Senior Research Manager

This role is a 12 month fixed term position to serve as a conduit between the Collaborations team and the commissioning teams across the NIHR Coordinating Centre.

The Collaborations team supports a range of collaborations across the NIHRs funded infrastructure in areas of unmet and strategic need and delivers ad hoc commissioning activities to support a range of initiatives. This role will support Collaborations including the NIHR Translational Research Collaborations and the Multiple Long Term Conditions Cross-NIHR Collaboration as well as managing and leading on commissioning of specific portfolios and initiatives in mental health and other disease areas. We are looking for a Senior Research Manager with knowledge of ways of working across multiple NIHRCC teams to join our team to directly lead and support a range of new and existing initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
Fostering and Supporting Collaborations Across NIHR:

• Coordination and operationalisation of cross-NIHR strategic initiatives such as MLTC and mental health. Work to support delivery of strategic activities across the NIHRCC and gathering information from multiple teams.
• Supporting all aspects of research funding and fostering collaborations to galvanise collaborative proposals and relationship-building amongst senior research professionals.
• Provide intelligence reports and analyses to support meetings with prospective partner organisations and lead new initiatives events and other activities on behalf of NIHR.
• Other tasks to support the NIHR Collaborations team.

Portfolio and Awards Management:

• Managing a portfolio of funded projects including development of materials for monitoring impact and supporting knowledge dissemination and providing analyses/updates for DHSC stakeholders.
• Ad hoc commissioning activities (e.g. single tender 1-off commissioning calls) and special project work.
• Negotiating funding agreements for projects recommended for funding including the negotiation of milestones and deliverables financial arrangements and reporting requirements to enable successful project progression.
• Developing and maintaining excellent professional relationships with other NIHR teams (e.g. Infrastructure Programmes Finance Comms) applicants and award holders and with colleagues within the Department of Health and Social Care acting as a role model to colleagues at all levels

General/other duties:

• Line management of a Portfolio Analyst to oversee the provision of analyses intelligence and information on NIHR research portfolios to facilitate collaborations meetings briefing requests and other requests for information.
• Liaising regularly with internal and external stakeholders including leading organising and attending meetings
• Identifying enhancements to working practices

Qualifications :

Required Criteria

• Knowledge of the National Institute for Health and Care Research architecture and objectives preferably with direct experience of either commissioning portfolio management or collaboration activities
• Background in biomedical health engineering or social sciences
• Experience or clear awareness of commercially focused research or the commercialisation of research including understanding of intellectual property
• Excellent writing skills and attention to detail
• Excellent planning and organisational skills able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks working to challenging targets and deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills from liaising with internal and external stakeholders and communities
• Good financial awareness
• Excellent people and stakeholder management skills with ability to delegate and influence behaviour
• Well developed analytical and complex problem solving skills with a solution based approach
• Excellent communication skills and customer focus including experience of external liaison
• Excellent relationship-building and management skills to achieve successful collaborative working and shared objectives
• Excellent IT skills e.g. Microsoft Office or Google Suite
• Committed team player with an ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally

Desired Criteria

• Experience of working in a research funding environment 

Core Competencies

• Proactivity
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Attention to detail and meticulous record keeping
• Teamwork
• Collaboration and relationship-building
• Stakeholder engagement and management
• Motivation
• Organisation
• Communication
• Customer focus
• Problem Solving
• Delegation

Additional Information :

Compensation Benefits & Working Arrangements:
Salary: 48600 to 51300 per year
Location: Twickenham London / Hybrid working model
Contract Type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract Full Time
Working Hours: 37.5 per week 7.5 hours per day
Annual Leave: 25 days plus 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. 

Closing date for applications is 5pm on the 8th December interviews to be held from the 15th December.

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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time