About the role

The role involves managing the definition and delivery of strategic IT projects, ensuring they meet agreed parameters for scope, time, cost, and quality. The project manager will also oversee service design and transition processes while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders and project teams.

What they look for

Project management IT infrastructure Stakeholder management Service design Risk management Change control Strategic planning Communication Reporting Resource management

Requirements

Applicants must be current redeployees at City St George's to be considered for this position. Candidates are expected to demonstrate how they meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification through their CV and cover letter.

Benefits

Pension scheme Staff training and development

Full description

Please note: This role is only open to redeployees at City St George's. Applications from individuals who are not redeployees will not be considered at this time.

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to RecruitmentCoordinators@citystgeorges.ac.uk with the job title and reference number, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

** Background

The IT Project Management team at City is responsible for delivering a portfolio of IT initiatives, including strategic programmes, technology infrastructure change projects including upgrades, enhancements to existing services, and implementation of new services. The team work closely with technical and architecture teams, and stakeholders from across the university, to ensure projects within the IT portfolio are delivered on time, cost and to relevant quality standards. The role holder will be responsible for the definition and delivery of IT projects within agreed parameters of scope, time, cost, and quality. The post will be part of the IT Project Management team.

** Responsibilities The purpose of the role is to:

Manage the definition and delivery of projects as allocated, typically strategic in nature, in support of the lifecycle of existing IT services and infrastructure, or that introduce new IT services.

Ensure the defined service design and transition processes are followed when introducing, enhancing, or decommissioning IT services.

Deliver effective communication and reporting of progress, maintaining a clear record of control parameters including decisions, costs, time, resourcing, and changes to scope etc.

Monitor, control, and report on the delivery progress against the defined plan, identifying and managing risks and opportunities to keep the work on track, controlling changes to baseline plans where needed, following the relevant change control processes.

Identify and engage stakeholders and project team members appropriately, with responsibilities and resource requirements clearly defined and agreed.

Manage stakeholder expectations through effective communication and engagement.

** Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 16 August at 11:59pm

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

The University of business, practice and the professions

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.