ANH Academy 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.

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 the Gates Foundation (GF). It is 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 ANH Academy Manager will oversee delivery of activities across the Science-Policy Platform, supporting strategic implementation under the ANH Academy Director of Network, Partnerships and Impact’s leadership. Key responsibilities include growing the global network, organising hybrid international conferences, coordinating training and capacity sharing, managing communications and media, and facilitating science-policy dialogues. The role requires strong programme and event management skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to work with diverse global partners in agriculture, nutrition, and health.

The post-holder must be educated to at least degree level and have substantial project management experience in academic/university/NGO environments. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and fixed-term until 30 April 2029.

The post is co-funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Gates Foundation and is available from 01 January 2026.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,728 - £51,872 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-2025-16.

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.

Further Details: Job Description

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