Maternity Cover: Climate Forecasting Project Manager

University of Leeds; Leeds; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 56 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

The Edge Campus gym discount

On-site childcare and savings schemes

Résumé du poste

The University of Leeds invites applications for Project Manager – VERIFY (maternity cover) to support the VERIFY project within the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability. You will work with researchers across multiple UK universities to coordinate activities and ensure timely delivery.

The role focuses on strategic planning, monitoring, reporting on spending, organizing meetings and outreach activities, and providing day-to-day project management support in a complex academic setting.

Qualifications

• Experience managing large, complex academic projects.
• Ability to balance priorities with limited supervision.
• Excellent collaboration across cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsabilités

• Lead on strategic planning and monitoring for VERIFY.
• Coordinate activities to meet project deliverables and objectives.
• Handle reporting on spending and progress to stakeholders.
• Organise and participate in project meetings and outreach activities (summer school for school children).
• Coordinate overseas travel logistics for meetings and liaise with project partners.
• Oversee content production for project materials and media channels.
• Provide day-to-day project management support for the research team.

Connaissances

Project management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Budget monitoring

Formation

Experience in Higher Education setting

Description du poste

The University of Leeds invites applications for Project Manager – VERIFY (maternity cover) to support the VERIFY project within the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability. You will work with researchers across multiple UK universities to coordinate activities and ensure timely delivery.

The role focuses on strategic planning, monitoring, reporting on spending, organizing meetings and outreach activities, and providing day-to-day project management support in a complex academic setting.