Project Manager

Glasgow - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 61950 - 72952

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Salary:

61950.00 - 72952.00 GBP Annual

Pension:

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Please refer to the Civil Service Pensions website for more information.

Type:

Full time

Fixed Term End:

**Please note: The advert will close at 11:59PM the night before the listed closing date.**

SLC offer a blended working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.

Is it time you unlocked your potential

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989 we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure accurate and efficient assessment payment and repayment services.

Our Values

Culture is at the heart of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work:

Honesty: We act with integrity and transparency sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.
Empowerment: We enable people to take initiative make impactful decisions and continuously learn and grow.
Accountability: We deliver on commitments own our successes and mistakes and strive for quality outcomes.
Respect: We value diverse perspectives actively listen and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.
Trust: We collaborate across teams build dependable relationships and work as one to deliver for our customers.

These values are more than wordsthey guide our decisions shape our collaborations and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.

About the Role

SLC has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team to lead and manage the delivery of internal and external facing business change and technology projects. The Project Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of the required outcomes including ensuring the appropriate governance and assurance monitoring and reporting on project progress managing risks and issues and ensuring the business readiness for change.

We currently have the following opportunities available:

One 15-month fixed-term contract
One 24-month fixed-term contract
Two 12-month fixed-term contracts

What you bring:

Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills with experience of reporting to a senior audience.
Effective stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships by communicating influencing and negotiating at all levels with technical and business teams project stakeholders and sponsors.
Focus on continuous improvement and developing working practices for self and others.
Self-motivated and highly organised with strong attention to detail.
Uses initiative to resolve issues and is confident in ability to make decisions.
Strong MS Office suite knowledge including Excel PowerPoint and MS Project.
Experience of delivering IT-based systems and project solutions.
Experience of effectively managing and controlling project budgets.
Experience of managing internal and external suppliers and in leading multi-discipline teams.

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
Option to buy/sell annual leave
Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity paternity and adoption
Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers cycle to work scheme access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships and an optional dental insurance scheme
To find out whats its like to work at Student Loans Company click here SLC Careers

The Legal Bits

Well need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history criminal record check credit reference check and fraud check.

SLC are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail please email

Required Experience:

Salary:61950.00 - 72952.00 GBP AnnualPension: A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Please refer to the Civil Service Pensions website for more information.Type: Full timeFixed Term End:0**Please note: The advert will close at 11:59PM the night before the listed closing da...