Project Assistant

To support a film screening event and other duties assigned by Prof Jayati Das-Munshi.

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Patient Public Involvement

Knowledge about mental health research

Knowledge of the UK's health care system, in particular about the experience of minoritised ethnic groups with several mental health conditions

Assist with design and formatting of the newsletter for the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, ensuring that the newsletter conforms to King?s branding guidelines 

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Experience using Microsoft Word for design projects such as newsletters

Queen Mary University of London is seeking a Project Manager to work on a brand-new Queen Mary PPE funded project to develop a Green Virtual Space focused on sustainability. 

We are seeking a motivated and passionate colleague to work on a funded strategic project 'Sustainability in the Curriculum: Queen Mary Green Space for Sustainability Awareness' . As a Project Manager, you will support and lead the development of an innovative, non-credit sustainability course open to Queen Mary staff, students, and the East London community. This course will focus on sustainability awareness, knowledge, and skills, with content centered around the UN Sustainable Development Goals and UNESCO sustainability competencies. The focus for this role will be to support the co-ordination and delivery of the project.

The role will last for 10 months (November 2024-August 2025), and will involve approximately 8 hours? work per week. Hours can be worked flexibly to fit around your schedule. 

Main duties and responsibilities 

Project management

• Manage project progress via appropriate tools such as a risk register, RACI matrix, progress/milestone trackers/Gantt chart. Provide regular updates to the project directors with regards to overall progress, milestones, interdependencies, and key deliverables.
• Support day to day running of the project and provide the main point of contact for project coordination and managing relationships.
• Maintain clear and effective communication with external partners, collaborators and the public.
• Organise, facilitate and ensure smooth running of project team meetings, stakeholder meetings and community workshops.
• Manage the budget, track spending and support effective procedures in the overall team ensuring compliance with the funding organisation.

Data management and analysis 

• Collection and collation of evaluation data.
• Accurate record keeping
• Analysis of data and production of reports on project progress.

Communication 

• Administration of communications, publicity and promotional materials to support the course development.
• Administration and maintenance of database of stakeholders.
• Assist in the preparation and collation of written documents (including statistics and data) for circulation. 
• Support production of content for the course on the university?s virtual learning environment QMplus (based in Moodle).

General administration 

• Finance administration, including purchasing, setting up suppliers and processing finance records using Agresso. 
• Monitor and manage all relevant email accounts/ inboxes (and where appropriate other platforms), responding to or forwarding queries in a timely and consistent way to address the ongoing review and enhancement of all matters relating to effective administration and management. 

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The successful candidate will have experience of:

• Project management and administration, preferably within the context of Higher Education.
• Subject matter knowledge or experience related to sustainability is a plus, but not essential.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills to manage relationships with students, staff, and other internal and external collaborators.
• Strong understanding of data analysis and management to support reporting on project progress and impact.
• Familiarity with Moodle or similar learning management systems (e.g., QMplus) would be beneficial.