Senior Programme Manager - Higher Ed Collaboration

Edinburgh Napier University; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Edinburgh Napier University is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead a 24-month fixed-term transformation across Scotland's Tertiary Education sector. You will drive delivery across multiple work packages, manage governance, risks and budgets, and engage senior stakeholders to deliver strategic outcomes.

Working with senior leaders across institutions, you will recruit and onboard the programme team, report on progress and build a proactive, high-performing culture.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex multi-stakeholder programmes.
• Strong governance, risk and financial oversight capabilities.
• Ability to work with senior leaders across institutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across multiple work packages.
• Oversee governance, reporting, risk and dependency management.
• Lead budgeting, recruitment onboarding and team development.
• Foster collaboration across partner institutions and stakeholders.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Governance & reporting

Job description

Edinburgh Napier University is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead a 24-month fixed-term transformation across Scotland's Tertiary Education sector. You will drive delivery across multiple work packages, manage governance, risks and budgets, and engage senior stakeholders to deliver strategic outcomes.

Working with senior leaders across institutions, you will recruit and onboard the programme team, report on progress and build a proactive, high-performing culture.