Senior Project Manager, University Strategy Development Ref 21900

Division: Operations and Strategic Planning
Hours: Full Time. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need), but with the understanding that full time hours must be worked
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Contract: fixed term until December 2024  
Reference: 21900
Salary: starting at £44,263 to £54,395 per annum, pro-rata if part time.
Placed on: 16 October 2023
Closing date: 06 November 2023.Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date:  To be confirmed.
Expected start date: To be confirmed.

Job description

This vacancy is only open to those currently employed by the University of Sussex  as a secondment opportunity (Including those employed through Reed, Chartwells, and SEF).

About the role

You will support the Director of Strategy and Planning, working closely with the VC and Strategy Leadership Team to ensure that our new strategy is developed and delivered to agreed timescales and will extensive engagement, this includes monitoring progress and risks and taking action or making recommendations to ensure work remains on track.

About you

You will need to have had experience of managing a project or programme that involved working with senior leaders. You must be highly organised, and able to prioritise, and execute tasks in an environment with competing demands.  The Strategy development work is complex and multi-faceted so you will need to be a confident communicator, with exceptional organisational skills.

About our Division

The University Operations and Planning team are a small and friendly team made up of staff who work with, manage, and analyse Data. The work undertaken plays an important role in defining how we reach our strategic goals and monitoring our progress on this journey.

Why work here…

Our University is situated just off of the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are easily accessible by public transport; a 5-minute walk from the train station and bus stops within the campus. We have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to cycle to work with our offering of a cycle to work scheme. 

Sussex is a renowned, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are Faculty, Student, or a member of a Professional Services Team, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

The benefits that you will receive from day one:

  • Generous pension scheme.
  • Life insurance of up to 3 times your annual salary for any pension-enrolled employees.
  • Purchase additional Annual Leave though our Scheme for a great home and work life balance
  • Discounts of public transport, Cycle to work Scheme, and special rates in hotels in Brighton and the Sussex region.
  •  Discounts on high-street shops through our Rewards partner, along with a Cash back Health Plan.
  • Considerable discount on our on-site Gym Facilities because we care about our employees’ Health and Wellbeing.

Please contact Kay Jones, kay.e.jones@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy,  Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.

Download Job Description and further specification 21900 [PDF 225.79KB]

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK. 

 

How to apply

Download our professional services application form and Personal Details and Equal Opportunities Form and fill in all sections.

You must email your completed application, and personal details and equal opportunities form, to jobapps@sussex.ac.uk

You should attach your application form and all documents to the email in PDF format (we are unable to accept applications as google.docs or .pages) and use the format job reference number / job title / your name in the subject line.

You can also send your application by post to Human Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH.

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