Project Co-ordinator

Change your career, change lives

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

Learner and Discovery Services (LDS) is an award-winning unit of The Open University responsible for the production and delivery of the University’s curriculum; it also has a central role in the design of learning materials.

The role

We are looking to appoint a highly motived Project Co-ordinator to work within a small team supporting Student Experience and Learning Adjustments (StELA). StELA is a programme that supports students in their studies through anticipatory learning adjustments that enable student success.

The post holder will play a key role in supporting the current operations getting printed packs to students by agreed service level agreements. Working within a small team and with a variety of teams across the University to progress recommendations for change to improve the service and range of learning adjustments to students.

Skills and experience

• A levels or equivalent work experience.

• Experience of co-ordinating projects or comparable activities, keeping to specific timelines and delivering on goals.
• Demonstrate evidence of excellent written and communication skills and an ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at various levels. Preparing documentation such as agendas, papers, minutes, and reports.
• Experience of using data and interpreting its meaning in context.
• Strong IT skills including the ability to use software packages including Microsoft Office, and internal OU systems such as Power BI.
• Ability and commitment to learn new skills and work collaboratively across different teams.

More information can be found in the Job Description Project Coordinator

If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact Sally Siveter at Resourcing Hub on 01908 655544 or sally.siveter@open.ac.uk quoting the reference VRF 20850.

What you get in return

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 30 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

How to apply

Unless otherwise stated in the advert, all applications are completed online via the OU Job’s page and following the instructions below and clicking the “APPLY NOW” link below. Applications submitted via 3rd party websites will not be considered.

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.

To apply for this role please submit the following;

• CV
• Personal statement, up to 1,000 words, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

The above documents will need to be submitted as one attachment during the application process, please include the personal statement followed by the CV in this document.

To ensure your file is uploaded to our system correctly, please make sure your document is saved with the following file name as appropriate to the vacancy you are applying for: reference, surname, first initial.

You will need to have your documents ready ahead of submitting the electronic application.

Closing date: 17 April 2023, 12 noon

Interview date: 27 April onwards 2023. Held online

You will receive updates regarding your application from resourcing-applications@open.ac.uk. Please ensure this email address is added to your list of trusted senders. Please also keep an eye on your junk folder to ensure you do not miss any important updates regarding this role.

You can view your application communications on the Candidate portal.

Please note: If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that on this occasion you have not been selected for interview, however we thank you for your interest in The Open University and encourage you to apply for future positions.

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