Project Manager

The University is looking for a Project Manager provide high level and specialist project management and administrative service.

Based in the School for Social and Political Sciences, this role will work across two major research programmes: Changing Realities and Safety Nets. Changing Realities is a major, busy participatory research project working with over 200 parents and carers on a low-income from all four nations of the UK.

The project also partners with national charity, Child Poverty Action Group, and includes impact and policymaking activities at the highest levels. Safety Nets is the UK’s first examination of the relationship between social security and devolution in the UK, and entails a partnership of seven universities, Resolution Foundation and Child Poverty Action Group.)

The role is to support the PI (Ruth Patrick) in coordinating both projects, and making sure that they achieving key deliverables, and to time. The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring good and effective internal and external communication; and in supporting the projects to regularly review and improve their practice.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in providing a full range of project management functions, including stakeholder management, higher-level administrative services, including financial and multi-site team coordination for higher education, government and/or Third Sector projects involving co-production and participatory approaches. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team are requirements for the job.

The role will be part of the College of Social Sciences Research Support Office and will report into the College Research Operations Manager (Angela Cowan) but will work closely with internal and external colleagues on Changing Realities and Safety Nets.