Project Administrative Officer

This is a fixed term, part time post (9 hours per week), with funding available at Grade 7, spine point 29, until 31st August 2026.

The postholder will be part of a research team led by Prof. Ayona Datta (PI), for a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant - funded project, “Regional Futures: The territorial politics of digitalization-as-urbanisation in the global south”.

The Project Administrative Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the project, working directly for the PI, Prof. Ayona Datta, based at UCL. They will also work closely with 3 collaborators based in Mexico, Kenya and India, with 9 post-doctoral researchers and 3 PhD students who will join the research team in 2023. They will liaise with relevant project partners and advisors on a range of outreach and dissemination activities such as seminars, workshops and conference. They will be responsible for supporting the PI in maintaining the budget, timetable and delivering the communications plan.

See the project website for further details: www.regionalfutures.org

Applicants must have demonstrated experience in an outreach/event management/public relations role, experience working in Higher Education and experience of using digital media in communications, including the delivery of web content and deploying social media within an organisational context.

Excellent organisational and time management skills with ability to work to a high standard with great attention to detail is essential, along with experience of managing partnerships and the ability and confidence to represent the project in a professional manner to a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Knowledge of the global south, particularly Kenya, Mexico and/or India and an interest in contemporary urbanisation in global south is desirable (but not required).

For more information and details on how to apply, please see the full job advert and job description.

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