Project Manager
Salary: Competitive, depending on skills and experience
Job category/type: Fixed Term Contract, Full Time
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a new Project Manager (Sales Operations) to join our ONCAMPUS team.
As a Project Manager - Sales Operations, your primary responsibility will be to support ONCAMPUS Global Admissions and Sales Operations functions in delivering major business and IT projects.
With proven, strong engagement and stakeholder management skills in addition to strong project management experience, you will ensure individual projects are effectively managed to timely delivery at the right quality.
You will also act as a focus for identifying, planning and controlling the business working groups and work stream. This will require extensive liaison with our key IT and business stakeholders, assertiveness, visibility, leadership and influencing skills as well as a “can do” attitude.
This role requires a range of project management skills using one or more of the industry standard IT project management methodologies and experience of resource management and testing planning.
The role is on a full-time, fixed-term basis (maternity cover). The role is based in Cambridge under the Hybrid Working pattern with 2 days in the office.
Please note that interviews for shortlisted candidates and any potential job offers may be in place before the application end date. We recommend that, if interested in any of the roles, you apply as soon as possible.
Other key responsibilities:
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Work closely with the business to understand the structure, policies and operations of the organisation.
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Deliver formal project and process reviews.
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Ensure project documents are appropriate and complete; deliver requirements documentation and business process maps, creating requirements models using existing group standards and group approaches.
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Support and manage multiple concurrent projects while ensuring these are delivered to agreed time and quality standards. Examples of the project work include but not limited to: Microsoft Dynamics 365 - setting up new business unit and centre set up, and document associated business processes or Partner Porta/Microsoft Dynamics 365 user training and production of training materials
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Lead on scoping sessions and workshops with business stakeholders to understand business problems, opportunities and requirements.
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Work closely with business functions to identify project business requirements and deliverables, estimate, create and execute work plans and manage day to day project activities in conjunction with IT technical managers.
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Define and document project plans and scenarios for systems’ upgrade delivery; ensure project plans are understood and accepted by all teams involved in delivery.
Person Specification & experience we look for:
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A proven track record of CRM experience, preferably Microsoft Dynamics with exposure to the education sector.
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Ability to develop and adapt project management processes appropriate to the needs of the business.
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Experience with new system implementation in educational sector.
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Experience with leading on business testing activities, specifically user acceptance testing and E2E.
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Experience in creating training documentation and delivering training to business functions.
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Comfortable and effective with matrix management of small teams.
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Excellent client facing and influencing skills, politically astute.
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Experience of whole project lifecycle; able to operate from conceptual design stage to project delivery and closedown.
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Pragmatic and flexible in approach, with a focus on delivery while maintaining good working relationships.
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Excellent organisational and time management skills.
What does ONCAMPUS do?
ONCAMPUS teach pre-university programmes with opportunity for guaranteed progression to a wide range of undergraduate and Master’s degrees at leading universities in the U.K, and mainland Europe. Since 2008, ONCAMPUS has helped thousands of students progress to their chosen university. ONCAMPUS is part of Cambridge Education Group a global company with its headquarters in Cambridge, UK.
Why will you love working here?
Working with our ONCAMPUS team, you will have the opportunity to work with a team who have a shared focus of collaborating and improve the lives of learners. You will have the best of both worlds, the opportunity to grow personally whilst helping students develop.
Join a global education organisation that is respected for its successes and provides a friendly and supportive work environment to its diverse range of colleagues. Cambridge Education Group’s flexible and fast-paced experts help learners around the world to Achieve More.
Benefits
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Private Medical Insurance
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Life Assurance cover
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Perkbox (includes hundreds of discounts)
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Salary sacrifice car leasing Scheme from Tusker
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Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work scheme
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Salary sacrifice Technology Purchasing Scheme
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – giving caring and compassionate support to all staff, as well as dedicated Mental Health & Wellness Champions
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Discounted rates on Master’s degrees with CEG Digital Partner Universities (25% off)
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Social committee – who organise social events across the Company
Pension – Royal London salary sacrifice pension scheme currently 5% employee minimum contribution and 3% CEG employer contributions.
Holiday – Enhanced holiday of 25 days plus U.K bank Holidays.
Closing Date 16 August 2024
Project Manager