Project Manager - Website Upgrade

Job description

Description
Are you great at project management? Interested in all things polar? Then we want to hear from you! The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) needs an exceptional Project Manager to help us upgrade our website.

Our website is our window to our world, serving as the primary gateway for our audiences to engage with us. It's not just a virtual space but a vital platform where we showcase our achievements, share knowledge, and foster collaborations on a global scale.

As an Agile Project Manager, you'll play a crucial role in every aspect of the web upgrade project. From collaborating with the Project Executive and supporting the project team, to developing comprehensive plans and coordinating audience and web publisher insight and engagement. You'll manage budgets, ensure timely delivery of project outputs, and implement quality assurance processes to guarantee the website meets performance, usability, and security standards.

Working at BAS is rewarding. Our skilled science, operational and support staff based in Cambridge, Antarctica, and the Arctic, work together to deliver research that uses the Polar Regions to advance our understanding of Earth as a sustainable planet. Through our extensive logistic capability and know how BAS facilitates access for the British and international science community to the UK polar research operation. Numerous national and international collaborations, combined with an excellent infrastructure help sustain a world leading position for the UK in Antarctic affairs. British Antarctic Survey is a component of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation www.ukri.org

As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 privilege days

• Excellent civil service pension (with 26% or more employer contribution, depending on your band)

• 24 hours/365 days access to employee assistance programme (EAP - including support with physical, mental, social, health and financial issues)

• Flexible and family friendly working opportunities

• Cycle to work scheme

• Access to discounted shopping on a range of retail, leisure and lifestyle categories and much more.

You'll be joining our Communications team in the Innovation and Impact Directorate.

You'll help us to deliver a new website.

You'll be joining a world-leading interdisciplinary research organisation, that is committed to recruiting talented people like you, progressing your career and giving you the support, you need to thrive at BAS.
Qualification
We are looking for somebody who has a strong understanding of web technologies, has a project management qualification, and is familiar working in an agile environment.

You will need a relevant project management qualification PRINCE2/APMQ/Agile - please note, this project will be run using Agile methodology.
Duties
Your main responsibilities will include:

Project Management

- Project Setup: Collaborate with the Project Executive to establish the project team, meeting structure, and reporting plan.

- Project Planning: Develop a comprehensive project plan detailing tasks, timelines, and resource requirements for the successful website launch.

- Documentation Management: Define and implement the structure for project documentation.

- Supplier Engagement: Potential to oversee the design and tender stages of the project, ensuring engagement of relevant BAS subject matter experts to meet stakeholder requirements and project deliverables.

- Delivery Management: Ensure timely delivery of project outputs and products meeting agreed quality standards.

- Meeting and Sprint Participation: Participate in project meetings and Agile sprints.

- Stakeholder Engagement: Present project progress and updates to a wide range of stakeholders. Liaise with internal stakeholders (communication team, web experts, content creators, designers, developers) and external suppliers to align and ensure timely delivery of project milestones.

- Budget Management: Manage the project budget effectively.

- Verification of Technical Documents: Manage the independent verification process of technical documents.

- Handover Management: Ensure timely handover of all documentation and products.

- Quality Assurance: Implement robust quality assurance processes to ensure the website meets performance, usability, and security standards.

- Resource Management: Manage project resources efficiently, optimising resource allocation within financial constraints.

- Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimise disruptions and ensure timely project delivery.

- Communication Management: Facilitate clear and transparent communication channels among all project stakeholders, providing regular updates on progress, milestones, and issues.

General

- Take part in planning sessions with the Communications, Web and Apps, and UKRI web teams.

- Any other duties as required by the Head of Communications