Discovery Project Manager (CRM, CRM, Education)

Agile Project Manager (CMS, CRM, Discovery)

£625 a day (Inside IR35

Hybrid (2 days in Manchester)

4 Months

We need a Project Manager to manage the discovery and scoping phase for i) a new Content Management System to replace our current CMS (T4), and ii) for a student marketing, recruitment and applications instance of a Customer Relationship Management system. These two discovery projects will run in tandem. The Project Manager will be supported by the Head of Web and Digital as Product Owner, as well as by a Business Analyst and other team members and business SMEs.This discovery phase will run until the end of September 2026, at which time we expect to receive confirmation of further funding to allow us move into design, development and procurement, and which may mean we can offer an extension to this role.
Particular requirements for this role

Experienced in agile working, and able to support the project team to work in an agile way. You will diary stand-ups, retrospectives, establish and use a kanban board/ similar workflow management tool, determine if working scrum or kanban and be able to explain that approach and the importance of ceremonies such as Show and Tells and work replenishment to the team. Able to support the Product Owner to establish and prioritise their backlog as necessary.
Experienced in managing large technical projects including discovery phase - experience of CMS and CRM ideal but not essential
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