Global Religious Pluralities – Project Officer London, England
Job description
LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university
LSE Religion and Global Society Inter-Departmental Research Unit
Global Religious Pluralities – Project Officer
Salary from £32,960 to £37,705 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £40,432 pa inclusive of London allowance
This is a fixed term appointment for 6 months (project end: 29 February 2024) but subject to extension funds permitting.
Projected start: September 2023.
The Religion and Global Society Research Unit is seeking a Project Officer to work alongside the project team on its Global Religious Pluralities project that seeks to produce new paradigms of thinking and engagement at the intersection of religion and critical global challenge. The project explores the contemporary challenges faced by religious pluralism in different global contexts with a particular focus on women’s leadership and climate change.
The project officer will support the project manager and the overall coordination of the outputs and obligations outlined in the grant project proposal including: the convening of workshops and roundtables, production of online toolkits, multimedia outputs and project reporting (financial and narrative).
Candidates should have a university bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and be able to demonstrate examples of effective project coordination in professional or voluntary capacities. Candidates should be aware of the responsibilities associated with major research projects, and have excellent written and oral communication skills and be able to provide examples of delivering to time and being flexible and adaptive in a project context. Additional expertise in the context of World Religions greatly preferred.
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 [email protected].
If you would like to review a shortened version of the Global Religious Pluralities project proposal to decide if the role is right for you, you can access it here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/rgs/assets/Global-Religious-Pluralities-Short-Proposal-Form.pdf
The closing date for receipt of applications is 29th May (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
