Project Manager/Business Analyst

Project Manager/Business Analyst

About the University of Nottingham

Are you an enthusiastic and driven Project Manager with strong business analysis skills looking to deliver business change across a global organisation?

The University of Nottingham (UoN) is one of the top 75 Universities worldwide, embracing change and its global reach across its campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia. The Libraries, Research and Learning Resources (LRLR) department deliver services to the student and academic community of over 50,000. As part of an exciting transformation programme the department is making significant improvements to how the student, teacher and academics engage with services and aim to provide a more innovative user experience.

Job Purpose

As part of this transformation LRLR are seeking an experienced Project Manager/Business Analyst who working with the senior management team will help shape and deliver a range of transformation projects that will improve the services provided by LRLR.

Job Responsibilities

As part of this programme of change you will work in partnership with the Associate Director for Strategy and Planning and the Programme Manager to understand the current and future user and business requirements of the services provided by LRLR. You will work with a broad stakeholder community to help define, plan and manage multiple projects that will contribute to the development of library services, LRLR strategy, communication and engagement.

Core Skills

A formal degree or equivalent qualification/relevant experience
Experience of formal business analysis including gathering user requirements and reviewing business processes.
Previous background in managing projects ideally within a formal Prince 2/MSP environment
Experience of working with a broad range of stakeholders across diverse professional backgrounds
Ability to translate requirements into use cases, requirements catalogues and/or service development specifications
Ability to work under pressure, prioritise work and deal with unforeseen issues
Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of tools

Communication

You will be a self-motivated and dynamic individual who is able to challenge and influence others, develop and maintain collaborative working relations across a range of departments
High level, proven inter-personal and communication skills are essential

As an employer of choice the University of Nottingham offers as extensive benefits package including:

Competitive salary package of GBP28,123-GBP36,661
30 days annual leave plus closure over the Christmas period and bank holidays
Competitive Pension Scheme

This role is being exclusively managed by Hays Specialist Recruitment for further information or enquiries please contact.

This vacancy closes on Friday 22nd August

Please note agency interviews will be held on the week commencing 25th August.

Followed by a formal interview with the University of Nottingham on the 2nd/3rd September

The University of Nottingham is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and aims to provide a working and learning environment that is free from unfair discrimination. The University of Nottingham aims to ensure that employees are not discriminated against on any grounds, specifically those named as protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.