Project Administrator

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a major concern for health and health equity around the globe. Researchers at LSHTM work on multiple dimensions of this problem and its potential solutions. 

The Fleming Fund Fellowships scheme aims to support the professional development of those tasked with mitigating AMR in human and animal health in Fleming Fund countries, to boost the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) workforce capacity. 

The LSHTM is a Host Institution for fellows, currently from Ghana and Zimbabwe. This includes providing mentors, individualised workplans for training and skills development and supporting collaborative projects between fellows. The LSHTM will be hosting between 20-30 fellows in Phase II of the Scheme. 

The Project Administrator is responsible for providing efficient administrative, logistical and financial support to the Fleming Fund Fellowships programme at LSHTM.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 31 December 2025. The post is funded by the Fleming Fund and is available from 1 May 2024.

The salary will be on the Professional Services Grade 4 in the range £33,111 - £37,298 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

Applications should be made by clicking the 'Apply' button above. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to [email protected] . Please quote reference PHP-GHD-2024-07.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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