Project Manager (Remote)

Gateway Qualifications is an award winning, dynamic, and growing Awarding Organisation (AO) with ambitious targets and a determination to succeed. We are a charity, motivated by supporting our centres and our learners to meet our charitable aim of widening participation for all.

As an ambitious and go-getting company, we are keen to attract like-minded people to work with us, for it is only through our people that we can continue our success story.

As a key member of our Project Management Office, you will be responsible for managing key projects within our exciting change programme which includes digital transformation and product development projects amongst others. You will work across the entire operations of the business, collaborating with Programme Boards, Programme Manager, operational business subject matter experts, third party suppliers, and other relevant stakeholders.

What We Are Looking For

• You will have a recognised professional project management qualification (at least practitioner/level 4).
• Extensive experience, working as a Project Manager on digital transformation initiatives, in previous full end to end project management roles and within a formal project management framework.
• A strong background of successful project management experience in delivering projects to completion working within formal project management methodologies.
• Experience of delivering different types of projects, for example systems upgrades or implementations, product development projects, organisational transformation projects, externally facing projects, governance / regulatory driven projects.
• You will be comfortable working at all levels of the organisation, working with business facing teams to ensure all deliverables are clearly communicated to, and understood by the various workstream owners and that tasks are completed on time to ensure the overall projects remain on track.

At Gateway Qualifications you’ll be mainly based at home and will therefore need a reliable, high speed internet connection and a quiet, suitably furnished, place to work.

What We Offer

We offer a great employment package that includes 30 days paid holiday (pro rata for part time staff) plus public holidays, a career average defined benefit pension scheme, and an individual LinkedIn learning licence giving access to a variety of courses to support your Continued Professional Development (CPD).

About Gateway Qualifications

At Gateway Qualifications our focus is on creating the highest levels of in-demand qualifications which are accessible to everyone enabling all learners to thrive. To do that, we want people working with us who represent and reflect the diversity of everyone in the UK. As an equal opportunity employer, we therefore encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion.

Our expert teams have been supporting providers and changing futures for more than 30 years.

As an Awarding Organisation we offer a wide range of Regulated Qualifications, Apprenticeships and Access to HE Diplomas and can develop new qualifications and quality assure in-house training.

If you join us, you’ll be joining an award-winning team who work hard every day to make a difference to the lives of learners. We have won in the following categories at the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) Awards; Qualification of the year, two years in a row, Learner of the year, Individual of the year, AO/Provider Relationship of the year, Awarding Organisation of the year and Innovation of the year.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this vacancy, you will be able to make an application via our website careers page, where you can also view the full candidate pack. Please ensure you attach your CV and a Covering Letter explaining why you are suitable for the role.

The closing date for applications will be midday on Monday 13th January 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. We may also consider applications as they arrive and may start interviewing prior to the closing date. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

First stage interviews are scheduled for week commencing 20th January 2025 and second stage interviews are scheduled for week commencing 27th January 2025.

Please note that you must have proof that you have the right to work and live in the UK.