Project Officer

Manchester, United Kingdom

About Us

Transforming lives through learning for over 30 years. Our teams work in education consultancy, professional development, early-years & primary tutoring, digital learning and publishing to improve learning for everyone.

Salary – £30,000

Location: Hybrid (within commuting distance to Manchester)

Contract Type: Fixed Term

25 days Holiday + Birthday Off and other attractive Benefits

Cognition Education UK is seeking a Project Officer to join our programme delivery team to support our continuous professional development (CPD) offerings to the Further Education (FE) sector. The Project Officer will support all aspects of our programme delivery in accordance with agreed work plans and will have a specific focus on FE stakeholder engagement to support FE providers to participate and enroll onto our programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring that robust project management processes and procedures are implemented and continuously improved.
• Ensuring the project plan is adhered to, supporting milestones and KPI achievement.
• Working with programme stakeholders to develop programme collateral for use through appropriate marketing channels.
• Acting as the main point of contact for FE providers and stakeholders who are interested in our programmes and offering advice and guidance on how we can support them.
• Building strong relationships with FE providers and other stakeholders who have not yet engaged on our programmes.
• Maintaining existing relationships with FE providers who have already engaged on our programmes to support them with the continuation of their CPD journeys.
• Traveling nationally to meet with FE providers where required to identify their needs and promote how our offerings can support them.
• Maintaining relationships to promote Cognition’s vision and values with both external and internal stakeholders.
• Supporting the Programme Management team where appropriate.
• Completing administrative tasks as required to support programme activity.
• Performing other tasks in addition to those listed above as negotiated with your manager.

Requirements

• Proven ability to work in and across teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple/competing priorities.
• Proven problem-solving skills.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Experience/knowledge in an optimal mix of specialist areas as relevant for the role which could include: Project Management and Marketing experience and/or expertise, Managing Processes, Customer Service, Administration, Reporting Skills.

About Cognition Learning Group

Cognition Learning Group is a global authority on education effectiveness. For more than 30 years, we have designed, delivered and evaluated education improvement programmes in more than 30 countries supporting hundreds of thousands of educators and millions of learners. It is an exciting time to join us, and we are interested in hearing from people who share our passion and want to help us to achieve our vision for children and young people around the world.

If this sounds like an opportunity for you, we would love to hear from you!

Please note: The application closing date for the role will be Friday 21st February 2025. Interviews will be held via Teams w/c 24th February 2025.