AMS PSR

Department for Education (Student Loans Company)

On behalf of SLC, we are looking for a Project Manager (Inside IR35) for a 12 Month contract based in Glasgow or Darlington (2 Days per week in office).

Description:

SLC is offering an exciting opportunity for a skilled Project Manager to lead the delivery of business change and technology projects that have real impact across the organisation. You will be responsible for ensuring successful project outcomes by applying robust governance, monitoring progress, and effectively managing risks, issues, and dependencies. The role involves coordinating stakeholders and suppliers to support smooth project delivery and ensuring the business is fully prepared for change. You will also play an active role in embedding best practice by contributing experience, insight, and lessons learned to our project management community. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who have worked in either Public Sector or financial services transformation programmes, experience of data migration or systems decommission is advantageous.

Essential:

• Experience of delivering IT-based systems and project solutions
• Experience of effectively managing and controlling project budgets
• Experience of managing internal and external suppliers and in leading multi-discipline teams
• Effective stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships by communicating, influencing and negotiating at all levels with technical and business teams, project stakeholders and sponsors
• Focus on continuous improvement and developing working practices, for self and others
• Uses initiative to resolve issues and is confident in ability to make decisions

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, SLC 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.

DE&I Commitment

SLC 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

SLC 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".