Senior Research Manager

6 months ago


Twickenham, United Kingdom NIHR Full time

About the role

Reporting to the Assistant Director for Global Health, the post holder will be primarily responsible for delivery of the NIHR Global Health Research (GHR) Centres programme, developing and delivering a comprehensive process of research management that supports the programmes ambitions for high quality applied health research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and the development of a critical mass of sustainable, competitive research capacity.

You will be a strategic thinker, capable of seeing the issues and solutions from a number of different stakeholder perspectives to see the bigger picture. You will be comfortable dealing with complexity and developing an approach to balance the needs of different stakeholders. You will be a strong team player and communicator. 

You will have a solid understanding of research impact and routes to achieving it, and how to apply monitoring, evaluation and learning approaches to generate insight that can evidence impact and support continuous improvement of scheme funding and support processes. 

You will have experience of leadership of complex projects, knowledge of the international research environment and Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding requirements, with demonstrable experience at working across teams and specialisms, working closely with award holders, teams at NIHR and the DHSC.

Key responsibilities

Develop and deliver proportionate and effective monitoring approaches for the GHR Centres programme Management of a portfolio of funded GHR projects Produce scheme level Annual Reviews Represent the team in cross-NIHR MEL focussed activities Stakeholder engagement Lead commissioning activities for future funding calls Flexible support to the team

Line Management: the post holder will be responsible for the line management of one fixed-term Research Manager, and will matrix manage other team members, where appropriate.

What you will bring to the role

Qualifications

Essential

Experience of managing and monitoring  ODA funded research  activities in international and fragile contexts.  Demonstrable experience in complex stakeholder management, within and across multiple organisations with the ability to employ diverse approaches to effectively communicate complex information to individuals and groups from a range of different backgrounds and different seniority levels. Experienced line manager; able to develop and guide junior staff within matrix management environments.

Desirable

Specific experience of research management in biomedical and health research disciplines. Experience in leading research commissioning activities. Experience of delivering participatory Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation activities. Experience of working with UK Government and/or international policy makers and senior decision makers.

Applications
If you are interested in working with us and feel you have the appropriate background and skills, please apply with your CV, with the cover letter attached in the same document, explaining what you feel you could bring to the company, outlining your suitability for the role. 

How to apply

Are you interested in learning more about this exciting position with the NIHR? Please apply directly via our vacancy page.

This role is with NIHR Coordinating Centre (NIHRCC) and is hosted by LGC.



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