Project Manager, London Social Venture Fund Project

Job context
The London Social Venture Fund Project (LSVF) is a collaboration of ten universities building a collective programme to develop a social venture fund. The project has a team of six. This role combines management of the project with executive support for the Director, who is also based at QMI. The rest of the team are employed by four other universities.

Queen Mary Innovation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Queen Mary University of London. Our role is to work with academics and their innovations from across the whole university to use commercial tools to maximise their impact on the economy and society, transforming lives both globally and across our richly diverse community in East London. QMI social venture activity will be aligned with and support the LSVF.

Job purpose
This role will lead the administration and project management of LSVF and will ensure the Director and the wider team can function to the highest standards. This will include working with the Finance Director of QMI and of the other universities, as well as the funder, Research England, to ensure smooth administration and reporting.

The post holder will be line managed by the Director of the LSVF and will work closely with the whole LSVF team.

The post-holder will collect and collate data from the project as directed by the Director.

The post holder will be expected to develop positive working relationships with a broad range of individuals and work effectively across teams and will need therefore need interpersonal and communication skills.

The role is predominantly based at the Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre, Whitechapel, but there will be a requirement to carry out duties at other sites and other universities in London as necessary.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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