Scottish Alliance for Food Project Manager

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and fixed term. This post is to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months or until the substantive postholder returns.

Please Note: The University would consider a secondment opportunity for this post. Internal applicants should seek clearance for release for secondment from their employers / line manager before making a formal application.

The University of Glasgow has been changing the world for more than 570 years, and today we are one of the world's top 100 universities.  We are delighted to have recently been awarded Scottish University of the Year by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.

Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to manage the delivery of the Scottish Alliance for Food (SCAF), an Alliance for Research Challenge (ARC) supported by the Scottish Funding Council. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day activities (e.g., project planning, management, events and logistics). You will be the main point of contact for project stakeholders, internal/external partners and funders to ensure the successful delivery of projects. 

The successful candidate will have strong management and organisation abilities and excellent influencing skills across a wide stakeholder group, with an ability to engage with senior management across a range of sectors. In addition, you will have experience in project management in complex environments involving multiple stakeholders.

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Professor Emilie Combet at Emilie.CombetAspray@glasgow.ac.uk

Apply online at: https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/scottish-alliance-for-food-project-manager-5943978

Closing date: 23:45 on Tuesday 7^th July 2026

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Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

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