Project Manager, SOPHIE Project

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Company: University of Exeter

Department: University of Exeter Medical School

Salary: £34,520 + grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.

Hours: Part Time

Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Type / Role: Professional or Managerial

Phone: +44-1255 9857452

Fax: +44-1228 8375122

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This part-time (50% FTE) post is available on a fixed term basis from 1 December 2017 – 31 May 2020.

The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university that combines world-class research with very high levels of student satisfaction. Exeter has over 21,000 students from more than 130 different countries and is in the top 1% of universities in the world with 98% of its research rated as being of international quality. Our research focuses on some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today.

The European Centre for Environment and Human Health of the University of Exeter Medical School is seeking a highly skilled and experienced applicant to fill the role of Project Manager in the new EU-wide Horizon 2020-funded project call ‘Seas, Oceans and Public Health in Europe: a Strategic Research Agenda for Europe and Beyond” – SOPHIE.  The post will be based in Truro.

This post is key to establishing and maintaining and managing relationships between partners and the EU personnel; managing the project, ensuring financial and activity is delivered to time and on schedule and sharing the outputs of SOPHIE research.  The SOPHIE Project primary aims are to: a) deliver an Oceans and Human Health Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) within the European context, based on extensive involvement by diverse stakeholders; and b) ensure that the structures needed to develop and implement this SRA are in place and will exist as a legacy. Key features of the European Centre component of the project will be the overall Project Coordination interacting with 8 Partners across the European Union.

The post-holder will have the key role as the Project Manager to help coordinate research efforts across Europe. The purpose of the post is to manage the SOPHIE project, and to provide support to the Research and Administrative leads in the strategic development, planning, financial and operational aspects of the Project. The successful candidate will have a degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent); have a good understanding of project management practices, including managing multidisciplinary teams and managing stakeholders, and excellent organisational skills; have a broad understanding of the needs of the partnership working and knowledge of different communications methods and how to use these to get a message across; and will have the ability to prioritise and to schedule workloads in the face of conflicting demands.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification document please click here.

Before submitting an application you may wish to discuss the post further by contacting Lora Fleming [email protected].

The College is proud to have a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment and impact to providing equality of opportunity and advancing the representation of women in STEM/M subjects.  Our Inspiring Stories tell you more about how we support our staff, including through a mentoring programme to help our staff learn from the professional and life experience of colleagues and explore opportunities and actions for career progression.

The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer.  We are officially recognised as a Disability Confident employer and an Athena Swan accredited institution.  Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.

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