Senior Programme Manager (Research)

This post is offered on a full-time (35 hours) and is open-ended with funding available until 31 March 2028 in the first instance. Relocation assistance will be paid where appropriate. 

The University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated Senior Programme Manager to oversee the running of two major, multi-institution public health research initiatives, the £5m Systems Science for Public Health and Economic Research Consortium (SIPHER), funded by the UK Prevention Research Partnership, and the £7.5m Policy Modelling for Health (HealthMod), funded by UKRI’s Population Health Improvement UK (PHI-UK). SIPHER is in its final year with an end date of March 2025. HealthMod, building on and extending aspects of SIPHER’s work, started in April 2024 and has funding secured until March 2028. For SIPHER, the focus is now on delivery, dissemination, reporting and legacy creation, whilst for HealthMod, the initial start-up and staff recruitment phase is nearing completion, and the team are now moving into the active research phase. 

This is a senior managerial role with significant scope to influence the strategic direction of two exciting national research initiatives. You will work closely with both sets of Programme Directors to develop and deliver on programmes’ strategic objectives and will be responsible for the operational, risk and administrative management of the Programmes, supported by a Programme Administrator, Communications & Engagement Co-ordinator, and the Executive Management Groups. A key part of the role is to promote and manage excellent working relationships within these highly interdisciplinary, cross-sector consortia, and to pursue strategies for communicating research outputs to external audiences including policy makers and the public. 

You should have a relevant degree and demonstrated success in managing complex, multi-partner programmes in university or comparable settings. Experience in health, social science and/or multidisciplinary research environments would be an important advantage. You should have achieved or be working towards formal programme management qualifications such as PRINCE2 or PMP, and ideally have some familiarity with agile management approaches (e.g., PRINCE2 Agile), although candidates who can demonstrate equivalent experience will also be considered. You will need the ability to make independent, high level, decisions on strategic, management and operational issues relating to programme development and delivery, acting on behalf of the Directors and taking responsibility for outcomes. You should possess a sound understanding of process evaluation and of financial management of large research programmes, as well as strong spoken and written communication skills for liaising with multiple partners and external bodies. Excellent interpersonal skills are essential. You should be able to autonomously plan and deliver work with minimal supervision and direction. Due to the geographical dispersion of the Consortium memberships, the job will require occasional UK travel, including overnight. 

Please note the interviews will be held on 4th and 5th July 2024.  

It is the University of Glasgow’s mission to foster an inclusive climate, which ensures equality in our working, learning, research and teaching environment. 

We strongly endorse the principles of Athena SWAN, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity. 

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