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.
We have an opportunity for a Project Manager to work in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology. The postholder will have overall administrative and financial responsibility for a series of vaccine research grants, based primarily across the UK and Kenya, including the Health Protection Research Unit in Immunisation.
The postholder will work closely with the PI and senior staff to: manage contractual and budgetary relationships with funders and collaborators; provide expert project management; develop project materials for external communication; prepare technical progress reports with the support of academic staff; advise the PI in the management of staff resources; provide oversight of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE); and organise and facilitate team meetings.
The postholder must be familiar with funding terms and conditions of a range of funders, including: the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). Additionally, they should have an academic background in public health and/or research experience. Higher education to degree level or equivalent relevant experience is essential.
The post is part-time 21 hours per week, 0.6 FTE and fixed term until 31 March 2030. The post is funded by the NIHR and BMGF and is available from 01 November 2026.
The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,728 - £51,872 per annum pro rata (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 jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. Please quote reference EPH-EPIH-2026-15.
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.
Further Details:
£45,728 to £51,872 per annum pro rata (inclusive of London Weighting), Grade 6