"Project Manager"

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

Background

The Change Support Unit (CSU) is a central resource to help City University of London (City) deliver change more effectively, creating a positive impact on the student and staff experience.

With an ambitious strategy for a growing University, this is an exciting time to join both City and the CSU team.

Examples of the type of work we facilitate:

• Project and Change Management
• Process Improvement
• Strategic organisational change and design
• Consultancy, training, coaching and capability development

Responsibilities

The Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of organisational change projects, ensuring a clear demonstration of outcomes and benefits.

They will also contribute to the development of City’s project management office and lead strands of capability and capacity building, across the organisation.

They will promote the benefits of continuous improvement and change and be proactive in seeking new opportunities to bring best practice to City, supporting the CSU vision to “Engage, Inspire, Empower”.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will have proven experience of delivering projects within a complex organisation, ensuring positive change in ways of working.

Their experience will include all aspects of project management and delivery – from diagnostics through to implementation and embedding new practice, working collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

They will bring qualifications or experience in different methodologies, and be able to demonstrate how they have delivered good outcomes through good governance, planning, risk and benefits management.

Additional Information

City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

Closing date for application: 21 September 2025 at 11:59pm

Where hybrid working can be accommodated, specific arrangements will be agreed with the successful candidate before their start date. Regardless of where colleagues are working, City, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

The University of business, practice and the professions.