BRC Project Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience gained in a work environment
• Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent in work experience
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable criteria

• MSc or Further qualifications in Health Research or equivalent experience gained in a work environment.
• Formal project management qualification e.g. PRINCE2

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of NHS and/or University research
• Experience of developing and maintaining comprehensive and systematic systems for collecting and processing project information.
• Experience of managing budgets and liaising with finance staff.
• Experience of writing a range of high-quality reports, strategy documents and grant applications.
• Recent experience of line management including completing PDRs. Experience of supporting and developing junior staff

Desirable criteria

• Recent experience of working in both a university and NHS research setting
• Knowledge of NHS and/or University funding and project management systems.
• Experience of delivering training to junior staff.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of leading and managing a number of projects simultaneously from inception through to completion and evaluation, with demonstrable focus on delivery of outputs / targets.
• Experience of successful working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to manage project delivery
• Experience of developing and delivering collaborative projects between multiple organisations/stakeholders
• Experience of analysing complex data to assess risk and monitor progress against plans, managing deviations and issues appropriately to ensure successful project delivery
• GCP trained

Desirable criteria

• Experience of using software and online tools related to research outputs (e.g. MIMAS Web of Knowledge, ISI Journal Citation index, Scopus, Zotero, Endnote)
• Experience of working and/or liaising with industry.
• Experience in bringing about and managing change.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• BRC Project Manager JD (PDF, 528.6KB)
• BRC Project Manager PS (PDF, 184.6KB)
• BRC Project Manager FR (PDF, 928.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)