BSol ARC Project Manager

Employer Description

At the heart of our Strategy for 2030 and Beyond, it is our mission to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.

Located in the centre of the UK’s second city, we are a university with a long heritage of innovation and of making, dating back to our origins in 1843 when we were founded as the Birmingham Government School of Design.

Job Description

The full-time starting salary is normally £39,036.00 per annum, with progression available in post to £42,430.00 per annum.

Grade: MA1

Interview Date: Friday 13 December 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ARC Project Manager to work with the 5 Birmingham and Solihull (BSol) Universities and 6 participating NHS Trusts to ensure the required clinical placement capacity and experience for all their student nurses and midwives.

About the Role:

The post will be based at Birmingham City University and will work with the other 4 University providers of nursing and midwifery education and across the 5 local NHS Trusts in this area providing comprehensive project management to ensure a fair share allocation of students that provides them with an excellent clinical learning experience.  

Main Responsibilities:

The role will be responsible for re-designing and co-ordinating the overall fair share model to support fair and equitable student allocation across the organisations that are covered as part of the BSol Education Partnership Agreement. 

The post holder will provide comprehensive project and change management for the fair share allocation of students across Birmingham and Solihull and identify areas for development within the Placement Management system (ARC) that relate directly to the effective allocation of students across BSol working with the ARC systems team to implement effectively. 

Design and deliver a comprehensive training plan for internal and external stakeholders to maintain and enhance engagement with placement systems.

Key Requirements: 

You will be required to demonstrate evidence of:

• Educated to degree or equivalent qualification or significant relevant work experience.
• Experience in IT Project Management, ideally in a Higher Education setting
• Experience in proactively working within teams to improve service delivery
• Interpreting and disseminating data in the context of resource planning and management.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and confidently with staff at a senior level
• Work to tight deadlines and work without detailed supervision

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Job Description 

The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so, and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly.