Project Manager to the Center for Security and Resilience at SSE
About this role
The Center for Security and Resilience is seeking a motivated and organized Project Manager who can take ownership of projects from initial concept and planning through implementation, evaluation, and continued development. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with a wide range of stakeholders and combining strategic development with hands-on execution.
A key part of the role involves planning and delivering both academic and practitioner-focused events, as well as recruiting and engaging students and hourly employees for various projects and assignments.
About the Center for Security and Resilience
Building security through competitiveness. In a world shaped by disruption, agile competitiveness is increasingly central to national and global security. The Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) brings together academia, business, and government to explore how societies can grow stronger in preparing for and managing crises and war.
About the Role
As Project Manager, you will have broad responsibility for planning, coordinating, and delivering activities at the Center for Security and Resilience. You will oversee projects as a whole, create structure, and ensure that objectives are achieved on time and within budget.
You will work closely with students, partner organizations, and other relevant stakeholders. The role includes both independent work and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. You will report to the Executive Director of the Center for Security and Resilience.
Your primary responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Managing projects from start to finish, from needs assessment and project planning through implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
Planning and delivering seminars, conferences, workshops, networking events, and other activities
Recruiting, onboarding, and coordinating research assistants for various projects and assignments
Developing clear processes for recruitment, staffing, onboarding, and event