Project Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 23 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Education
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SKILLS

Project Management Agile methodologies Stakeholder Management Communication Skills Problem-solving Team Coordination Data Analysis Risk Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is seeking a Project Manager to join their Education team in London. This 12-month fixed-term contract role involves managing digital projects for their 88 schools worldwide, requiring experience in project management, agile methodologies, and stakeholder management. The role involves translating education strategies into clear objectives, coordinating teams, and ensuring compliance with regulations.

Project Manager – Education Digital Delivery

12 month fixed term contract.

Location: London Victoria (hybrid model, minimum 3 days in office).

[Employer hidden] – the world’s leading private school’s organisation is recruiting a Project Manager. You will be joining the Education team in our London HQ.

London is our global headquarters where 200 colleagues across Finance, Risk, Corporate Development, Legal, HR, MAC and Education drive the success of our 80+ schools in 30+ countries. By joining our fast paced and innovative organisation, you will be regularly liaising with our global team-mates from the Philippines to Peru, from Beijing to Boston and beyond.

If you have a global mindset, enjoy thinking outside the box and are prepared to go above and beyond to find solutions, then a career at Nord Anglia is for you.

In the role of Project Manager, you will be responsible for working closely with the Education Team SLT to provide project management support for our digital projects, serving our 88 schools around the world.

As Project Manager, you will supervise individual projects to meet the programme objectives, coordinate teams, and track progress. You will ensure that success is measured against individual projects, timelines, budget, and compliance in accordance with the Business Cases and Business Case KPIs.

The role:

As Project Manager your focus will be:

  • Translate Education strategy and Business Cases into clear OKRs, success metrics, and delivery roadmaps.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies (AI, cloud, analytics) and assess their relevance for education.
  • Accountable for delivery decisions within agreed scope and budget; influences prioritization and investment decisions.
  • Run core agile ceremonies: planning, daily stand‑ups, reviews/demos, retrospectives; manage sprint goals and release plans.
  • Coordinate educators, IT, data, and vendor teams to deliver usable increments with robust QA, UAT and accessibility checks (e.g., WCAG 2.2).
  • Use appropriate delivery tooling (e.g., Jira or Azure DevOps, Confluence, Microsoft Teams/SharePoint) for transparency and traceability.
  • Operate a hybrid governance model: agile at the team level with stage‑gate checkpoints for investment decisions and executive reporting.
  • Own RAID management (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and escalations; maintain data‑privacy and security controls across all deliverables.
  • Ensure compliance with GDPR, safeguarding standards, and relevant local regulations across all regions; partner with Legal & Compliance on contractual obligations and vendor DPAs.
  • Align with Information Security policies and cyber standards for ed‑tech platforms, integrations and data flows.
  • Partner with InfoSec to mitigate cyber risks and ensure secure integrations.
  • Build strong relationships with school leaders, teaching staff, and support functions, act as a primary point of contact for Legal, Compliance and IT.
  • Define and track KPIs (e.g., delivery predictability, cycle time, release frequency, defect escape rate) and value metrics (e.g., hours saved, learning impact, adoption).
  • Publish Power BI/Excel dashboards for SLT visibility; use data to drive prioritisation and continuous improvement.

The Successful Candidate will possess:

  • Extensive project management experience, including the ability to plan, organize, and execute multiple initiatives simultaneously
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders and in cross-functional teams
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and with excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks
  • Safeguarding training and DBS clearance are required when you start your tenure

See full job description, here.

To Apply

On-line applications need to be directly through the [Employer hidden] careers page and should include a CV.

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