Strategic Projects & Change Manager

### Description

We are currently seeking a Strategic Projects & Change Manager, who will play a key role in managing and facilitating change projects, new ways of working, and process improvements across the university.

You will also support the wider remits of the Strategic Projects & Change Unit, which will have a focus of supporting the Academic Schools and ensuring sustainable Portfolio Development, as a key priority within the University’s Strategy 2035

### About the Role

Within the role you will provide strategic support to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic and Heads of Schools in delivering key project and change initiatives across the University.

Responsibilities will include reviewing, developing and integrating university-wide portfolio development processes and reporting, alongside leading communication and stakeholder engagement for portfolio development and strategic initiatives within Research and Knowledge Exchange.

You will also support relevant senior governance groups, ensuring effective coordination and oversight, and take responsibility for the end-to-end management of cross-university projects, where appropriate and as agreed by the University Executive Board.

Travel to London and Birmingham may be required on occasion

### About You

Proven, successful project management experience

Excellent stakeholder management skills with a demonstrable ability to communicate effectively with a diverse audience

Self-motivated, structured and calm under pressure

Experience of working at a strategic level across a varied workload

Experience of working in the HE sector or comparable environment

Recognised project management qualification

* Knowledge of process improvement methodologies and approaches

For further information on the essential and desirable skills we’re looking for, please refer to the attached Job Description.

### Additional Information

Salary Grade 7 - Starting from £39,560 rising to £44,352 per annum

The salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Please Note:

This is a hybrid role based in Bath, with occasional travel to London and Birmingham required.

Staff Benefits

We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU, including

Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher's Pension Scheme). This is a defined benefit pension scheme which pays members a secure income for life, post-retirement

Enhanced paid leave - 41 - 46 days depending on the role (Full Time) - more details here: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/StaffBenefits

Family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible work environment, on-site nursery, and a sector-leading enhanced maternity scheme

Employee Assistance Programme which offers access to on-demand GP appointments, wellbeing support and advice, and access to counselling

Transport schemes including Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work

Wide range of discounts and financial benefits, accessed through and easy-to-use app

For further details about all our staff benefits, have a look at our rewards page: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/rewards-and-benefits/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

### About Bath Spa University

At Bath Spa University, we believe in the power of education to break down barriers to opportunity and to transform lives. We are the Professionally Creative for the future. Professional Creativity transcends subject disciplines, and is just as important for our sciences, education, business and law subjects as it is for our sector leading creative industries provision. We connect learners, staff and external partners with applied research and innovation. We power inclusive growth through skills development and practice based, innovation – intensive learning for all.

Our main Newton park campus is based in stunning countryside just a few minutes from a World Heritage City. We are also proud to offer courses to students at our other campuses around Bath, and in London at our Canary Wharf and Hackney sites.

An impressive 84% of our staff said they would recommend the University to a friend as a good place to work.

We are a community of colleagues, striving for excellence to ensure students thrive. Our values are:

Respect

Inclusivity

Collaboration

Sustainability

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community. We foster inclusivity, celebrating and respecting differences. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and genders. We consider our recruitment practices to be comprehensive and unbiased; ensuring fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity for all.

Information about visa sponsorship

Under the 2006 Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act the University has a duty to prevent illegal working by carrying out document checks on all potential employees to confirm that a person has the right to work in the UK.

Please note that the University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are entitled to live and work in the UK.

For some vacancies (those requiring specific specialist skills or in shortage occupations) we may be able to obtain a certificate of sponsorship for a suitably qualified applicant. Due to the limited availability of sponsorship resources, not all vacancies in this category will be eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship. Sponsorship eligibility will be assessed on a role-by-role basis and is normally limited to positions that meet the University's workforce and immigration criteria.

In light of this, for most vacancies it will be unlikely that permission to work in the UK would be granted.

For further information please click here to visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.