Programme / Project Manager DATAMIND

Location: Singleton Campus, Swansea

About The Role

This is a Fixed Term position for 3 years working 35 hours per week.

The successful applicant will be based in a thriving mental health research team with over £40M in joint funding over the last five years and a portfolio of projects.  The team is led by Prof. Ann John and focuses on child and adolescent mental health and suicide and self-harm prevention. Prof. Ann John is chair of the National Advisory Group on suicide and self-harm prevention to Welsh Government, member of SAGE and Trustee of the Samaritans and co-director of DATAMIND, the Health Data Research UK Hub for Mental Health.  

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team to manage the DATAMIND project, which has been successful in securing funding for a further 5 years to continue to work towards its long-term vision to transform mental health research across the four nations. The successful applicant will work alongside partners Project Managers and the Comms & Engagement Officer and Project Administrator to ensure the project delivers its objectives within the agreed timescales and budgets.  

The post-holder will have experience in managing and successfully delivering multi-partnered projects, ideally within the field of Mental Health research and will involve a wide range of project management tasks, including close collaboration with external stakeholders across the four nations, the MQ Mental Health Research and the McPin Foundation charities and data scientists.  

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

Please include in the cover letter evidence against the essential criteria in the Job Description and Publication List (if relevant) 

Closing Date: 19 August 2024

Interview Date: 27 August 2024

Informal Enquiries: Dara Almeida Medina Dara.almeidamedina@swansea.ac.uk

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