Aqa
Education
ProjectManager
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“Project Manager at Aqa. Skills: Project delivery, Stakeholder management, Change management. Lead project delivery end to end. Ensure milestones are achieved”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver projects on time; Deliver projects to quality; Deliver projects with clear impact; Improve systems; Improve services; Support fair assessment; Support accessible assessment
Industry & Context.
Analyse information; Make decisions; Manage competing priorities
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12 Month Fixed Term Contract, Experience delivering technology projects, Experience delivering business change projects
Nice to Have
Experience with senior stakeholders, Experience building effective relationships
What You'll Do.
Lead project delivery end to end
Ensure milestones are achieved
Deliver project outcomes
Keep stakeholders aligned
Keep stakeholders informed
Drive progress across teams
Hold delivery to agreed plans
Manage and deliver projects
Ensure delivery meeting time
Ensure delivery meeting cost
Ensure delivery meeting quality
Influence and build relationships
Ensure engagement and support
Undertake other responsibilities
Ensure sound financial management
Ensure robust asset base
Ensure project plans align with capacity plans
Ensure resources are available
Ensure projects delivered within budgets
Articulate project outputs
Articulate project outcomes
Manage progress to achievement
Produce business cases
Produce project plans
Facilitate understanding
Facilitate decision making
Develop supporting products
Plan project lifecycle
Approve migration from initiation
Embed within delivery teams
Identify issues early
Take corrective action
Recommend mitigation activity
Support process review
Support continuous improvement
Ensure AQA is legally compliant
Apply legislative requirements
Motivate project teams
Deliver support to teams
Drive effective working across Operations
Ensure consistent objectives
Ensure consistent actions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Across IT and business teams; Across IT and operational teams; With a wide range of people; With senior stakeholders; Internal and external stakeholders; Operations Leadership Team; Operations Management Team; Chief Operating Office; Assessment Directorate; Risk and Compliance Directorate; Third party consultants; Third party suppliers
Communication Scope
Influence; Provide constructive challenge
Process & Methodology
Project delivery, Risk management, Issue management, Dependency management, Project planning, Business cases, PIDs, Project lifecycle planning
Full Job Description
**At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it’s our people who make this happen.** **Job title: Project Manager** **Contract type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract** **Location: Manchester** **Salary: 54,300 to 60,700** **Working Arrangements: Hybrid working – 2 days a week in office** Do you want to lead technology projects that improve how learners experience education and assessment? As our Project Manager you’ll play a key role in driving change that supports colleagues and improves outcomes for learners. You’ll lead the delivery of technology-enabled projects across AQA, working across IT and business teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, to the right quality and with clear impact. Your work will help improve systems and services that support fair and accessible assessment for learners of all abilities. **In this role, you 'll be responsible for:** * Leading project delivery end to end, ensuring milestones are achieved and outcomes are delivered * Managing risks, issues and dependencies while keeping stakeholders aligned and informed * Working across IT and operational teams to drive progress and hold delivery to agreed plans **You will thrive if you:** * Are confident leading change and working with a wide range of people across an organisation * Have experience delivering technology or business change projects * Bring communication skills with the ability to influence and provide constructive challenge * Are confident working with senior stakeholders and building effective relationships * Can analyse information and make decisions in complex situations * Have a resilient and a calm approach when managing competing priorities **What’s in it for you** You will have the opportunity to deliver meaningful change and grow your experience in a supportive environment. * Work on projects that have a real impact
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