Project Manager
Posted 1 day ago by Reed Technology
£480 Per day
Inside
Onsite
Manchester, UK
Summary: The role of Project Manager involves leading the rollout of Microsoft Copilot licences across a higher education institution in Manchester. This high-profile initiative aims to enhance responsible AI adoption and equip graduates with essential future workplace skills. The position requires managing a complex change programme that impacts various business sectors and ensuring effective user adoption. The Project Manager will oversee the end-to-end delivery while coordinating with multiple stakeholders and ensuring governance and risk management are prioritized.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the rollout of Microsoft Copilot licences to members involved in the organisation.
- Ensuring appropriate controls, safeguards and governance are in place for the responsible use of AI.
- Coordinating training, communications and user support to drive safe, effective and confident adoption at scale.
- Working with senior stakeholders to manage risks, dependencies and delivery milestones.
- Leading delivery in a complex, federated organisation with diverse user needs.
Key Skills:
- Project management including definition, planning, risk and issue management, change control, resource management and reporting.
- Strong track record of delivering projects in a complex governance environment.
- Stakeholder management of senior stakeholders.
- The ability to do analysis of complex problems and formulation of innovative, simple and effective solutions.
- Any qualifications such as PRINCE2, Change Management, Project Management would be welcome.
Salary (Rate): £480 per day
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
- Project Manager
- Manchester - 2 days a week on-site
- £450 - £480 per day inside IR35
Our client in Manchester is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a landmark, first-of-its-kind initiative: the rollout of Microsoft Copilot licences across the business. Planned for delivery over 6-9 months in 2026, this programme will place the organisation at the forefront of responsible AI adoption in higher education and play a central role in equipping our graduates with the skills required for the future workplace.
This is a high-profile, complex change programme that will touch every part of the business. The Project Manager will lead the end-to-end delivery of the rollout, working across technology, information security, legal, academic, professional services and student communities. The role combines large-scale digital deployment with strong governance, risk management, and a major user enablement and adoption agenda.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading the rollout of Microsoft Copilot licences to members involved in the organisation.
- Ensuring appropriate controls, safeguards and governance are in place for the responsible use of AI.
- Coordinating training, communications and user support to drive safe, effective and confident adoption at scale.
- Working with senior stakeholders to manage risks, dependencies and delivery milestones.
- Leading delivery in a complex, federated organisation with diverse user needs.
Essential skills and criteria:
- Project management including definition, planning, risk and issue management, change control, resource management and reporting
- Strong track record of delivering projects in a complex governance environment
- Stakeholder management of senior stakeholders
- The ability to do analysis of complex problems and formulation of innovative, simple and effective solutions
- Any qualifications such as PRINCE2, Change Management, Project Management would be welcome
