The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources (BSEER) is a world-leading school on sustainability transformations in research and teaching. The UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources (ISR) delivers world-leading research, teaching and engagement on the sustainable use of global resources. ISR's mission is to provide evidence, expertise, and training to respond to climate change and support sustainable transitions for people and planet.
UCL has launched in July 2024 a new Centre for Net Zero Market Design, with initial funding from corporate philanthropic contributions and focused on electricity market design. The Centre Manager would oversee management and operational dimensions of the Centre's activities: designing, developing and applying systems to ensure sound management of finance, stakeholder relationships and staff planning, and working with other senior staff to secure additional funding and professional engagement and communications aligned with the Centre's mission.
Reporting to and working closely with Michael Grubb, Professor of Energy and Climate Change and the Centre's overall Director. The Centre Manager would work with Professor Grubb as well as the Centre's Advisory Board, and will manage technical data and confidentiality of information potentially provided by stakeholders, as well as Research Fellows and other researchers associated with Centre activities. As part of the BSEERs Professional Services team, the Centre Manager would also work closely with Departmental colleagues in finance, communications and potentially recruitment.
The Centre Manager would work with Professor Grubb and relevant staff to manage and develop the operations of the Centre, including financial management and reporting, onboarding of future Partners and potentially associated projects, management of technical data and confidentiality of information potentially provided by stakeholders, procedural management and communications with the Centre's Advisory Board. The post holder would work with a wide range of ISR and departmental personnel to deliver effective recruitment, communications and impact as indicated below. The portfolio also will include operational dimensions of an associated project working on electricity market reform in China.
This post is available from 01 April 2026, at 0.5 FTE. The post has funding for 12 months in the first instance, further funding to support the post may be available.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have specific questions about the role please contact Michael Grubb,
You will have experience in operations, financial and project management, including relevant software, and handling of confidential data. Proven interpersonal capabilities in a complex environment with different disciplines and cultures, combining analysis and stakeholders, and experience of negotiations would be an asset, along with commitment to supporting and giving impact to applied research on tackling climate change.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below:
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 ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.
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