NCMD Communications and Engagement Manager

The role

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) Programme team is looking for an Operations Manager to oversee the programme of work. This is a senior, strategic role to assist the NCMD Director and Deputy Directors by managing the programme’s systems, communications, and relationships with external stakeholders including the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and NHS England. The purpose of the role is to enable a continuous improvement cycle across the programme that enables us to deliver our ambition and maximise our use of systems to deliver high quality analysis to inform policy change at a national level and to reduce the number of children who die.

What will you be doing?

A key part of the role is making decisions to prioritise the activity of the operational team (the cross-cutting areas of communications, IT systems, data analysis and planning) in line with NCMD priorities. The post-holder will be responsible for developing and maintaining an understanding of operational requirements across the full portfolio of NCMD activities, including how user needs are evolving in response to a changing context. The post-holder will be responsible for management of procurement activities, budget, staff and subcontractor relationships.

You should apply if

This is a high profile, national programme of work which continuously engages with a wide range of stakeholders including those in the healthcare service, social care, education and law enforcement. We are interested in hearing from candidates with any of these backgrounds and passionate about improving the care and lives of children. Please be aware that the role involves dealing with detailed and sensitive information on children who have died. We offer support that can help deal with this aspect of the role but recommend candidates carefully consider this requirement before applying.  

Additional information

Contract type: Fixed Term from 06/01/2025 until 19/12/2025

Work pattern: Part-time -0.8FTE

Shift pattern: 28 hours per week

For informal queries, please contact:

Vicky Sleap or Sylvia Stoianova
Vicky.sleap@bristol.ac.uk
Sylvia.Stoianova@bristol.ac.uk

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 25/11/2024

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