Project Coordinator (0.8FTE)

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.

The Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy Science-Policy Platform is a £20m five-year LSHTM-led consortium, co-funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Gates Foundation (GF). A global evidence platform accelerating actions towards equitable and just food systems for nutrition and health, whilst confronting climate change and protecting nature, through interdisciplinary research, capability sharing and collaboration. 

The post-holder will be a member of the department administration team and be accountable to the ANH Platform Programme and Grants Funding Manager and the Principal Investigator. The post-holder will also be required to support the organization of the ANH Academy weeks.

The post-holder will be responsible for providing efficient administrative, logistical and financial support from set up to closure of the ANH Academy Science-Policy Platform. The post-holder will develop a good understanding of the funder terms and conditions for the programme providing sound advice and ensuring compliance to these and the school policies and procedures, including the Financial Regulations. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is part-time 28 hours per week, 0.8 FTE and fixed-term until 31^st December 2027. The post is co-funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and is available from 1^st May 2025.

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £39,432 - £45,097 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 by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

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 EPH-DPH-2025-03.

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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