Research Collaborations Manager

Location: The Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, The Peter Medawar Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY

Salary: Standard Grade 7: Salary in range £38,674 - £46,913 per annum (pro rata). This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,500 per year (pro rata). 

The Africa Oxford Initiative at the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health is seeking a Research Collaborations Manager to join their multi-disciplinary team. Reporting to the Africa Oxford Initiative Head of Programmes, you will be responsible for the management of a range of collaborative research partnerships involving partners across Africa, including the Ibadan–Oxford stroke project (50% of the role), the AfOx visiting fellowship programme and the AfOx catalyst grants programme. 

You will be responsible for managing the AfOx research projects through the application, awarding, delivery and reporting cycle. In addition, you will be responsible for developing and improving systems for managing the projects and share learning between the projects, including project guidelines, processes for applications for support and processes to ensure standardisation and risk management across all projects. You will liaise with the AfOx monitoring and evaluation manager to develop frameworks to assess the impact of and learning from the programmes. For the Ibadan-Oxford Stroke Programme, you will conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to understand the landscape of stroke treatment in the context of current conditions in Nigeria, and you will engage with key stakeholders (the Frederick Foundation as the primary funding partner, University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan Stroke and Neurology Departments, the Ibadan Medical School and colleagues at the University of Oxford) to define the scope, objectives and deliverables of the programme.

It is essential that you hold a Master’s degree in a health related or other relevant discipline, and have experience of the research and educational landscape across African universities and research institutions. You will have experience of programme management and experience of having responsibility for all tasks within the lifecycle of educational/research programmes, as well as experience of operational, financial and grant management. It is essential you have confidence to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a variety of audiences and in a range of contexts including with Heads of Departments and colleges across Oxford and in institution across Africa. 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. 

This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract for 24 months.

Only applications received before 12 midday on Tuesday 28 January 2025 will be considered. Please quote 177022 on all correspondence.

Close: 28/01/2025

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