Project Coordinator

University of London Careers Service; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a project coordinator to manage day-to-day operations for a UKRI funded project on archaeological frontiers. This role involves finance, stakeholder relations, and reporting. The position offers a hybrid working model, balancing remote and office work, and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day project management including finance, operations, stakeholder relations, marketing, resources, staffing, records and reporting.

Job description

Overview

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global. We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange. We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines. Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The Role

The Institute of Classical Studies is recruiting a project coordinator to support a collaborative multinational project aimed to bring the archaeology of frontiers in Rome’s northernmost and southernmost regions into critical dialogue, through strengthening partnerships, advancing research agendas, improving researcher and heritage practitioner mobility and improving heritage practice. The project is a UKRI funded Future Leaders Fellowship and the project coordinator will work closely with the PI to oversee the day-to-day project management including finance, operations, stakeholder relations, marketing, resources, staffing, records and reporting.

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on Sunday 21 September 2025.

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.

Preferential consideration will be given to the University redeployment pool.

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.

Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.

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Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day project management including finance, operations, stakeholder relations, marketing, resources, staffing, records and reporting (in support of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project).

Notes

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