Project Manager

Are you ready to join our expanding Strategic Projects team at Birkbeck, University of London?

We are seeking a proactive and detail-orientated Project Manager for our growing portfolio of internal change projects and new external academic collaborative partnership projects.

As a Project Manager at Birkbeck, you will provide direct formal project management for a range of strategic projects across the University. Working with both academic and professional services colleagues, you will support project sponsors in delivering agreed outputs, using project management structures and processes.

The role of Project Manager is offered on a permanent, full-time contract (35 hours a week) with a flexible and hybrid working pattern, although one or two days a week in the office is expected, and a salary of £44,247 rising to £50,379 per year.

There are a number of potential new academic collaborative partnerships in development, so applicants with particular experience of project management in this area would be desirable.

Whilst working within established governance frameworks, you will need to work autonomously and be able to demonstrate a strong ability to coordinate, manage and integrate a varied portfolio of projects to meet wider university objectives, controlling significant resources, managing risk and securing project delivery to time, budget and quality.

Effective communication is a key aspect of this role and you should be able to quickly develop strong and effective working relationships with senior managers, colleagues in academic schools and professional services, and external stakeholders to ensure that projects run successfully, aims, objectives and outcomes are clearly communicated, risks and issues are transparently discussed and resolutions agreed.

If you are passionate about higher education, with demonstrative experience of managing projects, we want to hear from you. This job would build on roles such as Programme Manager, Change Manager, Projects Coordinator, and Project Support Coordinator. Join us at Birkbeck, University of London, and help to make a significant impact on our institution.

Salary and benefits: 

£44,247 rising to £50,379 per year, Grade 7 on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated London Weighting Allowance. 

Benefits of working at Birkbeck: a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements, generous benefits in the HE sector, and being located in the heart of Bloomsbury, Euston, London.

Contract:
Full time, permanent contract (35 hours a week), flexible and hybrid working pattern offered although one or two days a week in the office is expected, as is in-person meetings and training events as and when required. Please submit a CV and statement for consideration. Closing date: Wednesday 25 March 2026, interview date: Wednesday 15 April 2026. 

Enquiries:

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Chris Hatfield, Head of Strategic Projects, at c.hatfield@bbk.ac.uk

If you have difficulty using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk providing your name and the job reference number of the position. Only formal applications through the online system can be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community and backgrounds to apply www.bbk.ac.uk/jobs. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.