Senior Project Lead

The University of Leeds has been chosen by the UK government to lead the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre and will be joined by 12 new Regional Delivery Networks, hosted by NHS organisations across the country to form the NIHR Research Delivery Network. The new NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) will operate as one unified organisation across England, balancing regional context, expertise and leadership with national coordination and strategy involving government policymakers. The RDN Coordinating Centre (RDNCC) will work across England’s health and care system, with staff in all settings, to support the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of research.

You will be responsible for leading the operational delivery of strategic projects and manage the team who deliver these projects.  You will lead and manage strategic projects to improve the capacity, capability and accessibility of research delivery across Specialties and Settings.  This will include ensuring that projects have robust governance and meeting delivery targets in line with strategic objectives. You will be responsible for driving and coordinating the involvement of the RRDNs, external organisations and other stakeholders to ensure maximum involvement in, and support for, the projects.

You will proactively develop a profile within the RDNCC and work collaboratively with individuals and groups both across the RDN and the University of Leeds, and with external stakeholders in a host of settings. Working with your Director and Head of function, you will support the delivery of the organisation-wide shift in ways of working and culture that is required to ensure the network functions as a single organisation with a shared purpose and vision across England, as well as supporting colleagues and managing your own team through the period of transformation and beyond.

This national role requires national travel.

Contact Information

To explore this post further or for any queries, please contact:

Tracy Harman, Deputy Director of Strategic Development

Email: tracy.harman@nihr.ac.uk

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