Project Officer

Warwick; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Warwick’s Warwick Applied Health team invites applications for a part-time role supporting project management within our busy operations group. Based in Warwick Medical School, you will manage a portfolio of research projects with attention to detail and high service standards.

The role offers development opportunities and promotion as experience grows, with a clear pathway within a supportive environment and collaborative team culture.

Job description

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Hours: P art-time, 18.25 hours per week (0.5 FTE)

Full time Salary Range: £31,861.00- £35,302.00per annum

About the Role

Warwick Applied Health is a vibrant and growing Directorate within Warwick Medical School. This role offers the right candidate the opportunity to gain experience helping to manage projects within the field of Applied Health. It will be the ideal post to build expertise and develop knowledge across a range of processes within a supportive operations team and there are opportunities for promotion as experience increases.

In this busy and varied role, you will be responsible for providing consistent and high-quality management for a portfolio of research projects within Warwick Applied Health.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About You

You will be the first point of contact for a range of enquiries and will have experience of delivering excellent service through effective teamwork.

Evidence of well-developed administration skills and a high level of IT literacy will be required, as well as the ability to work accurately and with attention to detail.

You will be able to demonstrate flexibility to be involved in a number of operational support activities at a time. Experience of administration in a Higher Education institute would be advantageous.

About the Department

Warwick Medical School has an excellent reputation for our distinctive portfolio of high-quality education programmes and for the excellence and global impact of our research.

The breadth of our interest and expertise is demonstrated through our dynamic and influential directorates: Warwick Applied Health (WAH), Warwick Clinical Trials Unit (WCTU), and Warwick Biomedical Sciences (BMS). Our Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM) works across the directorates, University and with external stakeholders to accelerate the delivery of practical human health benefits arising from research.

WMS offers academic education across several levels and is the UK leader for graduate entry medicine. Our portfolio of postgraduate programmes aims to provide excellent education and continued professional development for healthcare professionals across a number of areas, including advanced clinical and critical care practice, diabetes, leadership, medical education, interdisciplinary biomedical research, public health and health research. We have expanded our education portfolio to include two innovative undergraduate courses: MSci Integrated Natural Sciences and BSc Health and Medical Sciences. We also offer full and part time research degrees either at Warwick Medical School or in a clinical setting, encompassing PhDs, MD Doctor of Medicine, PhD by Published Work, and MSc by Research.

We foster a rich and inclusive education and research eco-system, underpinned by our core values which permeate everything we do: Integrity, Collaboration, Respect, Excellence, Innovation and Efficiency, and Courage.

The Medical School and University exist within a local, regional, national and international health and care diaspora with excellent inter-institutional links, partnerships and relationships. The connections stretch across academia, industry and the NHS, with a particular strength in our local health eco-system with our local NHS trusts. The strong and effective relationships that we have established over the past 25 years support our excellent teaching, research, innovation and broader educational and academic activities and enable new and existing activities to be undertaken to the highest of standards.

Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here .

The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance .

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