Network 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.

Antimicrobial Resistance is a major concern for health and health equity around the globe. IMPACT AMR is a transdisciplinary network funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding as part of its work to tackle infections. The IMPACT AMR network brings together national and international researchers, practitioners, policy makers, citizens and other stakeholders to support the prioritisation of interventions to control and manage AMR. The Network Manager role is critical to the network’s success. They will be responsible for building, maintaining and fostering a multi-country community, creating platforms through which to achieve this, including developing and curating high profile events and a website, requiring a high level of scientific understanding as well as project management experience.

Applicants must possess scientific expertise, ideally in the field of antimicrobial resistance, as well as experience of providing proactive administrative support of academic research, including proven ability to monitor budgets and prepare accurate costings, projections and reports; ability to use initiative and judgement to solve problems; to manage a busy workload; and work to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

The post is part-time 17.5 hours per week, 0.5 FTE and fixed-term until 30 September 2028. The post is funded by the UKRI IMPACT AMR Network and is available from 01 October 2024.

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £43,947 - £44,842 per annum pro rata (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.

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.

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.

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