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Pearson Education
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London, Greater London
Education Project Manager, work from home UK
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Our Organisation We are the world's learning company with more than 24,000 employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people. We're committed to a world that's always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it's one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology - and each other to surpass these boundaries - we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global, large and small. At Pearson, we believe in the power of difference. Harnessing the unique skills, perspectives, and backgrounds of every employee helps us foster innovation and create the most effective solutions for learners around the world. That's why we're committed to ensuring that diversity and inclusion are embedded into everything we do. We foster a work environment that's inclusive and diverse - and where our people can be themselves - so we can reflect the customers and learners we serve. Pearson is featured on The Forbes list of Best Employers and The Stonewall Top 100 Employers list, and we are recognised in the Best Employers for Diversity 2019 awards. Pearson is listed on both the London and New York Stock Exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). We are proud to offer an exceptional environment to develop your professional career and we are now hiring for an Education Project Manager to join our successful team working from home in the UK. Your Opportunity Education Project Manager, Digital Marketplace & Portfolio Innovation, working from home UK. This position is currently working from home in the UK, but in the future it will be required to spend a proportion of time in either Central London or Harlow office. Permanent & full-time working 37.5 hours per week. Salary up to 45,000.00 depending on experience. This is an exciting opportunity to take a central role in our innovative and expanding Pearson Online Learning Services (POLS) UK division. We work with world-leading universities and partners throughout the UK to take their qualifications online, enabling them to reach global audiences in the comfort of their own homes. We are looking for a highly motivated Project Manager to lead on implementation our newest initiative; UK Learns. UK Learns provides a personal development lifeline to millions of furloughed workers through the provision of hundreds of online courses that deliver a wide range of qualifications and certificated programmes leading to better job and career prospects. Our goal is to build the world's leading source for high-quality, recognized learning experiences that support career progression. You will report to the Head of Partnership Operations and will be responsible for overseeing operational delivery, implementation, and growth of the UK Learns platform. You will also work closely with the Director, Digital Marketplace and Portfolio Innovation to organise UK Learns activity across multiple workstreams. This role will involve managing stakeholders in technology, government relations, user-experience, marketing and communications, research and other departments to ensure productive working relationships. You'll need to track shared objectives and progress toward these objectives, holding workstream leads and other stakeholders accountable for on-time delivery. This includes mastering business tools like ...