Business Project Manager

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

Salary from £52,806 to £60,705 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £67,357 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a fixed term appointment for 15 months

LSE is a global community of people and ideas in the heart of central London. We’re a specialist social sciences university, ranked third in the world in the QS subject rankings 2022 and as the top university in London in the Complete University Guide 2023.

The Business Improvement Unit (BIU) specialises in delivering a range of business change projects and programmes across the LSE. We aim to simplify the change process and guarantee the success of initiatives by providing expert project and programme management. Our goal is to deliver tangible business outcomes and benefits for the School.

The successful candidates will:

• Have significant experience in Project Management, leading and directing productive, cross functional teams and managing stakeholders at senior management level.
• Have sufficient knowledge, experience and understanding of information systems and technology to be able to manage change projects which will be enabled by these capabilities.
• Have experience of providing leadership and direction to project teams, demonstrating an ability to motivate with a clear vision of what is to be achieved.
• Be ready to challenge the status quo and proactively identify and solve problems.
• Be able to lead, work with and support people in a complex change environment.

The successful candidate may be required to manage more than one project concurrently.

LSE is a campus-based university and staff are expected to attend the London campus in fulfilling their role. For this particular role, we can accept applications from all parts of the UK, provided the applicant is able to travel periodically to the London campus.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

 If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email the Head of Projects & Programmes, Carl Ayers (C.Ayers@lse.ac.uk) 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 27 December 2024 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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