Project Officer

This is a fixed term contract from May 2023 - April - 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Coventry University Group and make a significant contribution to our strategic direction.

As a member of the Business Resilience and Transformation Office, you will work on strategic transformation projects that impact Coventry University Group within the UK and Internationally.

As the role of a Project Officer, you will provide support to projects and work-streams across the Group, working collaboratively and under supervision, to manage effective delivery of strategic transformation projects.

You will demonstrate a flexible approach to accommodate the need to manage multiple tasks and project elements within competing, time-pressured deadlines to ensure the effective performance of strategic transformation projects.

The strategic transformation projects are in support of and aligned with our 2030 Group Strategy. Our 2030 Strategy continues our drive to provide a high-quality, inclusive, and empowering global education to anyone who can benefit from it. It maintains our belief that, through education, people are empowered to grow and advance in society. With the ever-changing needs and aspirations of our communities, it sets out the need for a continued focus on innovation, transformation, and sustainable investment to deliver high-quality teaching, learning, research and innovation.

This role will be based at our Coventry Campus and incorporate agile working both on-site and location independent working.

The Business Resilience and Transformation Office (BRT) is a key professional service delivering professional, dedicated project management, change management and continuous improvement capability and assurance to support effective and efficient project delivery across the Group. Do you have exceptional project and change management experience and want to join our expanding team?

You will work closely with colleagues from across the Group and project sponsors from our senior management team. It is anticipated that you will provide project and change management expertise to transformational projects across the Group, so an understanding of higher education would be highly beneficial. Our project portfolio is diverse and challenging, so if you are up for the challenge?

Benefits

The Coventry University Group will provide support to you in your career and working environment. Whether you're relocating to work with us or just want to speak to other like-minded people, we've developed a support network for you.

As well as a competitive salary we have a range of impressive benefits some of which are: pension schemes, generous holiday allowances, flexible working, a childcare vouchers scheme, personal and professional development, employee networks and discounted membership to the Group’s bespoke £4m sport and recreation centre where they offer a physiotherapy service for all staff.