Project Manager

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

Our Values

Culture is at the heart of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work:

• Honesty: We act with integrity and transparency, sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.

• Empowerment: We enable people to take initiative, make impactful decisions, and continuously learn and grow.

• Accountability: We deliver on commitments, own our successes and mistakes, and strive for quality outcomes.

• Respect: We value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.

• Trust: We collaborate across teams, build dependable relationships, and work as one to deliver for our customers.

These values are more than wordsthey guide our decisions, shape our collaborations, and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.

SLC is offering an exciting opportunity for 2 skilled Project Managers on a fixed term contract basis to lead the delivery of business change and technology projects that have real impact across the organisation. You will be responsible for ensuring successful project outcomes by applying robust governance, monitoring progress, and effectively managing risks, issues, and dependencies.

The role involves coordinating stakeholders and suppliers to support smooth project delivery and ensuring the business is fully prepared for change. You will also play an active role in embedding best practice by contributing experience, insight, and lessons learned to our project management community.

Were looking for experienced Project Managers with a strong track record of delivering complex initiatives. Youll bring experience applying recognised project management methodologies, confidently engaging and influencing senior stakeholders in challenging environments, and managing strategic partners and suppliers. A clear communicator and effective influencer, youll be adaptable, proactive and resilient, with experience of transformation or technology/solution transition desirable.

These roles are most suited to experienced Project Managers who have extensive experience across a wide range of projects, not solely IT projects. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who understand working within the Public sector environment. In addition, one contract is likely to support our transition from a bespoke GDPR technical solution to Salesforce so experience in this area may be desirable.

• Experience of delivering IT-based systems and project solutions

• Experience of effectively managing and controlling project budgets

• Experience of managing internal and external suppliers and in leading multi-discipline teams

• Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills with experience of reporting to a senior audience

• Effective stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships by communicating, influencing and negotiating at all levels with technical and business teams, project stakeholders and sponsors

• Focus on continuous improvement and developing working practices, for self and others

• Self-motivated and highly organised with strong attention to detail

• Uses initiative to resolve issues and is confident in ability to make decisions

• Strong MS Office suite knowledge, including Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project