Academic Partnerships & Project Manager
(Operations Team)
About InAGlobe:
If you want to make high impact part of your daily work, you have come to the right place. At InAGlobe we’re on a mission to make the world better, as fast as we can. We do that by facilitating partnerships between humanitarians and academics, we seek to tackle the effects of scarcity and poverty in developing countries with technological innovation and in turn help educate engineering students about the most important global challenges.
Since we started InAGlobe, over 20 projects have been sourced from leading NGOs for students to select as part of their academic projects, ranging from a pill-organizer for self-medication to a low-smoke cooking stove.
Position Information
Type of work: Volunteering part-time basis
Location: London
Starting Date: Flexible, but as soon as possible is preferable
About the role
We are looking for our Lead Project Manager (operations) to join us at InAGlobe. The responsibility of the project manager at InAGlobe would be to build the project portfolio by assessing the progress of existing projects and driving the introduction of new projects within Imperial College London and new partner universities.
You will have varied tasks and a steep learning curve. You will report directly to the CEO and of InAGlobe and you will be responsible for growing the pipeline of new Academic partnerships for the company. You will be instrumental for InAGlobe’s expansion into new project opportunities.
You would be responsible for:
Initiating, building and maintaining relationships with professors in Imperial College London and any new partner universities
Assess progress and output of current projects and advise on next steps
Feed projects from the Lead business developer and convert these into new project proposals for future cohorts
Support existing student projects
Support the road-map for InAGlobe’s project portfolio
We are looking for:
A person that has a passion for project management and impact technology. You are a team player with a can-do attitude and enjoy contributing with your experiences to help develop InAGlobe. You have strong communication, project management and research skills, and enjoy the fast-paced, ever-changing landscape of the impact space.