Project director Work, Jobs in Swanbourne (with Salaries)

Director of Focus and Service Improvement
University of Oxford —Oxford
- £63,606 - £80,505 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- No degree
10d
Group Head of Estates
Stowe School —Stowe
- £60,000 a year
- Part-time
- Team management
- Travel
- School
12h
Account Director Oxford
BidvestNoonan —Oxford
- £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Team management
Quick apply
Senior Director People Partner, EMEA
Cytiva —Little Chalfont
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
- Annual leave
Product Manager
Hollywoodbowlgroup —Hemel Hempstead
- Up to £75,000 a year
- Full-time
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
5d
Director - Economic Crime Controls
Barclays —Northampton
- Analysis skills
- Team management
- Mentoring
12d
Title MSAT Project Manager (Rare Diseases)
Recordati —Hemel Hempstead
- £120,640 - £180,960 a year
- Weekend availability
- Hybrid work
- English
- Travel
- Conflict management
- Annual leave
Associate Director - Project Management (8 month fixed term contract)- Channel Performance
Ipsos —Milton Keynes
- Hybrid work
- Team management
- Mentoring
- Budgeting
- Annual leave
Associate Director - Stakeholder Engagement
Dalcour Maclaren —Bicester
- Business development
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Project Director - Government Accounts
Strata —Brackley
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Senior Project Manager - Government Accounts
Strata —Brackley
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Project Director
Skanska —Watford
- Bereavement leave
Project Coordinator - Government Accounts
Strata —Brackley
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Organisational skills
- SharePoint
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Project Coordinator - Hemel Hempstead
Learnd —Hemel Hempstead
- Full-time
- Microsoft Outlook
- Administrative experience
- Organisational skills
- Employee assistance programme
Director - Sales & Business Development - UK & Ireland - Pharma & Food Applications
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft —Milton Keynes
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Business development
- Training & development
Technical Director - Housebuilding
untypical —Bedford
- Team management
- No degree
- Construction experience
- Employee assistance programme
11d
Site Manager
The Hotel Clearance Company —Milton Keynes
- £250 - £275 a day
- Full-time
- First Aid Certification
- Team management
- Recruiting
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Head of Food and Beverage Operations
Haven —Hemel Hempstead
- Part-time
- Fast casual restaurant
- Restaurant management
- Data analysis skills
- Employee discount
Quick apply
B2B Agency Campaign Manager
Return on Investment Ltd —Milton Keynes
- £45,000 - £53,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
- Gym membership
Quick apply
Technical Director
Dalcour Maclaren —Bicester
- Business development
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
12d

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Director of Focus and Service Improvement

University of Oxford -
Oxford

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£63,606 - £80,505 a year
10 days ago

Qualifications

Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Lean
Change management
Continuous improvement
Team management
Change leadership
Leadership
Project management experience
Communication skills
Negotiation

Full job description

Director of Focus and Service Improvement

Planning and Council Secretariat

Grade 10: £63,606 – £73,709 with a discretionary range to £80,505 per annum

Location: University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

About the role

The postholder will provide strategic leadership for the University’s service improvement capabilities, ensuring the University has the expertise to understand, redesign, improve and sustain high-quality professional services. And for the next few years the Focus team will be working closely with the University’s Professional Services Programme – an ambitious 3-year programme of work to strengthen how professional services are organised, led and delivered across the University. The postholder will play a critical role in the Programme, providing expertise and leadership to enable the re-shaping of professional services

The postholder will ensure that Focus remains the professional hub of continuous improvement expertise and support in the University, supporting a culture of continuous improvement across professional services in a way which supports UAS, divisions and departments to improve local services and realise real benefits.

The postholder will report to the Director of PACS and be a member of the PACS senior leadership team. They will also have a dotted reporting line to the Director of the Professional Services Programme, and be part of the PSP core programme team. They will lead the Focus team plus external consultancy support.

This is a key role in the University's administration and an ideal opportunity to develop a senior-level career in higher education administration at a time of significant externally and internally driven change.

About you

You will be in possession of a degree or equivalent experience, and be able to demonstrate:

A proven ability to manage and deliver successful projects, programmes and business change in a complex organisation, including the application of service improvement methodology to design and deliver tangible benefits to quality and productivity

expertise in service improvement methodologies and practice

the ability to create order in complex situations, maintain focus on objectives and drive forward progress at pace

a strong understanding of continuous improvement and Lean principles and operating practices

significant leadership, team and line management experience, with demonstrable skill in both motivating and developing people

excellent oral and written communication skills with proven influencing and negotiation skills

an ability to work collaboratively and with a wide range of stakeholder groups

an ablity to deal effectively with a wide range of complex issues in a challenging and uncertain environment

This is a permanent role.

Application Process

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Antony Willott, the Director of Planning and Council Secretariat, at [email protected].

The closing date for applications is 15 September

You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.

Interviews will be held during w/c 28 September 2026.

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project director jobs in swanbourne

Director of Focus and Service Improvement

Group Head of Estates

Account Director Oxford

Senior Director People Partner, EMEA

Product Manager

Director - Economic Crime Controls

Title MSAT Project Manager (Rare Diseases)

Associate Director - Project Management (8 month fixed term contract)- Channel Performance

Associate Director - Stakeholder Engagement

Project Director - Government Accounts

Senior Project Manager - Government Accounts

Project Director

Project Coordinator - Government Accounts

Project Coordinator - Hemel Hempstead

Director - Sales & Business Development - UK & Ireland - Pharma & Food Applications

Technical Director - Housebuilding

Site Manager

Head of Food and Beverage Operations

B2B Agency Campaign Manager

Technical Director

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