Aqa

Education

ProjectManager

£54–61k Manchester, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“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.

Education
Problems you'll solve

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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