Student Records Systems Transformation Programme Manager NU8026

Newman University; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Newman University in Birmingham is initiating a major transformation of its Student Records System as part of its Our Be More: Our Future vision. The role leads the multi-year SRS Transformation Programme, working with the University Secretary and Chief Strategy Officer to build the core team, governance and infrastructure needed to deliver lasting change across the student lifecycle.

You will guide process redesign, data governance improvements, system stabilisation, and the selection and

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-year SRS transformation programmes in higher education
• Proven ability to align IT transformations with academic and administrative goals
• Strong stakeholder management across senior leaders and SMEs

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the overall SRS Transformation programme and project plans, aligning timelines, milestones, resources and interdependencies.
• Establish and lead the core programme team, governance, reporting and assurance.
• Identify and manage programme risks, budgets, resources, dependencies and milestones.
• Oversee multiple projects and technical workstreams within the transformation.
• Support business case development, including quantifying benefits and selecting future solutions.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and change readiness across the University.
• Lead assurance activities and gateway reviews to ensure strategic alignment.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Governance

Change management

Job description

Birmingham Newman University is embarking on an exciting period of transformation through its new Be More: Our Future, Our Birmingham Newman Vision and Strategy, which sets out an ambitious roadmap achieving the best outcomes for our students, growing the University in a sustainable way, and extending our distinctive contribution our students make to our communities and societies. One of its key strategic priorities is transforming systems and ways of working. The transformation of the University's Student Records System (SRS) is central to this - creating modern, efficient and integrated processes that support the entire student lifecycle. We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Student Records System Transformation Programme Manager to lead this flagship transformation programme and help deliver lasting change across the institution.

About the Role

You will provide strategic leadership for the University's multi-year SRS Transformation Programme and will work with the University Secretary and Chief Strategy Officer to build the core transformation team and related infrastructure, and inspire the critical engagement of colleagues across the University. The programme encompasses student lifecycle process redesign, data quality and governance improvements, stabilisation of existing systems, and the selection and implementation of a future student records platform.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and manage the overall SRS Transformation programme and project plans, aligning timelines, milestones, resources, and interdependencies to deliver the programme's strategic outcomes and benefits.

Establish and lead the core programme team, robust programme governance, reporting and assurance arrangements.

Proactively identify, assess and manage programme-level risks, budgets, resources, dependencies and milestones.

Provide oversight of multiple projects and technical workstreams.

Support business case development, including quantifying benefit realisation and selection of the future technological solution.

Drive stakeholder engagement, communications, change readiness and benefits realisation in collaboration with a range of stakeholders and SMEs.

Lead programme assurance and gateway reviews to ensure quality and strategic alignment.

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Student Records Systems Transformation Programme Manager NU8026

Company: Newman University Hours: Full-time Location: Birmingham, B32 3NT Working pattern: On-site Job type: Temporary Posting date: 13 Oct 2026 Closing date: 11 Nov 2026

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