Senior Research Engagement Network (REN) Programme Officer (Part Time, Fixed Term)

Hours

Part time hours considered up to a maximum of 0.6 FTE/ 21.9 hours per week.

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

To cover business needs, the postholder will need to be able to cover at least
0.4 FTE, 2 days per week/14.6hrs.

Fixed Term Contract Duration: 12 months

Expected Interview Date: To be confirmed

About the role

As a Senior Research Engagement Network (REN) Programme Officer you will support the Sussex REN leadership team in managing the Pan-Sussex Diversity in Research Engagement Network.

The network started in 2023 with funding from NHS England and focuses on increasing diversity in research participation, working with underserved communities and aligning the work with the Sussex Health & Care Research Partnership, an initiative led by the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, NHS Sussex and research partners across the region.

You will play a role in the management, planning and delivery of the network and advance initiatives that aim to increase diversity, inclusivity and community engagement in heath and care research.

Tasks will include organising meetings, contributing to discussions and taking minutes, monitoring core REN activities, preparing reports for funders and local partners organisations.

Creative approaches are welcomed in this role and the post holder will have the opportunity to use their skills to plan how we communicate to different audiences using different media.

About you

We are looking for a skilled project manager, with attention to detail and organisational skills, an understanding of key aspects of working with diverse communities and a broad range of stakeholders, a proactive approach to managing a program of work and desire to learn and develop to support changing needs of the team and the broader settings.

About our School

We are a diverse, collaborative research community with expertise in a wide variety of research areas, from laboratory research through to social science and clinical studies. Our close integration collaborations with local NHS organizations allows our researchers to work directly with the local population, improving their health while developing research work that can be applied nationally and globally. 

Here, at our School, our medical research has and continues to develop a strong reputation for making a real impact locally, nationally and internationally. Ultimately, our research aims to:

• improve medical diagnosis and treatment 
• answer fundamental biomedical and clinical questions
• deliver more personalised healthcare to patients.

We are passionate about training and supporting our researchers at all levels, to deliver research that is relevant to our stakeholders, accelerate its recognition and foster adoption of our findings to catalyse new research impact.

Please find further information regarding the School at Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Why work here

Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.  

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information 

Please contact Virginia Govoni at v.govoni@bsms.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply please click the 'Apply' button, above.

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