[ES_JOBS_NET] Project Manager, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London

Fri Nov 16 16:43:46 MST 2018

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/NAT00307/project-manager

Project Manager

Job summary

The Department of Life Sciences is seeking a Project Manager to take on
responsibility for effective infrastructure and professional operational
service in the support of research and education programmes at the Silwood
Park campus, including Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded
PhDs through the Quantitative and Modelling skills in Ecology and Evolution
(QMEE) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT). The position will be based at
the...

Job listing information

.        Reference NAT00307

.        Date posted 7 November 2018

.        Closing date 29 November 2018

Job description

Job summary

The Department of Life Sciences is seeking a Project Manager to take on
responsibility for effective infrastructure and professional operational
service in the support of research and education programmes at the Silwood
Park campus, including Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded
PhDs through the Quantitative and Modelling skills in Ecology and Evolution
(QMEE) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT). 

The position will be based at the Silwood Park Campus which is home to
approximately 25 Academic staff, 40 research and 10 support staff. As well
as housing state-of-the-art facilities for laboratory and field research,
the campus is a recognised centre for post-graduate training. There are
currently approximately 130 Post graduate taught and 70 PhD students based
at Silwood Park, spanning 5 Masters Courses in Ecology and Evolution. 

This will involve managing project calls and advertisements, the student
selection procedure, coordinating training activities, and acting as a
central point for a cohort of over 36 PhD students. The project manager will
liase with CDT partners to generate unique training activities, including
non-project related secondment and internship opportunities. The role will
also monitor and report on CDT progress, collating data and capturing
success stories (papers, outreach activities etc), and monitoring budget and
resource allocation. The role will help to coordinate future bids and
partnerships for doctoral funding. 

Working closely with Course Directors, the post holder will also help to
support the design and delivery of a new Silwood Masters programme, and the
coordination of activities aiming to optimise administrative efficiency,
student experience and facilities on campus. 

In research, the project manager will help to support academics in the
Department to coordinate and develop large funding bids, including support
for meeting organisation, coordinating with partner organisations, searching
funding opportunities, and help with writing funding bids. Across all areas
of activity, the project manager will help the Deputy Head of Department and
Department Operations Manager and other academics to monitor and develop
strategy.

Duties and responsibilities

.        To be responsible for managing and ensuring the provision of an
effective and professional operational infrastructure in the support of
research and education at Silwood Park campus

.        Develop the Centre for Doctoral Training's training programme,
liaising with partners and College academics to identify new areas and
activities for the programme

.        Support recruitment to all education programmes at Silwood Park

.        Preparing relevant material for the promotion and delivery of the
education programmes, including student handbooks, monitoring forms and
annual reviews

.        Supporting and coordinating Academics and other Professional
Services staff in developing new funding bids in education and research

.        Acting as a key point of contact for the management of the
education and research programmes

Essential requirements

.        A good honours degree in a science or engineering discipline, or
equivalent experience with an interest in climate change and the environment

You must be able to demonstrate:

.        Knowledge of project management techniques and tools, and their
application in a project management capacity

.        Considerable administrative experience

.        Experience of working with stakeholders in business, policy and
academia to build networks and deliver collaborative outputs

.        Strong financial and budgetary management experience, including
planning, forecasting and monitoring

.        Experience of providing a high-quality, responsive customer-focused
service

.        Experience of producing clear and concise written material

.        Proven organisational skills and ability to plan, set priorities
and manage workload in response to deadlines and under pressure

Further information

The College cannot normally apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this
post under Tier 2 of the UKVI's Points Based System. Any candidate, who is
considering applying for this position and requires sponsorship, must ensure
that they are able to obtain permission to work in the UK through an
appropriate immigration route. 

This is a full time, open ended position. 

For any informal queries about the post, please contact Pat Evans
(Departmental Operations Manager) via email at
<mailto:pat.evans at imperial.ac.uk> pat.evans at imperial.ac.uk   

Should you have any queries about the application process please contact
Peggy Baker by email at  <mailto:peggy.baker at imperial.ac.uk>
peggy.baker at imperial.ac.uk  and refer to the job reference number NAT00307. 

For technical queries during the application process, please contact
<mailto:recruitment at imperial.ac.uk> recruitment at imperial.ac.uk . 

Documents

.
<https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/NAT00307/project-manager/NAT003
07_JD.doc> NAT00307_JD.doc

About Imperial College London

Imperial College London is the UK's only university focussed entirely on
science, engineering, medicine and business and we are consistently rated in
the top 10 universities in the world.

You will find our main London campus in South Kensington, with our hospital
campuses located nearby in West and North London. We also have Silwood Park
in Berkshire and state-of-the-art facilities in development at our major new
campus in White City.

We work in a multidisciplinary and diverse community for education,
research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and
innovation to tackle the big global challenges our complex world faces.

It's our mission to achieve enduring excellence in all that we do for the
benefit of society - and we are looking for the most talented people to help
us get there.

Additional information

Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and the post-holder
may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with
the above key responsibilities.

All Imperial employees are expected to follow the 7 principles of Imperial
Expectations: 

.        Champion a positive approach to change and opportunity

.        Communicate regularly and effectively within, and across, teams

.        Consider the thoughts and expectations of others

.        Deliver positive outcomes

.        Encourage inclusive participation and eliminate discrimination

.        Develop and grow skills and expertise

.        Work in a planned and managed way 

In addition to the above, employees are required to observe and comply with
all
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/human-resources/procedures/guidanc
e/> College policies and regulations.

Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating
discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment. We are an
Athena SWAN Silver award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a
Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote
respect for trans people.

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