Assistant Project Manager (Internal Applicants Only)

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Principal Investigator, Work Package Leaders, and consortium partners, the assistant project manager will oversee project management, governance, reporting, and delivery, ensuring compliance with Horizon Europe requirements and supporting collaboration across the consortium.
• The role coordinates effective delivery across all work packages and partner organisations, monitoring progress against objectives, milestones, deliverables, and impact targets. The postholder maintains project plans, risk registers, and governance documentation, and ensures compliance with funding and contractual requirements. Acting as a key contact for partners, they facilitate communication, coordinate meetings and consortium events, and prepare agendas, minutes, and action logs.
• The postholder also oversees financial monitoring by tracking expenditure against budgets, supporting forecasting activities, coordinating financial reporting from project partners, and assisting with audits and reviews. In addition, the role coordinates the preparation and submission of reports and deliverables, monitors key deadlines, liaises with funding bodies and reviewers, and maintains accurate project documentation and records.
• Person Specification
• The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree and have significant project management experience within higher education, research, innovation, or funded programmes. They will have a proven ability to manage complex multi-partner projects, support international collaborations, oversee budgets and reporting, and engage diverse stakeholders. Strong project planning, organisational, analytical, and communication skills are essential, along with knowledge of the research funding landscape, particularly Horizon Europe. The candidate will be proactive, collaborative, highly organised, and able to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Closing date for applications: 20 September 2026 at 11:59 pm
• For more information please refer to the job description.
• The selection process will involve an interview and an presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.
• City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
• City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
• We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
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