Project Officer

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 13^th 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.

Working as a member of a dynamic Professional Services team at the College of the Social Sciences, the Project Officer will provide comprehensive project support to the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) across research grants held by the Centre, as well as other projects as required.

The successful candidate will join UBDC, and the role will provide the opportunity to play an integral part in the success of several important projects, liaising closely with project partners in the UK and internationally. The role will be varied, and duties will include end-to-end project management, project delivery monitoring, organisation of events and capacity building programmes, external communications, coordinating project reports, planning and organisation of board meetings, and other high-level administrative duties as required.

This post is based at the UBDC, within the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow. The postholder will work closely with the UBDC Director and Deputy Director and report to the Research Operations Manager, as part of the College of Social Sciences Management and Professional team.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and has funding available until 30^th April 2027 in the first instance.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

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: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

Apply online at: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/project-officer?source=gla.ac.uk

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