Assistant Project Manager

City St George's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sector-leading salary

Pension scheme

Staff training and development

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London, seeks an experienced Project Manager to coordinate a €6 million Horizon Europe research project. You will work with the Principal Investigator, Work Package Leaders and consortium partners to ensure delivery, governance and timely reporting.

The role requires an undergraduate degree and substantial project management experience in higher education, research or funded programmes.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required; significant project management experience.
• Experience in higher education, research, innovation, or funded programmes.
• Proven ability to manage multi-partner projects and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project management, governance, reporting and delivery across Horizon Europe project.
• Maintain project plans, risk registers, and governance docs.
• Coordinate communication, organise meetings and consortium events with partners.
• Monitor budgets, forecasting, and audits; support financial reporting.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Budget control

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Background

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to provide strategic and operational coordination for a Horizon Europe research project valued at €6 million. The project involves an international consortium of leading universities, research organisations, industry partners, and other stakeholders working together to address significant scientific and societal challenges.

Responsibilities

Working closely with the Principal Investigator, Work Package Leaders, and consortium partners, the assistant project manager will oversee project management, governance, reporting, and delivery, ensuring compliance with Horizon Europe requirements and supporting collaboration across the consortium.

The role coordinates effective delivery across all work packages and partner organisations, monitoring progress against objectives, milestones, deliverables, and impact targets. The postholder maintains project plans, risk registers, and governance documentation, and ensures compliance with funding and contractual requirements. Acting as a key contact for partners, they facilitate communication, coordinate meetings and consortium events, and prepare agendas, minutes, and action logs.

The postholder also oversees financial monitoring by tracking expenditure against budgets, supporting forecasting activities, coordinating financial reporting from project partners, and assisting with audits and reviews. In addition, the role coordinates the preparation and submission of reports and deliverables, monitors key deadlines, liaises with funding bodies and reviewers, and maintains accurate project documentation and records.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree and have significant project management experience within higher education, research, innovation, or funded programmes. They will have a proven ability to manage complex multi-partner projects, support international collaborations, oversee budgets and reporting, and engage diverse stakeholders. Strong project planning, organisational, analytical, and communication skills are essential, along with knowledge of the research funding landscape, particularly Horizon Europe. The candidate will be proactive, collaborative, highly organised, and able to manage competing priorities effectively.

Closing date for applications: 25 October 2026 at 11:59 pm

For more information please refer to the job description.

The selection process will involve an interview and an presentation.Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio‑economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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