Student Officer – Funding & Fellowships

London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE Cities

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

Open-ended, subject to funding contract, initially until 30 June 2027

About LSE Cities

LSE Cities is a dynamic research centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science, dedicated to studying how the world's cities are shaped and transformed. We foster cutting-edge research, convene impactful events, and develop future leaders in urban development.

About the Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative

The Bloomberg LSE European City Leadership Initiative is a pioneering program to help mayors and their teams across the continent strengthen leadership skills, drive public sector innovation, and tackle complex urban challenges to deliver tangible results for residents in new ways.

About the role

The role will provide comprehensive administrative and participant facing support for the initiative’s funded programmes, including scholarships, PhD studentships and fellowship schemes.

The postholder will coordinate the full lifecycle of these programmes, from recruitment and selection through onboarding, programme engagement and alumni follow-up, and act as a key point of contact for applicants, students, fellows and partner institutions (including Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Hertie School). The role requires experience in coordinating multi‑stage processes in participant-facing service, excellent organisation, communication and stakeholder management, along with a proactive and collaborative approach.

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 go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk.

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 Lse.Cities@lse.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 30 March 2026 (23.59 UK time)
and interviews will take place w/c 13 April 2026.

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.