Head of Science Programme - West Midlands, United Kingdom - The Guide Dogs for The Blind

The Guide Dogs for The Blind
The Guide Dogs for The Blind
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West Midlands, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reference :002337


Publication end date :12/02/2023


Employment Details:


Contractual hours:

35.00


Salary:

Staring from £47,819 gross per annum + excellent benefits


Vacancy location:


Location:

England, Midlands, Guide Dogs National Centre


Vacancy details:


Directorate:

Operations - Operations Service Development


Job Title:

Head of Science Programme


Job Level:

Manager


Contract type:

Permanent


External job advert:


We're committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation.

We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

For this role you'll be working 35 hours per week, worked 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

We are looking for you to attend the office at least 2 days per week, the remainder of your week may be spent working from home.

We offer a generous pension scheme, annual leave, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave.

In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.


Diversity

Safeguarding


Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work.

We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.


Essential

  • Post graduate qualification in a scientific research related area.
  • Experience running a large scientific research programme of diverse content, within an applied environment.
  • Experience using evidence and insights to inform and develop organisational strategy and services.
  • Expert knowledge of scientific research methodology, standards and research ethics.
  • Ability to analyse and evaluate complex information and present outputs and recommendations to a range of audiences.
  • Effective budget management.

Desirable

  • PhD or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline.
  • Recognised project management qualification.
  • Developed a network of contacts in academia, health, government, social services and the third sector across the UK and internationally
  • Experience of working with people with vision impairment.
  • Experience of working with volunteers.
If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.


How to apply
The system has a one-hour time limit.

We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you'll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.


Application Closing Date:

12/02/2023
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