Project Manager

Our client a London University is seeking a Project Manager for an 18 month fixed term contract, based in their Central London site. This role dose come with a hybrid working.

Main Responsibilities

• Proactively manage and oversee the implementation of complex CRM systems, such as Salesforce, working with colleagues across the institution to ensure timely and accurate delivery of outputs.
• Provide high quality project, secretariat, and administrative support. This includes leading the meeting agenda and formal note taking of meetings as required, as well as, capturing ownership or delegation of actions.
• Develop and maintain appropriate project documentation including responsibility matrix, objectives, scope, business case proposals, project charters, workstream plans, risk & issues logs, stakeholder & communications plans, lessons learnt, closure reports, approved budget including POs and invoices and so forth.
• Coordinate the development and continuous delivery of project communication.
• Coordinate complex schedules and diaries to organise workshops, project meetings or executive meetings in a timely manner.
• Consistently relay the status of risks and issues to stakeholders and sponsors, delivering updates with transparency and clarity. Take an active leadership role in guiding the team through the process of identifying and implementing effective solutions.
• Analyse datasets and complex information to produce reports or presentations as required.
• Build and maintain effective and productive working relationships with colleagues, clients and third parties and support the University’s values.

Desired Experience:

• project management qualification.
• Experience of supporting strategic and cross-institutional projects from creation through to delivery including developing a project plan, setting milestones, managing timelines, allocating resources and ownership, and monitoring progress.
• Experience using platforms such as Jira, Confluence and SharePoint or a similar set of supporting software.
• Experience of CRM or a similar software: functionalities, concepts, and best practices in order to understand the complexities and intricacies of the implementation process.
• Experience with Salesforce.
• Experience in managing a project which included systems integrations (either via API or another method), data migration and systems customisations (e.g., managing backlog).
• Experience of coordinating projects within Higher Education, Public or Private Sector.

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear IT Recruitment Limited.

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