Athena Swan Project Manager

About us

IOE is the UCL Faculty of Education and Society. Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced project manager who has knowledge of current issues, policy and good practice in relation to gender equality in higher education, to support the IOE’s Athena SWAN Silver level submission. You will work closely with the faculty’s Pro-Director Academic Development, Athena SWAN Chair, Executive Officer and Athena Swan Self-assessment Team (SAT) members.

Working with the groups, you will be responsible for project managing the submission and five-year action plan, by May 2024, including the production of a draft submission by November 2023, for internal review. Duties include leading and co-ordinating project delivery utilising a participatory and inclusive approach, ensuring there is effective communication throughout the process. The Athena Swan SAT Chair is responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the IOE’s Athena SWAN strategy and you will work in a project management capacity to support the delivery of that.

You will need to be well organised, have strong analytical abilities, and be able to summarise and deliver complicated information to a variety of audiences. You will also have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.

This post is also available on a secondment basis for internal UCL applicants

Please note this post is hybrid: 40% on-campus / 60% remote

This post is from 1 July 2023 to 31 May 2024

About you

You will have knowledge of current issues, policy and good practice in relation to gender equality in higher education and experience of working in a higher education environment.

Experience of producing or evaluating Athena SWAN award applications is desirable.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme

• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

• Immigration loan

• Relocation scheme for certain posts

• On-Site nursery

• On-site gym

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.