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On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for an ERP Project Manager - Inside IR35 for a 6 Month contract based Hybrid - Remote & occasional travel to Swindon as required.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields – from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

As an ERP Project Manager your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Workday Finance Reporting and OFO projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, timelines, and budgets.
• Develop and execute project plans, including scope definition, success criteria, resource allocation, and milestone tracking.
• Maintain governance standards through documentation (charters, RAID logs, status reports) and facilitation of governance boards.
• Manage stakeholders and dependencies, fostering cross-functional collaboration and resolving risks/issues proactively.
• Oversee risk and resource management, driving delivery momentum and team performance in dynamic environments.

You'll have:

• Demonstrable end-to-end Project Management experience.
• Technical Delivery & ERP experience - ideally Oracle.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Public Sector experience - highly desirable.
• A relevant Project Management qualification - desirable.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant 

UKRI guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".