Job Description

Department: Commercial Services and Facilities

Responsible to: Director of Commercial Services

Salary: Grade 7: £30,046 - £35,845 per annum pro rata

Term: Fixed term to 31 May 2022: Part time 21 -28 hours per week (0.6-0.8 FTE)

Relationships with: Facilities Team, Cirencester College, Deer Park School

Purpose

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is seeking to appoint a Project Manager for the Wild Campus Cirencester project, between 1st December 2020 and 31 May 2022.

Wild Campus Cirencester is an exciting initiative to benefit bats and other wildlife on and around the campus by making big habitat improvements. The University is leading the project in partnership with our neighbours, Cirencester College and Cirencester Deer Park School. Together, our three institutions make up the town’s education quarter. This project will create a haven for birds, small mammals and amphibians, as well as pollinators and their insect prey, plus a dark corridor for bats. This project will include planting wildlife-friendly native shrubs and wildflowers, replacing outdoor lighting in line with Bat Conservation Trust guidance, diversifying large areas of lawn, and installing over 100 bat and bird boxes. Signs will promote the improvements, increasing understanding and access to wildlife for our 4,250 students and over 10,000 annual visitors.

The combined area of the campus is approximately half the size of Cirencester’s town centre. The project connects wildlife populations north and south of the A419 that have been divided by the bright lights and amenity grass covering large areas of the university, college and school sites.

With support from: 2
Reviewed October 2020

The project is funded by the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is the Managing Authority for European Regional Development Fund. Established by the European Union, the European Regional Development Fund helps local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support innovation, businesses, create jobs and local community regenerations.

Key Responsibilities 

• Coordinating the Wild Campus Cirencester project to ensure successful delivery 
• Liaising with the estates and grounds teams at RAU to ensure work is initiated, progressed and
• completed to time 
• Documenting evidence of project delivery, including before and after photos 
• Developing detailed and compliant specifications for all procurement for the project, inconsultation with the RAU finance team 
• Ensuring all staff involved in the project accurately record all time spent on project delivery 
• Liaising closely with lead and delivery staff at our delivery partner organisations 
• Organising regular project Steering Group meetings 
• Managing the project budget on a day to day basis 
• Publicising the project to students, staff and our community

General responsibilities:

The University is committed to equality of opportunity. All staff are required to comply with current legislation, University policies and good practice guidance. 

All staff are required to act in a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. The post holder must be familiar with and adhere to appropriate safeguarding policies and guidance and participate in related mandatory/statutory training.

Managers have a responsibility to ensure their team members understand their individual responsibilities with regard to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. 

 All staff are required to participate in the University appraisal process and should ensure they are familiar with the process and plan time to prepare for their appraisal. Following the appraisal, staff are expected to undertake in any necessary learning and development and work towards the objectives that have been set. 

The University expects staff to attend any training designated as mandatory and to undertake learning and development activities to support their role. Managers must facilitate learning and development within their teams. 

It is a condition of employment that staff will not disclose any information obtained in the course of their duties other than to those entitled to receive it. The post holder must ensure that the confidentiality of personal data remains secure and that restricted information or highly restricted information to which they have access remains confidential during and after their employment at Royal Agricultural University. All staff must undergo appropriate data protection training as required. 

All absence from work must be reported in accordance with the University’s absence procedures and recorded on iTrent. 

The University acknowledges its responsibility to provide a safe, smoke free environment, to its employees, service users and visitors. It is the policy of the University not to allow smoking on University premises other than in specifically designated areas.

Person Specification

Requirements
The post holder must be able to demonstrate:

Essential

or

Desirable

Measured By

A) Application Form

B) Interview
C) Presentation

Qualifications: 

Educated to Hons degree level or equivalent E A

Knowledge, Experience and Skills: 

Excellent project management skills E A, B 

Experience of contract management D A, B 

Experience of keeping to deadlines E A 

Experience of keeping to budgets E A 

Experience in producing clear and concise reports E A 

Understanding of the strategic context of the project E C 

Experience of wildlife or relevant environmental projects E A, B 

Experience of working within an externally funded project or partnership D A, B 

Proven IT skills, especially MS Office E A 

Ability to build effective working relationships and communicate at all levels E A, B

Application Process

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send A University Professional Services Application Form together with the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form – you may attach your up to date CV if you wish to add additional information (CLICK THE APPLY ONLINE LINK BELOW)

Please forward to the HR Team, via email saying where you saw the advert for the role

Closing date: Wednesday 27 October 2020 with Interviews: 9 November 2020.

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