2 x Full-time | Permanent | £31,521 - £33,380 Per Annum

Who we are

City College Plymouth is home to thousands of bright and enthusiastic students and 650 talented and experienced staff. You will be joining a college that is proud of its culture, where our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity are there to nurture and support a passion for teaching and learning, enriching our community through knowledge, experience and skills enabling every student to be the best they can be.

At City College Plymouth, one of the country's largest providers of quality education and training, we are going through a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We pride ourselves on delivering a learning environment and organisational culture that impact positively on the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enables all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

The Role

The portfolio project manager role sits in the strategic partnerships team and is critical in the delivery of projects which make a difference to people's lives. You will be responsible for ensuring the College delivers challenging outputs which bring in additional income, expand skills delivery, support our business community, and help deliver the College's strategic goals. You will be a great communicator with excellent organisational skills who is focused on getting great results.

What Will You Bring to the Role.

• Organising - Working with budgets, data and a range of outputs you will work both independently and within the team to ensure the College monitors, delivers, reports, and evaluates projects for funding organisations (e.g. Department for Education, Local Councils).

• Influencing - Working with external stakeholders (e.g. employers), curriculum leaders and teams you will be developing and introducing educational programmes or equipment in line with funding or contractual agreements.

• Evaluating - Working with delivery teams you will ensure the College's quality assurance and financial policies are adhered to and that the project has a high level of satisfaction through employer or individuals' feedback.

• Delivering - Focusing on immediate and future targets, you will monitor delivery and ensure targets are meeting the College's strategic objectives, escalating any concerns if necessary.

• Processing - The role will deal with a range of information from a range of sources and will need to be organised and processed to ensure monitoring, evaluation, and auditing is carried out effectively.

Benefits

In return for your resource creation, unrivaled advice, and accountability for the service you provide, City College Plymouth will offer you;

• Holiday: 29 days plus bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.
• Career development opportunities, training for professional qualifications up to level 6/7 as well as in house training. Support with individual development of the role.
• Generous contributions towards your pension.
• Free tea, coffee and healthy snacks in our dedicated staff lounge.

How we recruit

We are not prioritising the CV - we aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.

After completing our online application form, you will be asked to complete an online assessment. This assessment asks you no questions at all. Instead, it observes your behaviour and natural strengths in action, with a series of engaging, intuitive tasks. You will receive a report outlining your behaviours once you have completed the assessment, regardless of whether you progress to the next stage or not, providing you with some feedback.

The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.