Clinical Academic Training Project Officer

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £33,002 to £35,608 with potential progression once in post to £39,906

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract up to September 2027

Background

Our Birmingham Integrated Clinical Academic Training (ICAT) programme (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/icat) is one of the biggest in the country. We support ca 95 doctors and dentists who are combining their clinical training with academic research. The team supports our trainees to access all the opportunities offered by these posts and also co-ordinates cohort networking events for West Midlands trainees.

We are seeking an experienced Project Officer to join our ICAT team. The team facilitates delivery of the programme, working closely with our NHS and University partners.

Main Duties

• Manager smaller projects or assist in the management of one or more projects through the provision of significant and high level project management support.
• To support Project Boards, workstreams and working groups within an overall project or manage small projects on own. 
• Support will include preparing progress reports for project boards (where they are held), project planning, and delivering on sub-projects/small projects which will be defined on a continuing basis.
• Draw up project plans, including key performance indicators, identifying milestones as appropriate.
• Contribute to milestone tracking/key performance indicator tracking. 
• Assisting with stakeholder management and maintaining regular contact with stakeholders to understand requirements, and review, develop and propose solutions for any issues. 
• Appropriately assess and escalate issues and risks.
• Assist in the management of project resources and/or budgets.
• Contribute to developing communications plans, presentations, and promoting the projects and outcomes of projects/workstreams.
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Determine short term priorities for work, and how to maximise quality, efficiency and continuity.
• Assist in the evaluation and review of projects.
• Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.

Person Specification

• Qualified to UK level 5 (e.g. Foundation degree, HND) or equivalent. 
• Substantial experience of project management, preferably in an academic setting.
• Excellent IT skills, with working knowledge of standard Microsoft Office software and using custom systems and databases.
• Project management experience, preferably using project tools such as Prince 2. 
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.

Informal enquiries can be made to Bridget Bell, Clinical Academic Training Programme Manager (B.F.Bell@bham.ac.uk).

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