Institute Manager

The University of London

The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange.

We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

The Institute of Philosophy

Part of the School of Advanced Study, the Institute's aim is to promote and facilitate high quality research in philosophy, making it available to the widest possible audience both inside and outside academia, and to play a national advocacy role for the UK's philosophy community.

The Role

Institute Manager – Institute of Philosophy

The Institute Manager plays a pivotal role in the planning and delivery of the Institute of Philosophy’s strategic objectives. The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Director to operationalise the Institute’s diverse portfolio of activities designed to promote and advocate for the UK Philosophy community. Activity includes, but is not limited to, academic events, research support, fellowships, public engagement and knowledge exchange.

The postholder will be responsible for the Institute finances, reporting to the Institute Director and the SAS Director of Operations. The postholder will lead on recording and reporting on the Institute’s operational activity, and will be responsible for internal and external communications with the Institute’s stakeholders.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description.

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘Apply’ at the top of this page) before the closing date at midnight on 08^th September 2024. 

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.

Preferential consideration will be given to the University redeployment pool.

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working remotely and in the office. For this role the postholder will be expected to work from the Institute offices for a minimum of 60% of their working week and may on some weeks be required to work in the office more than this amount. The postholder will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description. 

Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.

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