BRC Academic Career Development and Events Coordinator

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Job overview

To achieve this, the post holder will work with the Director, Academic Career Development Lead and Operations Manager of the BRC, as well as the Theme and Sub-Theme Leads, and teams across the partnership.

Other duties will be to work closely with other NIHR infrastructures within Sheffield, such as NIHR HRC D4D and the NIHR CRF, in line with the broader “One NIHR” approach to achieve effective coordination and communication across multiple arms of the NIHR infrastructure.

• Supporting the Academic Career Development Lead to further develop the interdisciplinary BRC Training Academy (BTA)
• Assisting with the organisation and delivery of clinical research-related training activities to members of the BTA and other trainees
• Maintaining thorough records of trainees across the BRC, ensuring engagement with mandatory training activity
• Supporting, monitoring and reporting on the increased NIHR Research Capacity through attracting high quality candidates by offering inclusive, high quality training with integral mentorship
• Encouraging and supporting the alignment of research activities conducted by the BTA members to the BRC objectives
• Supporting the BRC to increase its training capacity of non-medical staff (including but not limited to Internship programmes, technical training academies, SPARC placements and Postdoctoral staff)

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of twelve months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience in a clinical research environment

• Educated to master’s level (or equivalent) or evidence of relevant experience Communications related training/ qualification
• Project management related training/ qualification

Experience

• Experience of developing processes to support the implementation of communications strategies and policies
• Experience of working in a healthcare or clinical research setting
• Experience of coordinating multiple projects at any one time
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise an unpredictable workload with frequent disruption
• Understanding and evidenced experience of writing for a variety of media and audiences
• Development and maintenance of website and regular social media activity
• Experience in measuring the impact of communication activities as part of reporting requirements

• Experience of working in a fast paced, adaptable environment
• Experience of organising public engagement events
• Experience of writing and editing published content, e.g. press release content, websites
• Experience of working effectively in political environments
• Experience of providing specialist communications advice to colleagues to increase target engagement of activity and campaigns

Knowledge and Further Training

• Knowledge of the research pathway and processes
• Basic knowledge and understanding of a variety of health conditions and medical terminology
• Knowledge of research legislation including the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations, Good Clinical Practice, Mental Capacity Act
• Understanding of relevant legislation, including the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, EU General Data Protection Regulation and Trust Information Governance policies
• Knowledge of the national and international research campaigns
• Knowledge of the NIHR programmes within the Training Academy such as Associate PI Scheme

• An understanding and experience of successful partnership working
• Understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Knowledge of research governance
• Knowledge of the national research agenda for Experimental Medicine CRFs and NIHR Biomedical Research Centres
• Knowledge of Department of Health & Care/NIHR research strategy

Skills and Aptitudes

• Ability to work under pressure on multiple large-scale projects, meeting competing deadlines
• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy on own initiative and without close supervision
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals from different backgrounds
• Self-motivated and flexible with an Ability to work as part of a team
• Exceptional and variable effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and excellent attention to detail
• Ability to understand and explain complex information, policies and guidance clearly
• Ability to be proactive and show initiative in proposing and carrying out creative new ideas and new ways of working
• High level of IT skills, including Microsoft Office

• Ability to produce high quality performance reports for various stakeholders to facilitate target management
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and the public about sensitive topics

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