Director - Strategy Programme Office

Planning and Statistics

Location: Greenwich Campus
Salary: £90,000 to £95,000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date: Thursday 26 January 2023
Closing Date: Sunday 19 February 2023
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 3725

The university has launched its new Strategy ‘This is our time’ 2021-30 and we are seeking a dynamic, experienced and professional programme manager to drive forward its implementation. Working at the heart of the organisation, the role will require excellent people skills in building relationships across senior stakeholders to ensure our strategic approach is joined up and delivered on time.

You will bring leadership and a pragmatic approach to strategy implementation, ensuring we have efficient and streamlined enabling processes in place. You’ll be able to use your skills and experience to shape our journey and effect real change as we look to achieve our ambitious plans to become the best modern university in the country by 2030. 

To succeed in this role you will need strong organisational, people and analytical skills, the ability to prioritise and manage a complex workload, and excellent oral and written communication skills. 

The post is based at our beautiful Greenwich campus and currently line manages two project managers.

For informal enquiries please contact Louise Watson, Chief Financial Officer, at l.watson@greenwich.ac.uk 

For applications enquiries please contact the HR Recruitment Team at shrrec@greenwich.ac.uk 

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.