Project Officer

IIPP is a department which sits within The Bartlett, UCL’s global Faculty of the Built Environment. The Bartlett ranks number one in the world for architecture and the built environment. Individually, The Bartlett’s departments lead their fields. In partnership, they develop new responses to pressing world issues. As a whole, they represent a world-leading, multidisciplinary faculty, united by the radical spirit of UCL.

Our vision is of a world where everything that’s built aims to add to the well-being of people and the environment.

The Bartlett is unrivalled in its breadth and depth of disciplines, programmes and departments. It is made up 13 Schools, Institutes, Centres and Units, providing teaching and research in a wide range of subject areas to over 4,000 students each year from across the world.

Professor Mazzucato's Office sits within the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) at University College London (UCL), bringing together cutting-edge academic theory with teaching and policy practice, to rethink the role of the state in tackling some of the biggest challenges facing society.

IIPP (led by Professor Mazzucato) works with partners to develop a framework which challenges traditional economic thinking, with the goal of creating, nurturing and evaluating public value to achieve growth that is more innovation-led, inclusive and sustainable. This requires rethinking the underlying economics that have informed the education of global public servants and the design of government policies.

IIPP’s work feeds into innovation and industrial policy, financial reform, institutional change and sustainable development. A key pillar of IIPP’s research is its understanding of markets as outcomes of the interactions between different actors. In this context, public policy should not be seen as simply fixing market failures, but also as actively shaping and co-creating markets. Re-focusing and designing public organisations around mission-led, public purpose aims will help tackle the grand challenges facing the 21st century.

The Office of Professor Mariana Mazzucato is seeking a Project Officer to support the efficient functioning of the office and maintain high-quality delivery of research and policy projects that contribute to global debates on green industrial strategy, new economic thinking, and state capacity.

The Project Officer will provide essential administrative and logistical support across multiple work streams, helping to coordinate meetings and events, maintain project documentation and databases, and support internal processes that keep projects running smoothly. The postholder will also assist with basic financial coordination and budget monitoring in collaboration with project leads and IIPP’s central teams.

The role requires excellent organisation skills, attention to detail, and a positive, proactive approach to problem-solving within a fast-paced environment. A strong interest in and enthusiasm for Professor Mazzucato’s work is essential, as the postholder will be supporting a dynamic team committed to delivering ambitious research and policy impact.

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Programme Manager and Project Coordinators.
• Help prepare project materials and simple briefings.
• Collate pending requests and invitations for the Director, maintaining attention to detail and prioritising and escalating urgent requests.
• Support the Programme Manager to implement efficient project management systems across multi-functional teams.

• Track, follow up, and close pending actions across associated project portfolios.
• Maintain up-to-date trackers, timelines, and milestone logs, flagging delays or issues to Programme Manager and project leads.

• Maintain clear, accessible filing systems and shared folders for all project documentation.
• Prepare and organise agendas, meeting notes, action logs, background briefings, and simple summaries.
• Produce accurate minutes and ensure documentation is version-controlled and stored correctly.
• Help improve team processes,…