Internal Applicants Only - Project Manager

We are looking for a Project Manager to manage the day to day running of projects within the National Student Mental Health Partnership Programme (NSMHPP) office. The role will be based within the Digital Transformation and Innovation Institute supporting the development of standardising Student Mental Health data across Wales in post-16 education.

The role holder will be motivated and enthusiastic, with a keen eye for attention to detail, as well as a proactive approach. Due to the collaborative nature of the work which includes staff from Student Services teams from all Higher and Further Education providers in Wales, the role holder should be a good communicator, with experience in multi-disciplinary or partnership working.

The National Student Mental Health Partnership Programme includes workstreams with all Welsh Higher Education Institutes, Further Education Institutes and NHS Health Boards. The programme is jointly funded to develop a shared programme of work which will improve access to mental health support for post-16 education students in Wales. The funding is secured until July 2025, but additional funding may be sought for the role for a longer contract under Medr, the new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research, if this is required.

It is assumed this post will be based in Cardiff University, but regular visits to other partner sites are anticipated. The role may combine home working and visits to partner sites across Wales, therefore regular travel will be required.,

• Provide professional advice and guidance on project management processes and procedures to internal and external customers that will have institution or national impact, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood


• Take responsibility for resolving issues independently within the programme office where they fall within set role objectives


• Investigate and analyse specific issues within the projects identified within the National Programme, creating recommendation reports, supported by advances within the programme office.


• Ensure that the provision of project management assessments, processes and reporting is delivered to the programme, proactively changing the delivery according to partner or stakeholder requirements,


• Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with the programmes partners and teams and outside bodies as required


• Resilient with confidence and energy, with ability to constructively challenge thinking whilst maintaining rapport


• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the programme to achieve the project objectives


• Plan and deliver specific projects, co-ordinating and supervising project teams created as needed


• Develop and deliver identified training within the programme


• Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department


• Instruct and guide other employees across the University about the programme and its objectives.


General Duties

• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties


• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity


• Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role, As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.


• Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below.


• Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.


When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 19033BR.

Qualifications and Education
1. Degree/NVQ 4 or equivalent Professional membership/experience (APM, PRINCE2 , APMG Agile, MSP )

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
2. Substantial experience of working within a project management discipline
3. Able to demonstrate professional knowledge within project management to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers
4. Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures

Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
5. Ability to communicate conceptually detailed and complex information effectively and professionally with a wide range of people
6. Evidence of ability to explore customers' needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered
7. Proven ability to develop networks in order to contribute to long term developments

Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
8. Evidence of ability to solve expansive problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions
9. Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within specialist discipline
10. Evidence of ability to undertake and deliver specific projects and supervise short term project teams

Desirable Criteria
11. Postgraduate/Professional qualification
12. Experience of delivery of data improvement projects
13. Experience of working in a Higher Education or NHS environment
14. Fluency in Welsh, written and oral

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements., Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and fixed term until July 2025.

Salary: £39,347 - £44,263 per annum (Grade 6)

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 37 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pro rata for part time staff, local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.