Project Manager (x 2)

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We are the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), an independent and authoritative body that safeguards the quality and academic standards of UK higher education.

We are looking for two PRINCE2 qualified Project Managers to join our Portfolio Management Office (PMO).

In this role you will work closely with internal sponsors and stakeholders to shape and steer the delivery of business change initiatives coming from the organisation’s project portfolio. Your experience and enthusiasm will also help us grow and strengthen our PMO function to build a culture of sound project and programme management practice across the organisation.

Your projects at QAA will have significant business impact and are likely to be complex and involve cross-agency working. You will work with the business exploring and prioritising requirements, and tracking solutions development to ensure that outputs are delivered to agreed costs and timescales. You must be able to matrix manage small, high performing teams of business and solution specialists delivering change through the creation and embedding of bespoke IT solutions.

In return you will benefit from an attractive range of benefits including a defined benefit pension scheme (USS), flexible working options, 28 days holiday and additional closure days around Christmas and Easter.

If you would like an informal conversation about the post you can contact Matthew Yarsley

Due to the location of our head office in Gloucester within 15 minutes of the M5, this is commutable from Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham and Swindon.

The closing date for applications is Monday 9 March 2015 at 12 noon.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 24th March.

No CVs and no recruitment agencies. The contact details on this advert are for applicants only.

QAA welcomes applications from people in all sections of the community and values diversity.

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

Southgate House, Southgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1UB

Registered charity numbers 1062746 and SC03778

Fixed Term until December 2016

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