Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics
Salary:£44,847 to £50,808 per annum, inclusive.
Closing Date:Wednesday 26 March 2025
Reference:EPH-EPED-2025-04
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.
The UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) has an exciting opportunity to appoint a Project Manager. The purpose of this role is to lead on the day-to-day project management activities for a number of research projects as part of a complex and large international multi-disciplinary programme including epidemiologists, microbiologists, infection prevention and control experts, social scientists, mental health experts, and implementation scientists.
Other responsibilities will include:
- Monitoring and reporting
- Financial management
- External and internal communications
- Reporting and HR management
The post-holder will need to work closely with UK-PHRST colleagues at both LSHTM and UKHSA on these activities and will be expected to undertake international travel as per the requirements of the project (estimated up to 4 trips per year).
The post-holder must have higher education to degree level or equivalent or extensive relevant experience and significant experience of project management in an academic institution, NGO or similar environment. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The post is full-time (35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE) and fixed-term until 31 March 2026. The post is funded by UK Government Overseas Development Aid and is available from 07 April 2025.
The salary will be on the Professional Services scale, Grade 6 in the range £44,847-£50,808 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part-time staff. In addition to this, there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.
Applications should be made online via our jobs website. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to .
The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meeteachof the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.
Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.
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