Strategic Projects Team Manager

Are you a talented and experienced Project or Programme Manager with the skills and experience to help us develop and deliver our ambitious vision for the future of healthcare education & research? 

Do you have experience of successfully delivering projects which enhance organisational effectiveness; involving people, structural and business change? 

Do you have good working knowledge of how equity, diversity and inclusion applies in the higher education or related sectors?

Are you interested in helping us develop our approach to embedding principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in strategic change? 

The Faculty Strategic Projects Team was brought together approximately 18 months ago to manage the portfolio of faculty strategic projects which will help enhance our offer to students, our workplaces, operating model and the culture of the faculty. The projects are typically complex, involving a variety of stakeholders and can involve people, structural and business change. This requires the team to use both project and change management methodologies depending on the needs of the project.  The Faculty has a strong commitment to embedding equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into all our business and across all our strategic goals. To deliver against the University’s EDI Implementation Plan and associated Key Performance Indicators, we are developing a more strategic, integrated approach to the development and delivery of our EDI projects and activities.

As Strategic Projects Team Manager you will manage the team of project and change managers delivering the faculty portfolio of strategic projects and initiatives. You will ensure effective management of the portfolio of strategic projects, setting standards and developing our approach and capabilities for project and change management. You may also lead individual projects. 

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 21.6% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!   

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Gill Booth, Faculty Operations Director

Email: [email protected]

Additional Information

University Values

All staff are expected to operate in line with the university’s values and standards, which work as an integral part of our strategy and set out the principles of how we work together. More information about the university’s strategy and values is available at https://www.leeds.ac.uk/about/doc/strategies-values  

Working at Leeds

We are a campus based community and regular interaction with campus is an expectation of all roles in line with academic and service needs and the requirements of the role.  We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements. To find out more about the benefits of working at the University and what it is like to live and work in the Leeds area visit our Working at Leeds information page. 

Location:  Leeds – Main Campus
Faculty/Service:  Faculty of Medicine & Health
School/Institute:  Medicine & Health Faculty Office
Section:  Faculty Dean’s Office
Category:  Professional & Managerial
Grade: 
Grade 8
Salary: 

£45,585 to £54,395
per annum
Post Type: 

Full Time
Contract Type:  Ongoing
Release Date:  Saturday 30 December 2023
Closing Date:  Tuesday 23 January 2024
Reference:  MHFAC1134
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