Strategic Projects Manager - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

Strategic Projects Manager - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

About Us

Kings College London is a leading University with nine Faculties. As part of Kings Health Partners , we have an excellent environment for health care interaction and a strong focus on mentoring and career development.

The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) placedKingsapplied and allied health research 1st for: overall proportion of research rated 4* (world-leading, the best mark possible), research papers rated 4*, impact rated 4*, environment rated 4*(joint), Grade Point Average and Power. REF2021 rated as world-leading: 100% of our environment, 86% of our impact and 70% of our research overall. Over 95% of our research overall was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

As of 2026, Kings is top-two in the world for Nursing and #1 in the UK for the 8th year in a row (QS world rankings). Kings produces more highly cited research outputs (top 1% citations) on palliative care than any other centre internationally (SciVal), andis second in the world on the same metric for nursing and midwifery. Kings is the largest provider of health care education in Europe.

The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) is based in the heart of central and south London. It includes the Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation , the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams.

Our applied clinical and health multidisciplinary research transforms therapies, the healthcareexperienceand outcomes for patients and those important to them, wherever they are cared for. Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes.

We are committed to staff development and offer opportunities toidentifyand accessappropriate trainingand professional growth.

About The Role

The Strategic Projects Manager (Education) position is an exciting role within the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care (NMPC), Kings College London. The postholder will be responsible for the management, implementation and delivery of strategic and process improvement projects in support of our Education strategy, with a focus on our undergraduate/postgraduate pre-registration nursing and midwifery students, alongside our postgraduate post-qualification education.

This post would suit somebody who has experience of managing strategic projects within Higher Education and / or has experience of managing education focused projects in a programme or project management capacity. The postholder will have a strong commitment to excellence in working with a diverse student population, excellent communication skills, will be a good listener who works well with people from different disciplines, and someone with a passion for bringing people together to create positive change. Working at a fast pace, you will have the ability to work independently with effective oversight and prioritisation and have excellent attention to detail. This role suits a self-starter who can take ownership of project delivery and has the ability to see the “bigger picture” and how the various projects will interconnect and influence each other to achieve the Facultys aim of supporting every students success.

This role sits within the Nightingale Student HUB providing strategic support to the Facultys leadership and will report to the Associate Director of Education, working closely with the Vice Dean (Education). This is a full time (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

Kingsconsiders the professional and personal development of our staff a priority and we offer an inspiring range of opportunities for training and career progression. Our Organisational Development team provide in-house and bespoke learning.

Location: Hybrid minimum of 2 days per week on Campus (Waterloo).