Senior Project Manager at University of Canterbury, CanterburyLocated in Otautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New ZealandFull-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)Fixed-term 2 yearsAu Mahi | What You Will DoWe have a unique opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to take the operational lead of He Kokonga Whare e Kitea - Data Coaching for student success project. With an 'equity in outcome' target, the project you will lead will focus on leveraging data effectively to work at scale, ensuring staff and the wider organisation can have greater impact on student outcomes.Delivered as a consortium between the University of Canterbury and Victoria University of Wellington, the Senior Project Manager will work across both institutions to ensure the smooth development and delivery. The Senior Project Manager will work closely with university leadership in both institutions and will be accountable for all aspects of delivery, to ensure funding and governance meet project sponsor expectations.Mou | Who You AreTo be successful in this role, you will have proven experience in project management within an educational setting, preferably focused on student success initiatives. You will hold a Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline such as MBA or similar. You will also have:a minimum of 9 years' experience working in a project delivery role, preferably in an education or tertiary settingknowledge of leading student success projects, from conception through implementation, ensuring alignment with institutional goalsfamiliarity with educational assessment tools and methodologiesskills in analysing and utilising data to inform programme development and assess student success metricsexperience in independently developing and leading a project from end to endproven ability to independently lead and develop a highly motivated and efficient teamprior experience building effective working relationships at all levels across a universityability to manage and maintain budgetsactive commitment to upholding the values, tikanga (protocols and processes), kawa (rules) of cultural practice and traditions as guided by mana whenua, Ngai Tuahuriri, and valuing te reo Maori.This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on student outcomes through effective project management and data-driven decision-making.Mahi Ngatahi | Who You Will Work WithThe mahi undertaken in this project aligns closely and will help drive UC's student success programme - Kia Angitu. This project is designed to accelerate UC's key strategic focus as outlined in our Learner Success Plan. It also aims to support student success through a range of pedagogical, digital, and organisational approaches.Nga Painga o UC | Why UCNga Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our akonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can and make UC a great place to work and study.We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.The closing date for this position is: 10 November 2024 (midnight, NZ time)Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.Pehea te tono mai | How You ApplyApplications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume. Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however, we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to ******** must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand, then you may also be considered.
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