and Professional Services to develop and maintain programme plans, monitor milestones, and coordinate activity across multiple workstreams while ensuring effective governance and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Project or programme management experience gained through substantial work experience and/or relevant training or qualifications.
• Ability to translate plans into action and manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Clear communication and strong collaboration skills; comfortable with limited supervision in a matrix environment.
• Cross-cultural awareness; knowledge of international higher education or TNE would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain programme plans and milestone trackers.
• Coordinate activity across multiple workstreams and governance forums.
• Maintain risk, assurance and dependency logs; support governance through papers and reports.
• Coordinate due diligence, partner workshops and senior briefings with internal and external stakeholders.

Job description

The University of Southampton is a world-leading, research-intensive university, recognised globally for excellence, innovation and enterprise. Transnational Education (TNE) is central to our international ambitions and we are seeking an organised and collaborative Project Manager to help coordinate the University’s TNE Growth Programme. This is an opportunity to contribute to strategically important international education partnerships and new models of global delivery.

Working as part of a lean, agile team, you will work closely with the Director of TNE and a broad reach of Faculties and Professional Services. You will develop and maintain programme plans, monitor progress against milestones, coordinate activity across multiple workstreams, and maintain clear risk, assurance and dependency logs. You will support effective governance through high-quality papers and reports, coordinate programme boards, steering groups and partner workshops, and ensure agreed actions and improvements are followed through. You will also undertake research and horizon scanning, contribute to business cases and senior briefings, coordinate due diligence activity, and build effective relationships with internal stakeholders, international partners, consultants and regulatory bodies.

You will bring practical project or programme management experience, gained through substantial work experience and/or relevant training or qualifications. You will be able to translate plans into action, manage competing priorities and deadlines, and maintain accuracy across complex and interdependent activity. Clear communication, strong collaboration skills and the confidence to work with limited supervision in a matrix environment are essential, together with cross-cultural awareness. Knowledge of international higher education or TNE would be an advantage.

What we can offer you

Working at the University of Southampton gives you access to a wide range of benefits in addition to our competitive rates of pay. Our core benefits include pension scheme membership; a generous annual leave allowance (supplemented by University closure days and public holidays) and excellent family leave arrangements (including maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave). All our benefits can be viewed here: Benefits Explained website.