Portfolio Planning and Risk Management Officer

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

The University is embarking on a new and ambitious strategic plan and the Transformation Office is responsible for driving complex change initiatives that will have a profound impact on both University operations and ways of working.

As the Portfolio Planning and Risk Management Officer, you will play a key role in supporting senior leaders across the University in the delivery of a transformational change portfolio.

Working as an integral member of the Transformation Office’s Delivery Assurance Team, you will use your extensive knowledge and experience of planning and risk management principles to lead on the development of the centre of excellence provision in these areas. This will involve defining and implementing a framework tailored to requirements, providing specialist advice and consultancy support to ensure consistency of adoption and assuring the ongoing adherence across all change programmes.

You will provide scrutiny and positive challenge across key initiatives, dealing with complex information, to ensure that agreed methods, processes and tools are consistently applied and tailored where appropriate.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

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 14.5% of salary.
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• 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.
• 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:

Alexandra Barraclough, Delivery Assurance Lead

Email: a.barraclough@leeds.ac.uk

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