Education Project Management
Education Project Management
Arras People has worked with a number of education related organisations, helping them source experienced project management and project support staff for a wide range of educational programmes and projects. Previous clients have included government departments, universities, not-for-profit organisations, charities and training companies.
Programmes and Projects within the Education Sector
Arras People's candidates have provided project expertise to a wide range of programmes and projects from promoting ICT in the educational sector to web design projects supporting the government's childcare agenda, CRM and student records systems to projects addressing the issue of food in schools. Arras People have also worked with organisations specifically related to qualifications and assessments (general and vocational), school leadership, strategy direction programmes for universities and educational policy change programmes.
Recruit Project Management Staff with Specific Education Knowledge
Arras People has candidates registered with us looking for permanent and interim project management roles specifically within the education sector. A small sample gives an insight into the different types of organisations and roles;
- Project Manager - Education for a Government Organisation
- Project Manager - Educational Business Change / Project Initiator
- Project Support Officer (Project Administrator / Project Support) for a University
- PMO Practitioner - Programme Management Office - Government Organisation
- Benefits Realisation Manager - Education Sector - Government Organisation
- Programme Co-ordinator - Qualifications
Arras People provide project management resources at all levels including;
Project Management Candidates Available Today
Arras People have registered candidates looking for both permanent and interim roles, a significant proportion have skills and experience within the education sector and across many different business functions.
Candidate Overviews
- Higher education project management - managing government initiative projects i.e., Aimhigher
- Experience in managing partnership projects with multiple agencies and departments - DfES, Higher Education institutions, Local Education Authorities, Learning and Skills Council, Universities, Colleges, Schools, Connexions, Job Centre Plus, careers and guidance agencies, etc
- Specific experience managing and supporting programmes and projects within universities and colleges - delivering the goals / vision / strategic objectives for the future
- PFI/PPP educational institutions programmes and projects experience
- E-learning, e-assessments and other online educational tools / websites, ICT, new media and education project management
- Facilities / estates project management - student accommodation, facilities, re-fits, car parking, and educational establishments
- Qualification development, educational training, assessment and work carried out by awarding / examination bodies - both project manager and project support capabilities
- Project management and Project support within educational establishment departments - IT, HR, Procurement, Finance etc.
PMO Teams
QCDA, the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, adopted the PMO model of managing programmes and projects. Using the hub and spoke model of PMOs, there were a number of requirements that ranged from PMO Manager to Programme Office Analysts and Project Support. Arras is the only agency in the UK which has a specialist team focused on the recruitment of PMO staff.
Education PMO Staff
The Open University approached Arras People to work on their PMO requirements, the Open University have an established approached to project management and were looking to bring on a PMO Manager on a contract basis to assist with a change management programme. Arras People are the only agency in the UK and internationally with a PMO recruitment focus. You can find out more about the PMO recruitment services and advice we offer
Events Project Co-ordinator
Southwark College, the further education college based in London used Arras People to secure a short term resource supporting learning and development based projects. Events management played a key part of the role - planning and managing key public events, workshops and conferences. Project experienced co-ordinators are a cost effective way of delivering small events based projects for a limited time.
