Strategic Projects Manager (Education)

The role  

The Strategic Projects Manager (Education) position is an exciting new role within the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care (NMPC), King’s College London. The postholder will be responsible for the management, implementation and delivery of strategic and process improvement projects in support of our Education strategy, with a focus on our undergraduate pre-registration nursing and midwifery students.  

This post would suit somebody who has experience of managing strategic projects within Higher Education and / or has experience of managing education focused projects in a programme or project management capacity. The postholder will have a strong commitment to excellence in working with a diverse student population, excellent communication skills, will be a good listener who works well with people from different disciplines, and someone with a passion for bringing people together to create positive change. Working at a fast pace, you will have the ability to work independently with effective oversight and prioritisation and have excellent attention to detail. This role suits a self-starter who can take ownership of project delivery and has the ability to see the “bigger picture” and how the various projects will interconnect and influence each other to achieve the Faculty’s aim of supporting every student’s success.

This role sits with the Faculty’s Business Support team which provides strategic support to the Faculty’s leadership and will report to the Director of Operations, working closely with the Vice Dean (Education). 

This is currently a hybrid working role where the role holder will spend part of their working week on campus and part of the week working remotely 

Why choose us

King’s College London is a leading University with nine Faculties. For the last three years, King’s has been number 2 in the world and number 1 in Europe for Nursing (QS world rankings). King’s produces more highly cited research outputs (top 1% citations) on palliative care than any other centre internationally (SciVal). 

It includes the  Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams. 

Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes. King’s is the largest provider of health care education in Europe. Our applied clinical and health research transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients and those important to them, wherever they are cared for. 

We are committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce, and therefore we encourage applications from all groups. This includes from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic groups, the LGBTQI+ community, those who are neurodiverse and those with a disability. 

King’s considers the professional and personal development of our staff a priority and we offer an inspiring range of opportunities for training and promotion. Our Organisational Development team provide in-house and bespoke learning. 

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract. 

This is a full-time post – 100% full time equivalent. 

Key responsibilities

•      Developing robust project structures and plans, which may include multiple workstreams and draw in a significant number of colleagues  

•      Developing and putting in place suitable project monitoring and reporting 

•      Using expertise and knowledge of change management best practice to embed effective change approaches into projects 

•      Taking responsibility for delivery of project/programme outcomes 

•      Ensuring effective strategic communications around the project/programme 

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.  

Essential criteria  

1.    Educated to degree level or equivalent 

2.    Have delivered successful implementation and/or transformation projects of commensurate scale and complexity, that have delivered lasting benefits 

3.    Wide experience of successfully drawing on your programme and/or project toolkit to bring structure and good control to projects 

4.    Strong analysis and organisational skills, able to provide actionable insight that helps inform decisions and plans 

5.    Understanding of Continuous Improvement and process improvement methodology and application 

6.    Understanding of whole system change and operating model design and development  

7.    Confident working in multidisciplinary teams, and building strong working relationships to drive effective outcomes 

8.    Excellent written, PowerPoint and verbal communication skills 

9.    Adept at engaging with sponsors and stakeholders, including with senior colleagues and externals, adapting message, style and manner as needed 

10. Flexible, emotionally intelligent and comfortable with ambiguity 

11. Demonstrable evidence of ability to motivate others and take them on a common journey  

Desirable criteria

1.       Experience within the Higher Education sector or adjacent/similar sector and understanding of the strategic context we operate in 

2.       A recognised qualification in project management 

3.       A good understanding of the breadth of the Faculty 

4.       Understanding of programme administration in higher education 

5.       Knowledge and understanding of issues facing students and experience of managing enhancements to the student experience in response to student surveys such as the National Student Survey (NSS)