King's College London

About us

The Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) is a vibrant faculty based in the heart of London with a long tradition of world-leading research and teaching in physics, mathematics, chemistry, informatics and engineering.  

About the role

This role is an exciting opportunity to work with academic colleagues across faculty and departmental boundaries to develop the curriculum for our flagship interdisciplinary Natural Sciences programme that was launched with the first intake commencing studies in the 2024/25 academic year.

This post would suit somebody who has experience of managing strategic projects within Higher Education and / or has experience of managing education focused projects in a programme or project management capacity, and who is comfortable engaging with stakeholders. 

The post holder will be expected to lead on relatively complex assignments and must be comfortable representing the faculty with a range of stakeholders, as well as being able to write and present findings and make recommendations in a clear and concise manner.  You will work with colleagues to draw expertise and skills from others as required to ensure the success of projects. 

This role sits with the faculty’s Business Operations function which provides strategic project support to the faculty’s leadership and will report to the Head of Business Operations.  The role holder will work closely with the Education function in the faculty. The work programmes will be determined by the Director of Interdisciplinary Science Education, Director of Natural Sciences UG Programme, and Associate Director- Education.

The post is advertised on an eleven-month fixed-term basis until 31 January 2027 and is part time (17.5 hours per week). There can be flexibility regarding the exact work pattern.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1.      Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

2.      Demonstrable experience of managing strategic projects including scoping projects, planning, reporting, risk management and benefit management.

3.      Strong strategic understanding and outstanding analysis skills, including structured problem solving, breaking down issues and communicating outcomes clearly

4.      Ability to work relatively independently and to be confident working as part of a cross-functional team and building strong working relationships to drive effective outcomes

5.      Highly numerate and analytical, can develop actionable insight from multiple and sometimes complex data sources

6.      Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

7.      Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and negotiate as appropriate and build trust with senior colleagues

8.      Flexible approach to work with high levels of emotional intelligence, comfortable working in an environment where there can be ambiguity and where priorities may change.

Desirable criteria

1.      Experience of managing strategic projects within Higher Education

2.      A recognised project management qualification.

3.      Experience of process review and improvement methods.

4.      Experience of running process review workshops and project engagement sessions with stakeholders.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.

Interviews are due to be held week commencing 26th January 2026.