Finance and Research Manager

About us

The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world-class research. IGH aims to support the development of robust solutions to aspects of the world’s major global health challenges through scholarly outputs, education, public engagement, translational research, and ultimately by influencing public policy and professional practice.

We are seeking an experienced Finance and Research Manager who will be central to the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change, through the financial and administrative management of the collaboration across its global and six regional centres.

About the role

The Finance and Research Manager will join the Executive of the Lancet Countdown, an independent and multi-disciplinary collaboration based out of IGH, and work in close collaboration with the executive leadership of the collaboration’s international centres.

The postholder will work with the Executive Director and the Head of Operations to lead the financial management, compliance and reporting of the Lancet Countdown, across its global and regional centres. They will also support the collaboration’s high-level governance bodies in the financial scrutiny, including its board, chaired by the Rt Hon Helen Clark, and the risk and scrutiny committee.

This is a part-time role (i.e. 29.2 hours per week) and it is available immediately until April 2029 in the first instance.

About you

It is essential that the successful candidate has a Bachelor`s degree in business administration, management, public health, or a related field.

Proven experience of the financial management of complex projects, preferably within academic settings and experience in the establishment of contracts, collaboration agreements, or other legally-binding agreements are also essential criteria for this role.

The successful candidate must have strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written and excellent organisational and time-management skills (i.e. accuracy, attention to detail, analytical and ability to prioritise workload with tight and conflicting deadlines).

The role requires that the post holder is willing to join meetings out of normal working hours.

For further information about this role please visit the UCL careers website.

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