Senior Project Manager Review

Responsible for the delivery of the International Student Mental Health project from initiation to conclusion. This project work will involve following and adapting the outline project plan as required, working with students to understand requirements that need to be met, scoping out requirements, identifying best practice, developing clear project plans with timetable deliverables, and ensuring that plans are followed through to delivery within agreed timescales and budgetary requirements, and monitoring against agreed targets.

Learnt about different kinds of coaching, e.g. executive; organisational; life; team, etc. Learnt skills to make a great coach Be a balanced and well-adjusted professional individual • Enjoy a good balance • Be open to all ideas, concepts and opinions • Be able to be non-judgemental and objective • Have held line management responsibility at a middle or senior management level (executive coaches) • Have good interpersonal skills and an ability to build rapport and gain credibility • Have been responsible for a number and variety of line reports (executive coaches) • Be a respected professional in your chosen practice • Understand the strategic direction and context of the organisation • Be able to deal with ambiguity and complexity • Be a ‘big picture’ thinker • Be able to solicit and take feedback in a constructive and non-defensive

The training is very intense with a significant commitment from participants. The training days are very content heavy. The provider is not equipped to support participants in their learning with no access to a physical or online library. Regular catch-ups with supervisors can often seem unnecessary and off-putting. Really not enjoying the formal programme.

Programme is poorly organised and does not seem to reflect the lived experience of the learners. The formal training days are very top heavy and deadlines don't seem to fit within a particular organisations or cohorts timetable as you would expect, for example fitting into school/university breaks. Greater flexibility and thought is needed.

My University is highly supportive and reflects on the feedback I've offered and what the training provider should do to respond to it's wealth of short comings. The employer is also responsible for matching me with clients and also providers templates. The employer also hosts an on-site library to support with learning and completing assignment.

None beyond formal training days. As i've highlighted before there is no library or access to journals. Resources include a workbook and slide deck but these are not academic in nature. A few podcasts are included but not really anything shared at a Level 5 qualification level. It does not seem suited.

I think learning more about coaching has improved my communication skills but the list of models can sometimes hinder this as you're having to force your coaching to conform to a certain way which might be counter-intuitive to the experience. The tick-boxing can prevent a authentic and organic coaching relationship.

I'm an active member of the organisations Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer, Intersex Plus Staff Network. I am also a member of the Association of Project Management and the Association for University Administrators. I am an avid reader and swim in my spare time as well. I also have a dog.

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The University of Nottingham offers a relatively good compensation package - good pay, quality on-site gym and swimming pool, wide-range of staff discounts including access to the NUS's student discount card. The campus is also beautiful and well located on the on-squirts of Nottingham city which makes commuting from Derby easier.

- Keep in mind that your parking permit charge is variable depending on your salary, the eco credentials of your vehicle and the number of days you're on site. - The University has numerous campuses so be clear about which one you will be based. - Use the Hopper Bus to move between campuses as parking can be challenging mid-day.