Assistant Project Manager – Horizon Europe Research Lead

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

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.