Senior Research Manager - RfPB

Reporting to the Assistant Director, this part time role 0.5FTE 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. 

The post provides the opportunity for external liaison, with interfaces to the customer, Welsh Government, and the research community in Wales. 

Key Deliverables 

• Overall responsibility of the team’s commissioning and monitoring activities, and overseeing the team in these activities 
• Drafting SOPs, work instructions and template documents and issuing guidelines
• Attending Board and Panel meetings, both to facilitate and in a supervisory capacity, providing advice to the Board and Panel when required
• Liaising regularly with internal and external stakeholders, including the customer. Attending, organising and leading meetings, representing the customer’s perspective at meetings and promoting and representing the funding scheme 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 Health and Care Research Wales 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 
• Monitoring the quality and timelines of the work of Research Managers within the team in line with the agreed indicators 

Candidate Profile

Required Criteria 

• A degree in biomedical, health or social sciences 
• Experience of working in a research management environment
• Health research commissioning experience 
• A track record in successful management of projects and programmes
• Able to think strategically, interpreting complex information, putting information in context and having a clear view of the “big picture”

Desired Criteria 

• A higher degree in a medical, scientific, technical or social discipline
• Knowledge of the UK’s health and care research landscape
• Staff development experience

Competencies and Behaviours 

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent writing skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks, working to challenging targets and deadlines
• Excellent analytical and complex problem solving skills, with a solution based approach
• Highly developed communication skills and customer focus, including experience of external liaison
• Committed team player with an ability to build effective working relationships

Compensation, Benefits & Working Arrangements:
Salary: £24,300
Location: Twickenham, London / Hybrid working model
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time 0.5 FTE
Working Hours: 18.75 hour per week 
Annual Leave: 12.5 days, plus 4.5 UK public holidays

Employee Benefits Include:
Annual, discretionary bonus 
Enhanced Contributory Pension Scheme
Life Insurance Cover
Benenden Healthcare Membership
Training and Development Opportunities 
Season Ticket Loan

NB: We offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, flexible working arrangements. This is an office based, hybrid role with an expectation for all employees to attend our offices 1 day each week, this may increase, subject to team requirements. 

Application
If you are excited about the prospect of joining our team and believe you possess the relevant skills and background, we invite you to apply. Please submit your CV along with a 'Statement of Suitability' that showcases your key skills and experiences in relation to the 'Required and Desired Criteria' outlined in the job description. Additionally, share your enthusiasm for working with the NIHR. 

Inclusion and Diversity
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. 

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have any accessibility requirements please contact Carl by email [email protected] to arrange appropriate support.