Project Manager

Department & Role

The Centre for Health Economics (CHE) at the University of York is seeking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to support and manage the NIHR funded project Mental health as a determinant of work: Evaluating the impact of the national NHS Talking Therapies Employment Advisers Programme on mental health, work, inequalities, costs, and the economy (Support2Work). This project is an evaluation of employment advisers in supporting individuals with mental health problems to start, stay in, or return to work, and is in joint collaboration with the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV), University of Sheffield, PCMIS and the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The successful candidate will support CHE’s Principal Investigator, TEWV and other partners on the successful management of the project. You will help build and maintain key partnerships; identify and manage project risks; design and implement the monitoring, evaluation & learning strategy, communications plan and data management plan; and manage dissemination, PPI and policy engagement activities including the organisation of workshops, meetings and events. You will also work closely with TEWV’s Research Manager to ensure any contractual obligations, deliverables and reporting requirements are met.

CHE is one of the world’s most prominent academic health economics research centres.  For over forty years it has been committed to the development and application of economics to promote health and wellbeing through the effective, efficient, and equitable use of scarce resources. We are a community of over 100 research staff, support staff, and PhD students. We provide a positive, flexible and supportive working environment, with an inclusive and friendly ethos, where diversity is recognised, valued and celebrated.

Find out more about what it’s like to work in CHE.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• Level 3 qualification
• Significant project management experience, working with staff to deliver multiple objectives, and delivering projects successfully in a changing and high pressured environment
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the requirements and tools of good project management and the research grant lifecycle
• Experience of managing internal & external project communications and stakeholder/policy engagement
• Experience of managing, organising and planning events
• Strong analytical, problem solving and prioritisation skills, demonstrating ability to work and deal with difficult challenges at short notice
• Excellent interpersonal skills and willingness to learn and further develop knowledge and skills (e.g., Patient & Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE), data governance, ethics, etc)

Interview date: 9^th January 2025

For informal enquiries: Anna Payne (anna.payne@york.ac.uk) or Alex Rollinger (alex.rollinger@york.ac.uk)

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

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