Workstream Lead and Subject Specialist

• Number of positions available: Two
• Professional Service: Academic Registry
• Secondment length: Six months, 0.2 FTE
• Grade: MA6
• Start date: May 2023

Responsibilities

• Building on work already undertaken during the project, quickly gain an overview of the processes of all Schools (not just postholder’s own) and work with other team members to identify consistent approaches, whilst addressing subject specific needs where these are justified
• Act as the key point of co-ordination with academic Schools during the agile software development phase of new module information software
• Seek input from School colleagues (academic and administrative) and provide the School perspective during system development
• Communicate development progress and information on new processes to stakeholders, supporting preparation for future implementation
• Contribute to the identification and recording of issues which will need further review in later stages of the PMI project or other projects
• Play a key role in planning the acceptance testing and roll out of the new functionality which will take place from autumn 2023

Skills required

• Knowledge and experience of our existing Online Module Information system and other module information related processes
• Skills to work effectively within a range of teams, services or departments in order to...
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to master a brief and to help define, shape and map a package of work
• Skills to work through problems to reach a good outcome
• Confidence with the application of digital tools to improve business processes
• Ability to prioritise own workload and to help to support others to achieve deadlines
• Ability to be sensitive to, understand and work through the perspectives of diverse stakeholders
• Good understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion