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Exciting Project Officer role at the Wellcome Trust offering the chance to impact global health challenges while honing project management skills
Overview
Salary £45700
Location London, UK - Hybrid
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Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
The Wellcome Trust is a globally recognized, charitable foundation with a mission to improve everyone's health. Involved in numerous activities ranging from funding science projects, running advocacy campaigns to fostering solid partnerships, they have an ambitious agenda to spend £16bn over the next ten years, addressing major health concerns like mental health, infectious diseases and the relationship between health and climate change.
Role Summary
- Handling administration of workstreams and work packages related to projects in the Infectious Disease (ID) portfolio.
- Working with the Vector Control & Therapeutics, Prevention, and Epidemics & Epidemiology teams while monitoring project progress and maintaining compliance with Wellcome’s project management processes.
- Providing administrative and operational support to the Infectious Disease team to facilitate smooth project delivery.
- Taking ownership of project control environment, including documentation, progress monitoring and risk management.
- Leading on contract administration and grant management for projects in the ID portfolio.
Role Requirements
- An openness to working across multiple teams and disciplines.
- Experience within a project/portfolio management environment and familiarity with project/portfolio management processes and practices.
- Ability to communicate complex information effectively.
- Familiarity with project management IT systems and a keen interest in infectious diseases and global health.
Application Process Details
- Application requires uploading a current CV and completing a short application form.
- Interview dates are set for the week commencing Monday, 3 March 2025.
- Wellcome Trust cultivates an inclusive working environment with flexible working options and is committed to support individuals with disability or long-term condition.
The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships. We plan to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.
We are looking for a Project Officer to join the Vector Control & Therapeutics team within Wellcome’s Infectious Disease (ID) programme, which funds research to improve understanding of infectious diseases, and advance interventions to control and combat infectious diseases.
This role will be responsible for effective administration of workstreams, and work packages related to a set of projects in the ID portfolio, working with individuals in our Vector Control & Therapeutics team, Prevention team and Epidemics & Epidemiology team. The role will be cross functional across these teams in ID and will include monitoring project progress and maintaining compliance with Wellcome’s project management processes.
As a Project Officer, you will provide administrative and operational support to the Infectious Disease team to facilitate smooth project delivery. You will own the project control environment, ensuring compliance with project management processes, upkeep of documentation, progress monitoring and risk management. You will also lead on the operational elements of contract administration and grant management for projects in the ID portfolio.
We are looking for someone who is open to working across multiple teams and disciplines, has experience working in a project and/or portfolio management environment and is familiar with project and/or portfolio management processes and practice. You should have demonstrable experience communicating about complex information, experience in the use of project management tools and systems, familiarity with project management IT systems and an interest in infectious diseases and global health.
To apply please upload your current CV and complete our short application. Interview dates: W/C Monday, 3 March 2025.
We offer a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition.
