- Overall responsibility of the team's commissioning and/or monitoring activities, and overseeing the team in these activities
- Contributing to and leading strategic programme and departmental initiatives
- Drafting SOPs, work instructions and template documents and issuing guidelines
- Attending regional advisory committee meetings in a supervisory capacity, providing advice to the committee when required
- Act as a representative of RfPB in NIHR cross cutting working groups as appropriate
- Liaising regularly with internal and external stakeholders, including attending, organising and leading meetings, representing the funder's perspective at meetings and promoting and representing funding programmes at external events
- Identifying enhancements to working practices and defining, implementing and supporting the processes to deliver operational excellence
- Developing and maintaining excellent professional relationships with other GMG teams, applicants and award holders and with colleagues within NIHR and across customer organisations, and acting as a role model to colleagues at all levels
- Operationalising ad hoc special project work; assisting in the preparation of regular programme reports and papers
- Line management of up to three members of staff
- Monitoring the quality and timelines of the work of Research Managers within the RfPB team in line with the agreed indicators
- Staff recruitment and mentoring, training and supervision of new and existing staff.
- A degree in biomedical, health or social sciences
- Experience of working in a research management environment
- Grant management and research commissioning experience
- A track record in successful management of projects and programmes
- Able to think strategically, interpreting complex information
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Excellent analytical and complex problem solving skills
- A higher degree in a medical, scientific, technical or social discipline
- Knowledge of the UK's health and care research landscape
- Line management and staff development experience
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Senior Research Manager - Twickenham, United Kingdom - LGC Group
Description
Company Description
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). We work in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients and the public.
The NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth. We are also a major funder of applied health research in low and middle income countries.
The NIHR provides funding for high quality health and social care research in the NHS in England, and allocates funding on a regional basis, for project grants of up to £500,000 and 36 months in duration. The team currently manages a portfolio of over 1,300 projects and delivers three funding competition cycles per year.
Reporting to the Assistant Director, this fixed term role will involve overseeing some of the team's commissioning and/or monitoring activities and will require a strong leadership style, along with the ability to work collaboratively with other Senior Programme Managers.
The post provides the opportunity for exciting external liaison, with interfaces to UK Government, academia, industry and the clinical community.
Job Description
Qualifications
Experience Required:
Desirable:
Additional Information
Salary & Benefits
£45,700 +
Bonus - subject to company performance
25 days annual leave, plus public holidays (UK)
Enhanced contributory pension scheme
Life Insurance
Benenden Healthcare
Season Ticket Loan
Laptop, IT equipment and remote IT support
This is an office based, home working (hybrid) role with an expectation for all employees to attend our offices a minimum of 4 days a month, which might increase, subject to team requirements.
Application Process
If you are interested in working with us and feel you have the appropriate background and skills, please apply with your CV, (with the cover letter attached in the same document), outlining your suitability for the role and highlighting your experience against the required criteria.
If you are interested to discuss this role in more details, please contact Jennie Hejdenberg, Assistant Director, RfPB, .
NB: This is a 12 month FTC role.
Please quote REF 782Z on all correspondence.
Company Statement
LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age or trade union membership.