Project Manager -University of Cambridge

Make a difference to people's futures. Make a difference to yours.

https://www.technojobs.co.uk/job/3269154/project-manager/

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

We are recruiting Project Managers who want to see their work making a difference to people's futures.? As part of a community of change leaders delivering strategic and tactical projects, you will be responsible for defining, shaping and coordinating people, process and technology change globally, improving access to education and life opportunities for millions of people.

We are a modern organisation with a proud legacy and a global reputation for excellence.? As one of the oldest established media organisations in the world we have been on a digital transformation journey and now are looking for people who can help us move beyond good to world-leading in the digital era.

We offer continuous learning opportunities including training, mentoring, coaching, communities of practice and the resources you need to grow your career in whichever direction you choose.? Whether you want to increase your expertise in a particular area or broaden your skills and experience across the business, we will support you.

The range of projects you could be working on is broad and could include:

• acquisition and integration of new businesses to grow our product offer
• implementing new technologies into the business to improve our ways of working, drive efficiency and enhance customer experience

• driving policy and process change to support new initiatives such as environmental sustainability
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About you

You will have experience managing multiple stakeholders and leading teams of both internal colleagues and external vendors through complex projects, often having to show initiative to implement solutions to issues that are raised.

You can take a brief for a business opportunity and turn it into a plan through robust engagement and analysis

You can design, develop and maintain reports and dashboards to share visibility of project performance against OKR's and/ or KPI's

You embrace good governance and communication to achieve successful outcomes

You have great people skills, can recognise the viewpoints of multiple stakeholders and identifying the best way forward

You are comfortable in accepting and providing challenge to senior colleagues to ensure the best outcome for your projects

You are proactive and highly motivated by your accountability to make change happen

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• Group personal pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Green travel schemes
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays