Student Casual - Project Officer - College of Social Sciences - Grade 6 - 906523
Student Casual - Project Officer - College of Social Sciences - Grade 6 - 906523
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School or Department: College of Social Sciences
Location: University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK
Grade/Band: Grade 6
Hourly rate: 16.69 per hour plus holiday entitlement
Casual contract from: 05/05/2025 TBC
Positions available: 1
Advert closing date: Wednesday 16th April 2025 at 23:59PM
If we receive a high volume of applications then we may close this advert early. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible.
Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.
The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years andweare equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond support them to succeed and celebrate their success.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas innovation and debate.We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we areand how we work.
The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus including main bus routes and a train station on site.On campus we have a stateoftheart sports centre with pool shopsplaces to eat and drinkour own art gallery museum and botanical gardens.
Find out more about thebenefits of working for the Universityof Birmingham
Role Summary
This is an opportunity for a student to work with one of the university Staff Networks Parents and Carers Network to assist in planning events during Parents and Carers Fortnight in June 2025 with a particular focus on showcasing UoB research related to parents and carers.
The project will include creating a permanent online resource hosting a webinar and a facetoface event such as a poster and discussion session. These could be accessed by the student community as well as staff.
This project is crucial as it highlights significant research on parents and carers fostering a supportive community within the University. It aligns with the Universitys strategic objectives by enhancing staff wellbeing and engagement linking to the Strategic Framework strands of People and Culture and Research that Matters.
This opportunity will provide valuable work experience and skills development in the following areas:
- Gathering further examples of university research relating to parents and carers
- Planning a webinar and face to face event
- Creating online resources to showcase the research
Main duties
Project Officers will manage smaller projects in their entirety or manage elements of larger projects or assist in the management of one or more larger projects through the provision of welldeveloped and timely project management support. You will be expected to work proactively and use your initiative and planning skills to set your own priorities to ensure progress is maintained as expected identify any issue and propose solutions.
- Contribute to developing communications plans presentations and promoting the projects and outcomes of projects/workstreams.
- Maintain an uptodate knowledge of project management methodologies.
- Determine short term priorities for own work ensuring you maximise quality efficiency and continuity.
- Assist in the evaluation and review of projects.
- You may be asked to manage other colleagues working on the project/s and this will include allocating work.
- Support the Universitys sustainability agenda through resource efficient working.
- Promote equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
- To support Research Project delivery Project Boards workstreams and working groups within an overall project or manage elements of larger projects or smaller projects on your own.
Support may include some or all of the following:
- carrying out project planning activities.
- identifying milestones which will need to be adhered to.
- data collection and analysis.
- milestone tracking/key performance indicator tracking.
- developing and proposing solutions for any issues.
- recommending improvements to project management.
- preparing progress reports for project boards or other meetings.
- assisting in budgetary monitoring and management including reporting.
- assisting with stakeholder management developing and maintaining regular contact with internal and external stakeholders to understand requirements.
- assessing and escalating issues and risks as appropriate.
Person Specification
- Educated to Degree level (or equivalent qualifications). Where no equivalent qualification is held significant practical relevant experience and expertise in a similar role will be required.
- Significant practical experience in a similar role experience of using project management tools.
- Evidence of literacy and numeracy with the ability to write clearly and to analyse information and data.
- Highly proficient IT skills including the wider MS Office suite of programmes including excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to understand policy processes and procedures but also to recommend improvements and implement changes.
- Excellent analytical skills used to produce reports identify issues and resolve them decisively.
- Excellent interpersonal skills. The postholder must inspire confidence and command authority with a range of colleagues and provide excellent customer service at all times.
- A high degree of professionalism tact and diplomacy and the ability to exercise discretion regarding the handling and management of sensitive information/issues.
- A high degree of initiative personal judgement resourcefulness flexibility and a selfmotivating approach.
- Ability to work effectively in a large complex organisation and to develop a good understanding of how the Universityand higher education institutions work.
- Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010 and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.
If you have any queries prior to applying please direct them to:Emma Robinson
View our staff values and behaviourshere
Valuing excellence sustaining investment
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.
The University of Birmingham restricts all students to working up to 20 hours per week during term time. If your application is successful and your course does not follow the usual academic term timetable (e.g. PGT PGR or PhD student) you and your supervisor must formally agree vacation periods if this role exceeds 20 hours per week. In addition to this please be aware if you are an International student you will be required to apply to the Registry for the appropriate Authorised Absence.
You are only eligible to apply to this role if you are a current University of Birmingham student. If you are not a University of Birmingham student your application will not be considered.
To work you will need to carry out a right to work check.These checks will need to be completed prior to work commencing.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
