Part Time Project Manager:

Overview of the role

Reporting directly into the Chief Executive Officer, working closely alongside the senior researcher and managing four or five researchers, you will be primarily managing the delivery of our ‘Promoting Professionalism’ project using project management methodology, as well as supporting other research activities.

Typical responsibilities

  1. Preparing and maintaining schedules for project activities and events, taking account of dependencies and resource requirements
  1. Managing stakeholders in conjunction with the CEO (primarily a steering group of 12 project funders), taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests
  1. Supporting collaborative team work, empowering and inspiring others to deliver successful projects
  1. Dealing with any team issues and ensuring the CEO is informed of serious issues
  1. Preparing and maintaining definitions of the requirements of projects
  1. Determining the best means of satisfying requirements within the context of project objectives and constraints i.e. developing solutions
  1. Developing, implementing and updating resource allocation plans (other than finance) needed for projects, taking account of availabilities and scheduling
  1. Ensuring the project proceeds in a timely fashion and within budget
  1. Identify and monitor project risks (threats and opportunities), planning and implementingresponses to them and responding to other issues that affect projects
  1. Developing, maintaining and applying quality management processes for project activities and outputs, including insights into best practice for project management
  1. Consolidating and documenting the fundamental components of projects (scope, schedule, resource requirements, budgets, risks, opportunities and issues, and quality requirements)
  1. Establishing and maintaining governance arrangements for the delivery of project components in conjunction with the project steering group: defining clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities, that align with organisational practice

Key Attributes and Experience:

The successful candidate will have experience of:

  1. Project management
  2. Team management
  3. Leadership
  4. Solutions focused approaches
  5. Schedule and time management
  6. Resource management
  7. Risk, opportunity and issue management
  8. Budgeting and cost control
  9. Consolidated planning
  10. Stakeholder relations
  11. Capability development
  12. Ethics, compliance and professionalism