Project Manager (Research Delivery)

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974. Grade: 7

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to July 2028

The Research Delivery team, part of the College of Medical & Dental Sciences Research Office, is a vibrant hub for Professional Service staff (~50 individuals) supporting high-value, strategically important projects and programmes. We work closely with both Professional Services colleagues and Academics across the University and partner organisations, particularly NHS colleagues, to maximise the impact of funded research, much of which has direct patient relevance. The portfolio of research supported is wide ranging (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/medical-dental/index.aspx), including a large portfolio of large-scale research programmes and infrastructure awards funded by charities, government and other major health research funders. 

This role will be embedded within the Research Delivery team, which is primarily located in the Institute for Translational Medicine - https://www.itmbirmingham.co.uk/  - and benefit from established relationships with programme partners and key stakeholders including NHS Trusts, collaborating research institutions both locally, nationally and globally, patient and public contributors, charities and funders. 

To manage designated projects across a School, College or professional service area, or make a contribution to larger University-wide projects as part of a project team. In order to flexibly use resource you may be offered the opportunity to work elsewhere in the department or wider University. 

Main duties

• Responsible for the delivery of one or more projects or for contributing to larger University projects, through the provision of significant and high level project management support. This may include some or all of the following:
  • developing project plans, identifying (as appropriate) key performance indicators and milestones 
  • reviewing and auditing progress on projects to identify and act on improvements to effectiveness, efficiency and delivery 
  • reporting on progress including the development of reporting mechanisms, writing reports (eg on project budgetary management), and presenting to appropriate meetings such as Project Board or to other key stakeholders
  • providing executive support to Project Boards, work streams and working groups as required; setting agendas, collating and distributing papers and minutes and ensuring follow up action is taken 
  • assessing and escalating as you deem appropriate issues and risks, including monitoring risk registers
  • Stakeholder management, ensuring effective liaison with project partners, funders, Project Boards as appropriate.
  • managing project resources efficiently and effectively, including budgets, and ensure project documentation is maintained

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience 

• Qualified to Degree level or equivalent plus practical managerial experience or significant relevant experience demonstrated through increasingly more demanding roles evidencing the experience necessary for this role
• Proven track record of successful project management, potentially using one or more project management tools such as Prince2 (however formal a project management qualification is not essential)
• Evidence of literacy and numeracy, with the ability to write clearly, and to produce and analyse information and data.

Informal enquiries to Kevin Dunn, email: k.w.dunn@bham.ac.uk 

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working

Closes: 25^th August 2024 

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