Project Manager

Location: Singleton Campus, Swansea

About The University

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

About The Role

This is a Fixed Term position for 3 years working 35 hours per week.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead initiatives that directly impact mental health services and improve outcomes for individuals in need. This role will also contribute to other projects within the Population, Psychiatry, Suicide and Informatics (PPSI) team, leveraging your expertise to enhance overall outcomes.

As the Project Manager for the Data & Digital workstream, you will play a crucial role within a dynamic mental health research team that has secured over £40M in funding. You will collaborate closely with partners at Manchester and King’s College London, and others across the UK, driving projects focused on data and digital solutions to identify shared care records and infrastructure that link data across primary and secondary care, as well as other mental health services. Your efforts will aim to improve patient recruitment for clinical trials while ensuring project objectives are met within set timelines and budgets. You will work alongside a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders across the four nations to oversee multi-partner initiatives that enhance research and ultimately improve the population's mental health.

Join us and be at the forefront of impactful mental health research!

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

Please include in the cover letter evidence against the essential criteria in the Job Description and Publication List (if relevant) 

Closing Date: 27 October 2024

Interview Date: 7 November 2024

Informal Enquiries: Dara Almeida Medina Dara.almeidamedina@swansea.ac.uk

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