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Senior Project Manager

Newcastle University
£47,389 - £56,535
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Full time
18 hours ago

Salary: £47,389.00 - £56,535.00  per annum

 

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

 

Closing Date: 31 August 2026

 

 

The Role

 

This is a dynamic and exciting opportunity to lead a high-profile national widening participation and fair access collaborative project. The role will focus exclusively on managing the Realising Opportunities (RO) Partnership, a national collaboration of nine research-intensive universities led by Newcastle University.

 

Newcastle is a sector leader in widening participation, and this role offers the chance to work closely with senior colleagues at Newcastle and across the other RO Partner universities, as well as with key sector organisations. You will provide strategic leadership and expertise in partnership working and widening participation- within the University, the Partnership and across the national access landscape.

 

A substantial part of the role will involve managing the Realising Opportunities Central Team and overseeing delivery of the RO programme, which aims to improve access to research-intensive universities for underrepresented students.

 

We are seeking an experienced and motivated professional to lead a high-profile national collaboration focused on widening participation and fair access in higher education. This is a dynamic opportunity to manage the Realising Opportunities (RO) Partnership, a prestigious Partnership of nine research-intensive universities, led by Newcastle University.

 

Newcastle University is a sector leader in widening participation, and this role offers the chance to work closely with senior colleagues across the RO Partner institutions and key national organisations. You will provide strategic leadership and expert guidance in partnership working and widening participation—within Newcastle, across the RO Partnership, and throughout the national access landscape.

 

This is a fixed-term, part-time (0.8 FTE) maternity cover position, commencing from 24 October 2025, or as close to this date as possible, for approximately 11 months.

 

Application Process: Please submit an online application including your CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should provide a detailed supporting statement outlining your suitability for the role.

 

Additional Information: An Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required for this post.

 

For further information, please contact: Kate Murray, Deputy Director (Fair Access and Widening Participation): [email protected]  or Sarah Beech, RO Senior Project Manager: [email protected]

 

Interview Date: Scheduled for Wednesday 17 September 2025 . Online interviews can be arranged if needed.

 

Key Accountabilities

 

 

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

 

Attributes and Behaviour

 

Qualifications

 

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

 

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

 

At Newcastle University we hold a silver  Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

 

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 28499

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