Leigh Academies Trust are seeking to appoint an Implementation Project Manager to join our department as soon as possible. This role will suit a graduate with some experience in industry, or, a more experienced project coordinator keen to join a growing organisation.

This is a rare and very exciting opportunity to join an established team. In this varied role, the Implementation Project Manager will manage and deliver projects across all departments within IT services. In this role you will be responsible for delivering assigned projects within the IT Services programme. You will be applying good project management practices gained from proven experience of delivering projects with multiple stakeholders.


We are looking for someone who will work confidently and proactively in assisting stakeholders and project managers in gathering requirements. The successful candidate will define project tasks and assign resources to deliver, identify and manage project variations, develop and manage project plans using Smartsheet project management software. It is important that the successful candidate has excellent attention to detail and accuracy in their work as they will be responsible for ensuring that correct and effective project government is applied.

Our ideal candidate will be:
Organised
Have excellent attention to detail and display accuracy in work
Have the ability to work proactively and solve daily issues in a timely manner
Confident working both individually and as part of a team
Confident in communicating with stakeholders and senior leadership

Our successful candidate will receive;
A starting salary of £38,600 per annum which increases annually based on successful performance
25 days annual leave per annum plus bank holidays which increases with length of service
Career development and training opportunities to suit your needs and career objectives
This is a full time role (37.5 hours per week) based at Leigh Academies Trust Head Office, Strood.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2022, our Trust comprises 31 geographically organised academies (15 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing 3,000 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.