Project Manager (Global Surgery) - College of Medical and Dental Sciences - 103807 - Grade 7

Position Details

College of Medical and Dental Sciences

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974

Grade: 7

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to May 2026 

Closing date: 5th June 2024 

Travel and international travel required

 

Background

The Research Programmes and Infrastructure team, part of the College of Medical & Dental Sciences Research Office, is a vibrant hub for Professional Service staff (~80 individuals) supporting high-value, strategically important projects and programmes. We work closely with both Professional Services colleagues and Academics across the University and partner organisations, to maximise the impact of funded research, and lead on the development of renewals for large infrastructure awards. 

The Project Manager role will be embedded within the Global Surgery Unit (GSU) and, more broadly, within the Surgical Innovation portfolio of research projects and programmes. The role will be located in the Institute for Translational Medicine - and benefit from established relationships with programme partners and key stakeholders including NHS Trusts, collaborating research institutions locally, nationally and globally, patient and public contributors, charities and funders. 

Role Summary

The post holder will join a team of Professional Services staff providing management and administrative support to the portfolio of projects including the NIHR Unit on Global Surgery, Wellcome LEAP SAVE programme, and NIHR programme on Green Surgery.  While based in the Institute of Translational Medicine at the University of Birmingham, the post will support colleagues across our global network of Research Hubs.

The Global Surgery Unit (GSU) coordinates an international network of surgeons conducting innovative surgical research that directly improves the delivery of surgical care and outcomes for their patients. The Unit has established sustainable clinical research infrastructure in seven countries – Benin, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Mexico, Rwanda, South Africa but also works with over 20,000 clinicians from over 100 countries. 

Our ethos is inclusive and collaborative:  we work across clinical disciplines with surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, medical students, other healthcare professionals and non-clinicians including policy makers, epidemiologists and economists, as well as patients and community members. 

Our work is centred around four key pillars:

• Research and Innovation
• Capacity building; Education and Training
• Patient and Community Engagement
• Advocacy and Impact

The post holder will support the GSU Management Team to ensure our programme of work is are delivered in line with milestones set with our funders, working closely with a wide range of UK academic staff, as well as colleagues in the Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU) and staff at the 7 GSU Hubs.

Main duties

Responsible for the delivery of one or more projects or for contributing to larger University projects, through the provision of significant and high-level project management support. This may include some or all of the following:

• developing project plans, identifying (as appropriate) key performance indicators and milestones 
• reviewing and auditing progress on project and contract processes to identify and act on improvements to effectiveness, efficiency and delivery. 
• reporting on progress including the development of reporting mechanisms, writing reports (eg on project budgetary management), and presenting to appropriate meetings such as Project Board or to other key stakeholders
• providing executive support to Project Boards, work streams and working groups as required; setting agendas, collating and distributing papers and minutes and ensuring follow up action is taken.
• assessing and escalating as you deem appropriate issues and risks, including monitoring risk registers.
• Stakeholder management, ensuring effective liaison with project partners, funders, Project Boards as appropriate.
• managing project resources efficiently and effectively, including budgets, and ensure project documentation is maintained
• Coordinate the organisation of conferences/ meetings/ workshops/ dissemination events as required.
• Develop and deliver communication strategy for the project(s), which may include developing, for example, newsletters, briefings for stakeholders and/or websites or other social media.
• Support applications for new funding.
• Ensure that priorities are balanced, taking action to deliver agreed deliverables aga