Scottish Historic Population Platform (SHiPP) Programme Manager

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: until 31^st March 2026

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an exceptional candidate who will work as part of the Scottish Historic Population Platform (SHiPP) project which is funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as part of the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR). The post holder will be required to apply their skills to a new project linking large and complex population databases.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the project management of SHiPP programme of work, co-ordinating the project team that will deliver SHiPP, and working with the broader group of stakeholders to develop the programme’s outputs, products and researcher access. The post-holder will also deputise for the Programme Lead and will represent SHiPP within the University and to other partners and agencies. The team is multi-disciplinary, including computer scientists, geographers and historians from the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews and practitioners and data experts from government departments and agencies – notably National Records Scotland.

The current funding is until the end of March 2026 and recommissioning for a further 5 years is anticipated by the end of 2025.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

The salary for this post is £49,559 to £60,907 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Proven project management and organisational skills and significant experience managing multi-disciplinary projects involving external and internal partners.
• Understanding of the legal and data protection issues around the use of, and access to, personal data.
• Clear and effective communication skills and able to relate to a wide range of people and audiences.
• Ability to work in an uncertain environment and to map out the risks/benefits of potential solutions to problems arising.
• A structured and proactive approach to work, comfortable multi-tasking and able to re-prioritise as required.