Research Projects Portfolio Officer - College of Arts and Law - 97293 - Grade 6

Position Details

College of Arts and Law

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £27,5211 to £30,046, with potential progression once in post to £33,797 a year.

Grade 6

Full Time / Fixed Term Contract to 31 July 2022

Closing date 23 May 2021

Job summary

This role will support the delivery of a portfolio of approximately 20 externally funded projects in the College of Arts and Law, and provide oversight of a small team of externally funded Research Project Portfolio Administrators.

Main duties

• Support a portfolio of approximately 20 Project Leads and Project Boards across CAL. Support will include preparing progress reports for project boards (where they are held) and project planning
• Draw up project plans, including key performance indicators, and identifying milestones as appropriate.
• Contribute to milestone tracking/key performance indicator tracking.
• Assist with stakeholder management and maintaining regular contact with stakeholders to understand requirements, and review, develop and propose solutions for any issues.
• Appropriately assess and escalate issues and risks.
• Assist in the management of project resources and/or budgets.
• Manage a small team of Research Project Portfolio Administrators
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Determine short term priorities for work, and how to maximise quality, efficiency and continuity.
• Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
• Any other duties as requested by the College Director of Research and the College Head of Research Operations.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

• Qualified to UK level 5 (e.g. Foundation degree, HND) or equivalent.
• Substantial experience of project management, preferably in an academic setting.
• Excellent IT skills, with working knowledge of standard Microsoft Office software and using custom systems and databases.
• Project management experience, preferably using project tools such as Prince 2
• 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.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Sheena Robertson, s.a.robertson@bham.ac.uk .

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.