Project Manager

A lovely professional body dedicated to promoting surgical research and providing world-class content, education, and development to thousands of surgeons at all stages of their career is hiring for a Project Manager to join their amazing Learning Innovation team.

What the company offers:

• Salary of £32,000 - £36,750
• 27 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 Christmas closure days
• Flexible working
• Wellbeing programme and Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme
• Wonderful learning and development opportunities

Candidate specification:

The Project Manager will play an important part in managing and delivering e-learning projects to agreed budget and schedule; this involves working closely with project sponsors to define scope and project deliverables and liaising with a variety of contributors and regular freelancers such as clinical leads, learning technologist, programme managers, educators, instructional designers, publication department, medical writers and many others. To do so, they will need to be confident in their stakeholder management and communication skills, particularly when liaising with volunteer contributors such as top surgeons and medical experts.

You should have a proven track record in project management, preferably in publishing, e-learning or educational content, and show an understanding of the pedagogical approach to digital learning and online courses. We are also looking for familiarity with project management methodologies such as Prince2 or Agile, and the ability to write progress reports, and to use data effectively to solve problems.

The role:

Reporting into the Learning Innovation Manager, you'll oversee all aspects of project planning for assigned courses and special projects within the learning innovation and operation teams. This will involve defining deliverables, resource allocation, and budgeting, and collaborating with stakeholders to develop comprehensive project plans and maintaining relevant documentation.

You'll also coordinate working groups and manage resource procurement, ensuring successful project execution. A key part of the role will be around project communication, as you'll devise stakeholder engagement strategies and facilitate clear communication channels throughout the project lifecycle.

The company and its values:

As mentioned, our client is a prestigious scientific charity with over 200 years of history and an amazing heritage. They continue to work and provide more content with the vision of achieving excellent surgical care for everyone by facilitating research, setting professional standards and championing best practice.

Their Learning Innovation team values collaboration by working collectively with stakeholders to effect positive change, as well as being guided by transparency and sincerity to ensure open communication channels and deliver on commitments. Additionally, they uphold respect by valuing every individual's contributions, promoting kindness and integrity, and ensuring inclusivity within the team.

Their commitment to research, education, and training will drive excellence in surgical practice and patient care, fostering an internal culture of curiosity and evidence-based decision-making, reflecting their dedication to knowledge and scientific evidence in all endeavours.

For a full description of the role, please send your CV with a brief paragraph outlining your relevant skills.

Closing Date: Early applications may be prioritised.

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