The role
Working closely with senior academic and education stakeholders, you will take ownership of coordinating the programme implementation plan, monitoring key milestones and managing the operational activity required to move the programme through approval, recruitment and launch.
Key responsibilities:
- Coordinate the programme implementation plan, ensuring key timelines, milestones and deliverables remain on track.
- Maintain project documentation, action logs, risk registers and milestone trackers.
- Identify and escalate project risks, issues, dependencies and delays.
- Coordinate activity across academic departments, central university teams and external stakeholders.
- Support programme governance and institutional approval processes, including the preparation of relevant documentation.
- Coordinate doctoral recruitment activity, including applications, interview panels, student selection and communications with prospective applicants.
- Support the coordination of supervisor project proposals, programme communications and wider launch-readiness activity.
About you:
- Demonstrable Higher Education experience is essential.
- Experience supporting the implementation or delivery of doctoral programmes is essential.
- Strong project or programme management experience within a university environment.
- Good understanding of programme governance, approvals, student recruitment and admissions processes.
- Confident working with senior academics and stakeholders across faculties, departments and central university functions.
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities, risks and deadlines in a complex environment.
Rate:
£58,000/year
Location:
London
IR35 Status:
Not specified
Remote Status:
Hybrid
Industry:
Project Management
Seniority Level:
Mid-Level