"IT Project Manager / Business Analyst"

Organisation: Cranfield University

Faculty or Department: IT Services

Based at: Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Hours of work: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £37,337 to £44,906 per annum, with potential progression up to £51,298 per annum

Apply by: 23/11/2025

We welcome applications from enthusiastic and well-rounded IT project managers and/or business analysts.

About the Role

This role includes both project management and business analysis responsibilities, although the emphasis will be on project management.

About You

You’ll have a solid background in IT project management and be able to demonstrate competencies in business analysis and process improvement. If you can also add strong stakeholder management skills, then you could be the person we’re looking for.

The successful candidate will help Cranfield drive transformation in our IT and the business processes that support our research, student experience, education delivery and administration.

You’ll have project management experience in a structured environment and have a good appreciation of Agile and Lean best practice. You’ll also have some expertise in business analysis techniques, such as ‘as is’ and ‘to be’, and swimlanes. Specific project experience of CRM, intranet, research systems and student information systems (e.g. SITS) would be welcome.

You’ll be tenacious, have excellent communication skills and demonstrate a flexible, enthusiastic and positive attitude. It’s likely you will have gained Agile, PRINCE2 and/or business analysis qualifications.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

IT Services is a University-wide Professional Service Unit (PSU) with the remit to provide a full-service digital IT systems and information management capability, in support of the strategic priorities for Learning, Research and Administration, as detailed in the University’s Corporate Plan.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Jon Lane, Senior IT Project Manager, on (E): jon.lane@cranfield.ac.uk

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: peoplerecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 5143.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 23 November 2025

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.