Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst 


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Listed on

30th January 2020

Location

Slough

Salary/Rate

£42746 - £48109

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst
Location: Slough
£42,746 - £48,109

As a Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst, you will have experience within project management, specifically end-to-end delivery of software, and a collaborative and positive personality.

As part of a high functioning team who manage the operations for all the research projects and product developments, you will project manage the development, delivery and trialling of our client's online products as well as systems required for their research and assessment projects. This will include the collating and detailing of requirements, creating functional specifications for the development team and ensuring the project is delivered to time, budget and quality standards. Working with the IT Development Team and Software Tester, you will plan and lead user acceptance and functional testing, ensuring the system is signed off at each delivery point.

Your background:

You're an experienced software project manager with some business analyst experience and you're comfortable communicating with system developers and customers. You enjoy getting involved with the team, ensure you understand and know the project and software from the ground up and enjoy being part of the development of bespoke systems.

- Project management expertise including budgets and resources
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail and able to analyse, understand and produce detailed information accurately
- Experience and understanding of the software development process
- Understanding of requirement gathering, specification and testing, personal data governance and security
- A logical and analytical approach, able to deliver high-quality outputs to tight deadlines
- Expert level Excel skills

You'll be a good fit for this role, if:

- You can build rapport with stakeholders and convey technical work in "plain English"
- You can work collaboratively to ensure the overall programme goals are achieved
- You have a proactive and professional approach
- You go the extra mile to get the job done well
- You are a natural problem-solver used to reacting quickly to shifting priorities in a demanding environment
- You have a strong desire to develop and improve the customer experience, always striving to deliver high-quality output

Other companies may call this role Technical Project Manager, Project Manager, Software Project Manager, or Project Delivery Manager.

Why join our client?

Our client has a worldwide reputation as a leading independent provider of education research and analysis. They are a registered charity that has contributed evidence, in-depth knowledge, and research expertise to support the creation of an excellent education for all children and young people for over seventy years. Improving the lives of children and young people is at the heart of everything our client does.

- Competitive salary of £42,746 - £48,109
- Generous pension scheme
- Free parking
- 42 days' holiday per year including Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days
- Excellent support for professional development
- Great work/life balance (35 working hours)
- Plus lots of well-being and social activities

Our client is a not-for-profit organisation and an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

Closing Date: midnight on 16th February 2020

So, if you are looking for a fresh, new challenge as a Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst, apply via the button shown. This vacancy has been placed by Webrecruit on behalf of our client.

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