Project Manager (NEU Communicator roll-out)

The National Education Union is a powerful force for change in education, representing 500,000 teachers, lecturers, support staff, and leaders. As we have recently completed an extensive staffing review, this is an exciting time to join us on our journey to becoming a more agile, strategic, and powerfully coordinated trade union – ready to meet the challenges of the future and drive lasting change in education.

We are currently seeking to appoint a Project Manager (NEU Communicator roll-out) who, under the direction of the Assistant General Secretary: Communications, Campaigns and Political Engagement will lead a cross-directorate project team to ensure the successful rolling out of the union’s bespoke communications tool – NEU Communicator – to staff across the organisation, including in the regions/nations, and to branch and district officers.

In this role, you will establish, lead, manage and motivate a cross-directorate project team to meet its objectives of implementing the successful roll-out of NEU Communicator to all NEU regions and nations, other relevant staff teams, and district and branch officers. This will include planning and instituting an effective training programme and ongoing support, and liaising with external stakeholders. You will create and manage a clear project plan, risk register and decision register and provide regular reports on progress to the Strategic Leadership Team.

Prospective applicants are advised that your normal place of work will be the NEU office specified in this advert and that the NEU operates ‘Blended Working Arrangements’ for office-based staff, which means you will typically need to be based in the designated NEU office for 3 to 4 days a week (based on a full-time contract), with the remaining days based at home, and subject to business needs.

In addition to salary, we offer good conditions including 33 days’ annual leave plus Christmas closure days and a defined benefit pension scheme. Salary and benefits are pro-rata for part-time applicants.
 

Further details can be downloaded from our website at https://neu.org.uk/working-neu where applicants will be able to complete an online application on our recruitment portal. Closing date is mid-day Monday 6th July 2026.

THE UNION IS FUNDAMENTALLY COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNIES IN ITS POLICIES AND PRACTICE.