Project Manager
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £40,497 to £45,413 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2025 |
| Location: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | University of Glasgow |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 174973 |
Summary
College of Social Sciences
School of Social & Political Sciences
Project Manager
Vacancy Reference: 174973
Salary: UofG Grade 7, £40,497 - £45,413 per annum pro rata
The University of Glasgow has been changing the world for more than 574 years. Today, we are one of the world's top 100 universities and ranked 13th in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Impact Rankings 2023, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the best universities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.
This role represents an exciting opportunity to provide high level and specialist project management and administrative service to the Changing Realities. Based in the School for Social and Political Sciences, Changing Realities is a major, busy participatory research project working with almost 200 parents and carers on a low-income from all four nations of the UK. The project also partners with national charity, Child Poverty Action Group, and includes impact and policymaking activities at the highest levels. The role is to support the PI (Ruth Patrick) in coordinating the project, and making sure that it is achieving key deliverables, and to time. The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring good and effective internal and external communication; and to supporting the project to regularly review and improve its practice.
The successful candidate will have significant experience in providing a full range of project management functions, including stakeholder management, higher-level administrative services and multi-site team coordination for higher education, government and/or Third Sector projects involving co-production and participatory approaches. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team are requirements for the job.
This post is part time (28 hours per week) and is offered on a fixed term basis for 1 year in the first instance.
Please Note: If you are a current employee of the University of Glasgow, please be advised that the University would consider an internal secondment opportunity for this post. University of Glasgow applicants should seek clearance for release for internal secondment from their line manager before making a formal application.
School of Social & Political Sciences
Project Manager
Vacancy Reference: 174973
Salary: UofG Grade 7, £40,497 - £45,413 per annum pro rata
The University of Glasgow has been changing the world for more than 574 years. Today, we are one of the world's top 100 universities and ranked 13th in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Impact Rankings 2023, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the best universities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.
This role represents an exciting opportunity to provide high level and specialist project management and administrative service to the Changing Realities. Based in the School for Social and Political Sciences, Changing Realities is a major, busy participatory research project working with almost 200 parents and carers on a low-income from all four nations of the UK. The project also partners with national charity, Child Poverty Action Group, and includes impact and policymaking activities at the highest levels. The role is to support the PI (Ruth Patrick) in coordinating the project, and making sure that it is achieving key deliverables, and to time. The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring good and effective internal and external communication; and to supporting the project to regularly review and improve its practice.
The successful candidate will have significant experience in providing a full range of project management functions, including stakeholder management, higher-level administrative services and multi-site team coordination for higher education, government and/or Third Sector projects involving co-production and participatory approaches. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team are requirements for the job.
This post is part time (28 hours per week) and is offered on a fixed term basis for 1 year in the first instance.
Please Note: If you are a current employee of the University of Glasgow, please be advised that the University would consider an internal secondment opportunity for this post. University of Glasgow applicants should seek clearance for release for internal secondment from their line manager before making a formal application.
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