Department Manager

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced administrator to manage the day-to-day running of the Department of Public Health, Environments and Society (PHES) in the Faculty of Public Health and Policy. Reporting to the Faculty Operating Officer and accountable to the Head of Department, the Department Manager oversees the Department’s staffing, finances, research projects, and other resources. 

The post-holder will line manage the team of professional services staff in PHES and maintain close oversight of the administration needs of the Department, working closely with the Head of Department to ensure an excellent service is provided to support all staff and research projects. 

Higher education to degree level or equivalent or substantial relevant experience is an essential requirement for this role. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and permanent. The post is available from mid-September.

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £43,947 - £49,908 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. Please quote reference PHP-PHES-2024-23. Informal enquires may be made to Niki Jones, Faculty Operating Officer (niki.jones@lshtm.ac.uk).

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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