Project Support Officer

HI NENC is delighted to advertise a fantastic fixed-term opportunity for a Project Support Officer to provide support for our Executive and Operations teams.

This role is offered on a fixed-term contract of 9 months (with the possibility of extension up to 12 months) to cover a period of Maternity Leave.

**Overview of the role**

This role sits within the Programme Management Office (PMO) with the time split between supporting the Executive Leadership Team and the Operational function, ensuring that the business runs effectively and efficiently.

The successful postholder will be flexible and focussed, approachable, professional and resourceful, with high levels of self-motivation and a can-do attitude to support the needs of an evolving business. This is a supportive role, working as part of a busy team who adopt a one team ethos to their work.

**Job Title**: Project Support Officer

**Salary**:Starting from £30,279 per annum (dependent on experience)

**Hours of Work**: 37.5 per week (Monday-Friday)

**Contract Type and Duration**:Fixed Term - Maternity cover. Secondments will be considered.

**Place of Work**: Hybrid Working options with an expectation of a minimum of 4-5 days per month onsite.

**Base Location**: 1 Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4WH

**Reporting Into**:Associate Director - Programme Management Office

**Benefits**
- Flexible working options
- 25 days paid annual leave plus additional bank holidays (pro-rated for part time staff) and increasing to 26 days after 3 years’ service. Additional leave over the Christmas period.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme-Salary Sacrifice
- Pension Scheme through AVIVA with a 10% employer contribution - Salary Sacrifice
- Car Lease Scheme - Salary Sacrifice
- Cycle to Work Scheme - Salary Sacrifice
- Home Electronic Solutions - Salary Sacrifice
- Life assurance for pension scheme members - 3x your salary
- HI NENC Reward and Recognition Hub for retail discounts and wellbeing support
- NE1 Card - Retail and Restaurant discounts in Newcastle City Centre
- Discounted Will Writing Service via Sintons LLP
- CPD and training opportunities to develop you and your career.

**Introduction**

Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC) is one of fifteen Health Innovation Networks set up with the aim of spreading innovation at pace and scale across the healthcare system, in order to achieve the ultimate goals of improving health and generating economic growth. Health Innovation NENC supports several different Work Programmes including Digital, Economic Growth, Health Improvement and the Patient Safety Collaborative, all of which encompass a range of innovative and high impact projects.

Health Innovation NENC is a membership-based organisation that provides technology transfer services to its Member Organisations, which include local Foundation Trusts, the NENC Integrated Care Board (ICB) and local universities. As part of the services that we provide to our Member Organisations, we support the identification, harvesting, protection, commercialisation, adoption, and dissemination of healthcare innovation originating from within their organisations.

Health Innovation NENC is predominately funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement, The Office for Life Sciences and its regional Member Organisations.

**Our HI NENC EDI Statement**

**‘Empowerment and Respect leads to Creative Thinking and Innovation’**

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are fundamental to our organisational values. Our mission at HI NENC is to create a positive and supportive culture, where all employees and communities feel empowered and respected. By treating people fairly, equally and by accepting and embracing differences, we encourage creative thinking and innovation, reduce health inequalities, enhance our corporate social responsibility, and create an inclusive safe space and working environment for all.

**Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 5th November 2024.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9-12 months

Pay: From £30,279.00 per year

Application question(s):

- HI NENC requires all employees to commute to the office location at least once per week. Would you be able to meet this requirement?

**Experience**:

- Project management: 2 years (required)
- Office experience: 1 year (required)

**Location**:

- Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4WH (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4WH

Application deadline: 30/10/2024