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    The Strategic Programme Management Office is an expanding team at the heart of the University, responsible for supporting large scale change programmes designed to transform critical elements of the University’s delivery operation and impact positively on our students’ experience. Our aspirations are laid out in UWS Strategy 2025 and our Strategic Programme Management Office team is responsible for the successful delivery of the range of programmes and projects designed to achieve our ambitions.

    Project and Change Analyst

    We are seeking to appoint two dynamic and flexible individuals who can provide project and change analysis to support a range of project activities within a programme environment. Projects span a wide range of business processes across our Student Experience, Digital Transformation and Organisational Effectiveness. You will play an active role in project and programme teams providing insightful analysis and intelligence and bring organisation to activities. You will positively support the implementation of processes to embed a culture of benefits realisation to our change activities.

    The successful candidate should have the following:

    • Educated to degree level or equivalent.
    • Experience of undertaking project management or change management-related activities.
    • Experience of writing reports and presenting intricate information clearly.
    • Experience of working in a complex environment where there is a wide range of parallel and mutually dependent activities.
    • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both written and oral with proven ability to communicate with staff at all levels.
    • The ability to analyse problems, identify their causes, take action to prevent recurrence of problems and consider possible solutions to identify those which offer wider benefits.

    About Us

    UWS was named Higher Educational Institution of the Year in The Herald Higher Education Awards 2022 and is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 600 universities worldwide (2022 World University Rankings) as well as in the top 150 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2022 Young University Rankings). University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.

    With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others.

    Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future. Find out more about our Professional Services teams.

    Benefits

    We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:

    • 24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
    • 19.3% employer’s pension contribution, including death in service benefits on joining the pension scheme
    • A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance
    • Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
    • Fitness facilities across our campuses
    • Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
    • Professional, career and research development opportunities.