Research Manager

Research Manager
Hours: 30 hours per week (part-time). Flexible working requests will be considered.
Salary: £32,076 (£26,008 per annum pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Northampton, NN4 7BF (hybrid and flexible working offered). There will be expectations for this role to attend the office at least twice per week. The charity encourages team members to meet face-to-face with all colleagues at least once a week to ensure good team relationships. Thursday is currently a protected office day when all staff are expected to be present in the office.

About:

This rewarding post oversees the exciting research portfolio of this Psoriasis Charity. You will join at an exciting time with involvement in the updating of the Research Strategy. The organisation is a busy charity who alongside promoting and funding research, offers authoritative, reliable, quality information, advice and support for people whose lives are affected by psoriasis, in addition to raising awareness of psoriasis.

They are a small but high performing team that is trusted and respected in the research community and the wider dermatology community they work within.

You will oversee all aspects of the research grant award and monitoring process, including managing panels of lay and peer reviewers, and work alongside the communications department to promote and highlight the research supported and funded by the charity.

Principal Roles:

• Manage the processing of new grant applications, ensuring that the charity continues to attract high quality proposals and achieve high standards in their assessment. The work required as part of this process includes guidance for applicants, collating all reviewer feedback, undertaking quantitative and qualitative analysis of scores and feedback to inform discussion at the meetings of the Medical and Research Committee.

• Manage the monitoring of ongoing grants.

• Oversee annual Researchfish impact data gathering for all relevant grants and report on findings.

• Work alongside the Communications Department to promote the research funded by the charity.

Key Duties

• To provide support to the Chief Executive and Finance Officer on administering the ongoing awarding and monitoring of Grants.

• Work as part of a small team to further the important work of the Association.

• Analyse the impact of funded research.

• Update and implement the charity's Research Strategy.

• Ensuring compliance with the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) membership criteria.

Person Specification

• Experience of analysing data and producing quality reports based on findings.

• Ability to assimilate, summarise and effectively communicate complex information to a wide variety of stakeholders.

• An understanding and commitment to lay involvement in research.

• Have ability to work alone and as part of a small team.

The successful applicant will be expected to promote a positive image of the services the charity offers and assist in the maintenance of good relationships with our members, supporters, fundraisers and all other outside organisations. The successful applicant will be expected to have high professional standards and engage in and undertake with enthusiasm all opportunities for his/her own training and professional development in order to achieve additional skills as this role develops.

Deadline to submit your application: 28th July 2024 - this role may close earlier if the charity receives a high number of suitable applications, please apply early.

Interviews to take place: w/c 12th August 2024 in Northampton, NN4 7BF

CV’s alone will not be accepted - applicants must fill out the application form.

Interested?

To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.

The charity is committed to providing equal opportunities in the recruitment, training and development of employees.

No agencies please.