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We are currently recruiting for the following posts:
Senior Administration Officer
Senior Events Officer
Editorial Manager
Senior Administration Officer
Salary from £36,513 to £41,565 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance
This is a fixed term appointment for 2 years
The Grantham Research Institute is a world-leading centre for the study of the economics and social sciences of climate change and other global environmental problems. We are seeking to recruit a Senior Administration Officer to join our excellent professional services team and take lead operational responsibility for the effective management of the Institute’s physical resources and the delivery of a varied portfolio of internal research events.
Working closely with a wide range of research, policy and professional service colleagues across the Institute and School, the post holder will also provide a wide range of general administrative support and support Institute colleagues as required.
The role may require occasional ‘out of hours’ work to support evening/weekend events (for which time off in lieu is offered) and is primarily campus-based due to the nature of the responsibilities.
Applicants must have:
- Experience of working in a higher education / research centre environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including grammatical accuracy and the ability to adapt content and style to a specific audience.
- The ability to work effectively with limited supervision.
- Proven commitment to an ethos of continuous improvement.
- Outstanding attention to detail.
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.
Interested in applying?
- Download the how to apply document
- Download the job description
- Download the person specification
- Applications need to be made online via the LSE Jobs site
If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Vanessa Eyles, Operations Manager, at v.eyles@lse.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 23 November 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient number of applications are received. If you delete or withdraw your application, you will not be able to re-apply. for this vacancy.
Senior Events Officer
Salary from £36,513 to £41,565 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance
This is a fixed term appointment for 2 years, with potential to extend subject to funding
The Grantham Research Institute is a world-leading centre for the study of the economics and social sciences of climate change and other global environmental problems. We are seeking to recruit a Senior Events Officer to join our excellent professional services team and take lead operational responsibility for the delivery of the Institute’s extensive and varied portfolio of research events, especially those which are externally facing.
Working closely with a wide range of research, policy and professional service colleagues across the Institute and School, the post holder will plan, promote and, where appropriate, attend such events to ensure their smooth delivery. They will also support Institute colleagues in the delivery of a varied programme of internal events, such as webinars, roundtables, and working groups.
The role will require occasional ‘out of hours’ work to support evening/weekend events (for which time off in lieu is offered) and is primarily campus-based due to the nature of the events being supported.
Applicants must have:
- Experience of managing a range of in-person, hybrid and virtual events in a higher education / research centre environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including grammatical accuracy and the ability to adapt content and style to a specific audience.
- The ability to work effectively with limited supervision.
- Proven commitment to an ethos of continuous improvement.
- Outstanding attention to detail.
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.
Interested in applying?
- Download the how to apply document
- Download job description
- Download the person specification
- Applications need to be made online via the LSE Jobs site
To apply for this post, please go to jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Vanessa Eyles, Operations Manager, at v.eyles@lse.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 9 November 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
Editorial Manager
Salary from £43,277 to £51.714 p.a. inclusive with potential to progress to £55,497 inclusive of London allowance
This is a fixed term appointment for 2 years
The Grantham Research Institute is a world-leading centre for the study of the economics and social sciences of climate change and other global environmental problems, based at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Joining the Institute’s Communications team, the Editorial Manager will edit and project-manage the delivery of high-quality, high-impact policy reports and other outputs about climate change policy and other environmental issues aimed at decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors. This includes outputs from the Grantham Research Institute and its sub-centres: the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx) and the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) Global Climate Transition Centre.
Proven ability to write, edit and proof-read copy to a very high standard of English, and to apply house style in reference to a set style guide, is essential. Candidates will have extensive experience of editing policy briefs and reports of lengths ranging from a few pages to 100 pages-plus and short-form articles such as blogs. They will have proven ability to apply editing skills to improve structure, flow and accessibility in a way that is suitable for named audiences; to work with complex concepts; and to accurately edit numerical analysis as well as qualitative analysis. They will also have extensive experience of improving copy written by writers whose first language is not English, bringing it to native-speaker level, and proven ability to edit authors’ work sensitively, ensuring their voice is retained while making improvements to concision, accessibility and accuracy. They will be able to ‘zoom in’ on detail and spot errors and omissions, and ‘zoom out’ to consider the efficacy of an output holistically.
Experience of formatting publications in Word working within templates and applying style sheets is essential, along with demonstrable understanding of the importance of applying visual branding consistently and accurately; some InDesign experience is desirable. Also essential is the ability to simultaneously manage more than one editorial project, including complex, multi-page and multi-partner projects.
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working and excellent training and development opportunities.
Interested in applying?
- Download the how to apply document
- Download the job description
- Download the person specification
- Applications need to be made online via the LSE Jobs site
If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the ‘contact us’ links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email gri.hr@lse.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9 November 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
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