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Programme Manager (HE Sector) Rate - 550 (A day) Location - Yorkshire (Hybrid) Duration - 6 Months (Initially) Ir35 - Inside (Must use an umbrella company) The Programme Manager will lead the planning, delivery, and evaluation of multiple strategic and operational projects across the Higher Education (HE) environment. They will ensure programmes are aligned with institutional priorities, regulatory frameworks, and academic governance standards. The role requires expert stakeholder management, experience working within complex university structures, and strong leadership across multidisciplinary teams. Key Responsibilities Programme & Project Leadership Lead end-to-end management of multiple concurrent projects within the HE sector, ensuring delivery to scope, budget, and timeline. Develop and maintain programme plans, risk logs, and governance structures in line with university regulations. Drive continuous improvement across academic, professional services, and student experience initiatives. Design and implement high-quality monitoring, evaluation, and reporting frameworks for programme performance. Stakeholder & Relationship Management Build strong relationships with senior academics, faculty leadership, professional services, and external partners. Lead programme boards, steering groups, and working groups, ensuring effective communication and decision-making. Support academic leads in the delivery of strategic educational initiatives, accreditation requirements, and curriculum development. Operational Excellence Ensure compliance with sector regulatory bodies (e.g., OfS, QAA, PSRBs) and contribute to audit and review processes. Champion effective project governance, documentation, and quality assurance processes across the institution. Oversee resource allocation, procurement, and contract management for programme-related activity. Team Leadership Line manage project officers/coordinators, providing coaching, professional development, and workload oversight. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation across programme teams. Essential Experience & Skills Extensive experience delivering complex programmes within the Higher Education sector (university, HE institution, or research environment). Demonstrable success managing multiple large-scale projects simultaneously. Strong understanding of academic governance, HE regulatory frameworks, and internal institutional processes. Highly effective communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership and academic staff. Proficient in programme management methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile, MSP). Advanced skills in data analysis, reporting, and the use of project management systems (e.g., MS Project, SharePoint, JIRA). Experience leading teams and driving performance in a matrixed HE environment. Desirable Experience delivering digital transformation or student journey improvement projects. Professional project management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, APM PMQ). Experience working with external agencies, funding bodies, or accrediting organisations.

PMO (Program Management Office) Specialist Location: London Contract Type: 12-18 Month Contract 40-45K + Benefits 80% remote Are you a highly organized, detail-oriented, and results-driven professional who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments? Do you enjoy working across multiple teams and managing financial, operational, and reporting aspects of complex programs? If so, this could be your next big opportunity. We're looking for a PMO Specialist to join our innovative team and play a critical role in driving forward strategic digital transformation investments. What You'll Be Doing As our PMO Specialist, you will ensure the smooth planning, coordination, execution, and reporting of our new Program across financials, procurement, and project performance. You will act as a key connector between track leaders, project stakeholders, finance, and leadership teams. Your key responsibilities will include: Coordinating all aspects of planning, budgeting, procurement, and project monitoring for the the Program Supporting project teams with financial forecasting, investment tracking, procurement, and reporting Acting as a central point of contact between Track Leaders, Program Leader, and Sub Regional Management Ensuring all activities are executed on time, to standard, and within budget Maintaining and updating key program documents including investment plans, project trackers, procurement records, and performance reports Creating dashboards and reports using Excel and other tools to track bookings, investments, and deliverables Supporting governance activities including board meetings, stakeholder updates, and audit preparation Tracking and reporting on risks, issues, and interdependencies across tracks What You Bring Essential Skills & Experience Exceptional organization skills and attention to detail Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, data cleaning/analysis) Experience in time management and prioritization in an agile environment Demonstrated ability to solve problems and manage risks and issues effectively A collaborative, proactive, and flexible approach to teamwork Desired (Nice-to-Have) Experience managing investment or transformation programs Background in budget, cost management, and reporting Familiarity with Cisco procurement systems/processes Experience with (url removed) or similar for bookings/investments tracking Understanding of project and program management methodologies People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas.

Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's biggest Retail, Digital and Mobile bank with over 30 million customers and a big responsibility to help Britain Prosper. We're in the middle of a £3bn investment into our People, Platforms and Data as part of our strategy to build the Bank of the Future and grow sustainably. Our Chief Security Office (CSO) plays a key role in supporting our growth in order to protect the Group and its customers. The Population Management team within CSO provide a valuable Group wide service to mitigate Insider Risk through collaborative management of the Sensitive Role Holder (SRH) and Sensitive and Privileged Role Holder (SPRH) population. And if you're looking to grow your security and systems knowledge and relish building strong partner relationships across the Group then this opportunity could be for you.... This varied and exciting role will provide you with an opportunity to work alongside a friendly and supportive operational team with the responsibility of maintaining and evolving the SRH/ SPRH service to meet an ever-evolving threat landscape. And together we'll make it possible... What we're looking for in you We're seeking an initiative-taking individual who has a growing passion for security and an interest in learning more about Insider Risk prevention. Backed up with fantastic attention to detail you'll be motivated by improving processes, demonstrate a curious mindset and possess great data analytical skills within Excel. Finally being a great communicator (written and verbal) who relishes in building cross team relationships and is proactive with your development areas! Key Accountabilities of the Role: Working with sets of data to support control-based processes meeting timescales and collaborator expectations Leverage your fantastic people engagement skills to risk assess evolving systems and technology alongside our Divisional Coordinator community Think creatively to establish the most effective solutions and lead delivery of the team's 90-day strategic plans Showcase your MI creation skills to accurately convey key thematics and assist a team-based Committee Ideal background and essential skills You're likely to be a junior Analyst/ Data Analyst or Risk Analyst - getting to route causes through data to help understand problems - in this case the risks to systems. Inquisitive - you'll have a knack of asking the right questions to get under the skin of a situation and understand potential risks You can hit timescales and learn to follow and improve processes And you're experienced in working across different teams and business collaborators to achieve successful outcomes Desirable Capabilities/ Experience: (not crucial) Wider experience with Power BI and PowerPoint would be really useful Previous experience in producing reports/ packs for senior managers would be advantageous Potentially experience or awareness of IT Security and access management would be a huge plus for us What you'll get in return: We have the scale to provide genuine opportunities to develop and achieve a rewarding and ful?lling career. We can offer working outside the traditional 9:5 a with flexible and hybrid working patterns and happy to have a conversation about what might work for you... We're also passionate about diversity and equal opportunity with industry recognition across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+ and families. And, being disability positive, reasonable adjustments can be accommodated in our Recruitment process. We'll also give you a comprehensive package that includes: A discretionary performance-led share bonus A generous pension contribution of up to 15% A flex cash pot (4% salary) you can adjust to suit your lifestyle Private health cover you can extend to family members 28 (rising to 30) days holiday plus bank holidays Various share schemes including free shares So if this sounds of interest and you've the relevant skills and experience then we'd love to hear from you!

Role Title: Apprenticeship Compliance Coordinator (Level 1) Reporting to: Apprenticeship Compliance Consultant Location: Birmingham Talent Shared Services provides the most effective and efficient solution for Talent's strategic and operational needs. We leverage our global strength and scalability to drive the HR-related technology, projects and processes that allow EY to deliver against the changing requirements within our Talent organization, thereby enabling success. Talent Shared Services offers key support to EY's Talent teams within the business and delivers seamless HR operational services to the organization through a globally efficient network of Regional and Global delivery centres. The opportunity In 2017 EY became an accredited Employer Provider on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP). This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of EY's UK Talent Shared Services (TSS), providing administration to support EY's Apprentices and to perform compliance activities required by government bodies such as the Education Skills Funding Agency and Ofsted. You will work closely with various EY teams including our HR Services team and our broader Apprenticeship team to support the end-to-end Apprenticeship delivery. Your key responsibilities Obtain and validate apprenticeship data to ensure eligibility, completeness and quality of information Obtain and validate apprentices prior learning to determine any exemptions that apply to the apprenticeship service delivery model Use Maytas, FIS, Digital apprenticeship service and other government systems to manage data entry, assess eligibility, initiating apprentice starters and managing ongoing learning Maintenance of the Apprenticeship evidence pack - identify and communicate issues with learner evidence as required Support the Apprenticeship Compliance Consultant and Coordinators with the production of compliant ILRs on a monthly basis to evidence funding claims Proactively manage risk through regular data and system audits to ensure data integrity and accuracy, including identifying and managing changes in learning which may impact the ILR Maintain necessary documentation and procedures for external audit readiness, such as ESFA and Ofsted visits Produce reports and analyse data to help inform business decisions Produce apprenticeship agreement and commitment statements and ensure a signed copy of these documents are available in the learner evidence pack Work to key operational deadlines, KPIs and SLAs Respond to enquiries/problems on a timely basis and to satisfactory resolution Ensure effective quality control and continuous improvement in all aspects of this post, in keeping with EY's existing and developing quality assurance systems. Contribution to the development of EY's Apprenticeship delivery by encouraging change and identifying areas for efficiencies and improvement Build and maintain effective operational relationships with TSS teams, EY Apprenticeship Team and others as required by the role Skills and attributes for success Can accurately input data and analyse complex data sets, identifying and remediating errors as required Excellent attention to detail with a focus upon accuracy and quality with even the most routine of tasks Ability to adapt to change and adopt a flexible style and approach Capable of working under pressure, to prioritise workload and project requirements and manage own time effectively Initiative when problem solving, being self-sufficient and proactive Experience of high-volume data management within a management information team and of using ILR/MIS, such Cognisoft Yeti, MAYTAS or PICS would be advantageous but not essential. Knowledge and understanding of apprenticeship programmes and insight into the Skills Funding Agency and Ofsted audit requirements Strong IT literacy with Microsoft packages Qualified in Maths and English GCSE A-C or equivalent, IT qualifications would be an advantage. What we look for We are looking for a high energy individual with excellent communication, attention to detail, analytical and customer service skills. If you are a true team player, who commits to own personal development and flexibly supports other team members in response to work volumes, the role is perfect for you. What working at EY Offers We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well - being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer: Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities.