Pmo Project Officer

The Project Officer will support the Project Management Office (PMO) for a new Dstl Research Centre, The Defence Materials Centre of Excellence (DMEx). The post will be based in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Oxford Road.

The Project Officer will ensure that the project leadership team and members of the centre receive support in the delivery of strategic tasks. The PMO Project Officer will be the primary point of contact on a wide range of administrative aspects, including coordinating activity across project technical areas, project meetings, review meetings, resource monitoring, recruitment, organising engagement events and workshops, internal and external communications and dissemination activities.

You will be working in a unique, enriching team environment, based in the university of Manchester with colleagues from Frasier Nash Consultancy. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, you will be instrumental in supporting development of a novel research centre.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Len Williamson

Email: len.williamson@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.