Safeguarding Project Officer

London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE Executive Office

Location:	London
Salary:	£36,513 to £41,565 pa inclusive, with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On:	9th February 2026
Closes:	26th February 2026

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

Salary from £36,513 to £41,565 pa inclusive, with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a fixed term appointment for 12 months and is available as a secondment.

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is seeking a Safeguarding Project Officer to play a crucial role in supporting the School to ensure the safety and well-being of our diverse School community, including students, staff and visitors.

The post-holder will be based in the LSE Executive Office, reporting to the Safeguarding Policy and Implementation Manager, but as safeguarding is a cross-School strategic priority, they will work widely with colleagues at all levels to support the School to meet its safeguarding obligations.

The post-holder will play a key role in supporting the work of the School’s safeguarding management and governance committees and will provide high-quality, comprehensive administrative support and coordination of School-wide safeguarding activities, which are overseen by the Safeguarding Review Project Board.

They will work with colleagues across academic departments and professional services divisions to support the effective delivery of the project outcomes and compliance with external requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide high quality, comprehensive administrative support for the safeguarding review project and its project board, operational group and task and finish groups, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, undertaking background research, preparing draft documentation, taking minutes and tracking actions
• Work with colleagues to actively monitoring progress towards project milestones and collate information for project documentation, including dashboards, risk registers and action logs
• Maintain high-quality centralised safeguarding information management and recording systems, generating reports as required and complying with data protection policies and guidance when handling data, with an excellent standard of confidentiality
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement activities for the project, including drafting communications, organising internal briefings, training and meetings and preparing documents and briefing materials

Candidates should have:

• Experience supporting the effective administration of projects or programmes
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to work, particularly in relation to data and compliance-related tasks.
• Experience drafting communications and messaging for a range of audiences
• An ability to prioritise tasks and manage competing deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a wide range of stakeholders
• An ability to work collaboratively and build positive relationships with colleagues and students

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please click the 'Apply' button above. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Jess Bond via j.f.bond@lse.ac.uk.

Interviews are planned to take place during the week of Monday 9 March 2026.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 26 February 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.