13102 - Senior Project and Programme Manager
| Posting date: | 22 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,253 to £61,759 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | University of Edinburgh |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 13102 |
Summary
Are you interested in joining an established specialist team of dynamic and friendly project and programme delivery professionals supporting IT and business change at the University? We are looking for two enthusiastic and experienced Senior Project and Programme Managers to join Project Services which is part of the Information Services Group (ISG). Our diverse project portfolio supports research, teaching and professional services. Our projects improve business efficiency, enhance student experience, maintain IT compliance and enable digital transformation.
The roles are both open-ended contracts and have a hybrid working pattern, involving working on campus one to two days a week and when necessary for in-person meetings and activities. Working hours are ideally 35 hours per week, but we will consider flexible working requests. The roles report to one of our Team and Portfolio Managers.
What we can offer you:
A competitive salary of £50,253 - £61,759 (UE08)
An opportunity to work with an unusually wide range of business areas and types of IT and business change
An opportunity to make a difference at one of the world’s top universities
Generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (inclusive of festive closure days)
Highly competitive defined-benefit pension scheme with a substantial employer contribution
A range of flexible working options to help prioritise work/life balance
A day of paid leave annually for your chosen volunteering activity
Access to excellent online learning, staff development opportunities and a Staff Scholarship fund
Varied staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, support for staff wellbeing and more
Use our reward calculator to find out the total value of the pay and benefits for these roles.
What the job involves:
Delivering large complex projects and programmes within agreed resources, time and quality, and in line with agreed outcomes/benefits
Developing effective, trusted relationships with partners within ISG and across the University
Supporting and coaching project managers and other staff engaged on projects to deliver successful outcomes
Exemplifying best practice in project and programme delivery, including planning, stakeholder engagement, risk and issue management, and creating and maintaining documentation
Developing business cases and project proposals to obtain funding
The roles are both open-ended contracts and have a hybrid working pattern, involving working on campus one to two days a week and when necessary for in-person meetings and activities. Working hours are ideally 35 hours per week, but we will consider flexible working requests. The roles report to one of our Team and Portfolio Managers.
What we can offer you:
A competitive salary of £50,253 - £61,759 (UE08)
An opportunity to work with an unusually wide range of business areas and types of IT and business change
An opportunity to make a difference at one of the world’s top universities
Generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (inclusive of festive closure days)
Highly competitive defined-benefit pension scheme with a substantial employer contribution
A range of flexible working options to help prioritise work/life balance
A day of paid leave annually for your chosen volunteering activity
Access to excellent online learning, staff development opportunities and a Staff Scholarship fund
Varied staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, support for staff wellbeing and more
Use our reward calculator to find out the total value of the pay and benefits for these roles.
What the job involves:
Delivering large complex projects and programmes within agreed resources, time and quality, and in line with agreed outcomes/benefits
Developing effective, trusted relationships with partners within ISG and across the University
Supporting and coaching project managers and other staff engaged on projects to deliver successful outcomes
Exemplifying best practice in project and programme delivery, including planning, stakeholder engagement, risk and issue management, and creating and maintaining documentation
Developing business cases and project proposals to obtain funding