Centre Manager

Job Title:

Centre Manager

Department:
Economics

Contract Type:
Fixed‑Term contract until 31st August 2029

Grade: 7

Salary: £43,297.57 – £50,562.57 per annum inclusive of London Allowance

Location:

Bloomsbury, Camden, Greater London, United Kingdom

Hours:

17.5 (0.5% FTE) per week

Reporting to the Co‑Directors of the Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation, you will use their specialist project‑management capabilities to proactively manage and provide administrative support to a wide‑ranging portfolio of research projects. Responsibilities include planning field work, expenses, and reporting for Co‑Directors, Research Fellows, and Policy Fellows; managing staff, fellows and affiliates to the Centre; administering and coordinating logistics, organisation and promotion of the Centre’s seminars, workshops and conferences;

managing the Centre’s website and updating blogs and newsletters; acting as a focal point for dissemination activities; and gathering evidence on the policy impact of the Centre.

The Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation (CSST) is hosted by the SOAS Economics Department and conducts research in developing countries—primarily Africa and Southeast Asia—to inform strategies for structural transformation and economic diversification that are environmentally and socially sustainable. CSST advances concrete proposals on how private sector firms and governments can coordinate their efforts toward new industrial pathways for sustainable prosperity. Professors Ha‑Joon Chang and Antonio Andreoni co‑direct the CSST.

You must hold a master’s degree in a relevant discipline and possess a proven track‑record of end‑to‑end project management in academia, think‑tanks, policy‑focused research centres, government or international organisations.

• Generous Holiday Entitlement: 44 days of holiday (30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 5 closure days).
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Occupational Pension Scheme
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Health and Well‑being Initiatives (cycle‑to‑work, eye tests, season‑ticket loan)
• Enhanced Family Leave (maternity, paternity, partner, shared parental)
• Employee Assistance Programme (confidential support)
• Discounted Gym Membership

Successful candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United Kingdom or must have license to work for the mandatory duration of employment. The mandatory obligations obligate the successful candidate to meet requirements of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Mandatory Mandate:
We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the United Kingdom.