Implementation Project Manager

Leigh Academies Trust are seeking to appoint an Implementation Project Manager to join our department from January 2025. This role will suit a graduate with some experience in industry, or, a more experienced project coordinator keen to join a growing organisation.

This is a rare and very exciting opportunity to join an established team. In this varied role, the Implementation Project Manager will manage and deliver projects across all departments within IT services. In this role you will be responsible for delivering assigned projects within the IT Services programme. You will be applying good project management practices gained from proven experience of delivering projects with multiple stakeholders.

We are looking for someone who will work confidently and proactively in assisting stakeholders and project managers in gathering requirements. The successful candidate will define project tasks and assign resources to deliver, identify and manage project variations, develop and manage project plans using Smartsheet project management software. It is important that the successful candidate has excellent attention to detail and accuracy in their work as they will be responsible for ensuring that correct and effective project government is applied.

Our ideal candidate will be:

Organised
Have excellent attention to detail and display accuracy in work
Have the ability to work proactively and solve daily issues in a timely manner
Confident working both individually and as part of a team
Confident in communicating with stakeholders and senior leadership
Our successful candidate will receive;

A starting salary of £40,600 per annum which increases annually based on successful performance
25 days annual leave per annum plus bank holidays which increases with length of service
Career development and training opportunities to suit your needs and career objectives

This is a full time role (37 hours per week) based at Leigh Academies Trust Head Office, Strood.