O pozici
We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.
About our Department:
The Project Manager (Learning Systems) sits within our Technology Department that is crucial to making sure our employees and students can work effectively, deliver projects, find the right solutions and ensure we develop the technology that will make the biggest difference.
Our IT team is made up of around 65 employees with a vast range of skills from Software Development to IT Operations and Security.
Our IT Department values employee development and we have lots of great examples of employee progression and promotions within the team.
Co budeš dělat
- You will be responsible for managing the full project lifecycle—from initiation and planning through to delivery, go-live, and post-implementation support—ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, within scope, and to agreed quality and cost standards.
- Working across technical teams, academics, and wider business stakeholders, you will coordinate cross-functional delivery and ensure clear communication, effective progress reporting, and strong stakeholder engagement throughout.
- You will also act as a key link into wider enterprise change programmes, ensuring work is effectively prioritised and integrated into Learning Systems delivery.
- This role is central to ensuring smooth implementation of change, minimal disruption to teaching and assessment, and successful transition into business-as-usual support.
Koho hledáme
- You are an experienced Project Manager with a strong track record of delivering complex IT and change projects in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments.
- You are confident leading cross-functional teams, managing competing priorities, and ensuring projects are delivered successfully from initiation through to go-live and benefits realisation.
- You combine strong organisational skills with excellent communication and stakeholder engagement, and you are comfortable influencing at all levels to drive successful outcomes.
- Significant experience managing complex IT and/or business change projects across multiple technology domains (e.g. business applications, infrastructure, data/BI systems)
- Strong project and change management skills, with experience delivering initiatives in complex organisational environments
- Proven ability to plan, prioritise, and manage multiple projects and competing demands to tight deadlines
- Experience of managing project budgets, ensuring effective control and reporting of spend
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex or conflicting information and identify practical solutions
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across technical and non-technical audiences
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively
- Experience using project management tools (e.g. MS Project / Project Server) to track delivery and reporting
- Experience of delivering change within complex organisations, ideally including higher education or similarly regulated environments
- Understanding of enterprise systems and digital platforms, including VLEs (e.g. Moodle)
- Knowledge of project governance, PMO practices, and relevant professional, legal, or regulatory frameworks
Benefity
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
- Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friend
- 'Golden Ticket' which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
- Plus, other excellent benefits
