Public Engagement & Co-Production Specialist

Dunhillmedical; Sheffield; Ibrido; GBP 22.000 - 30.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Sheffield is seeking a part-time Public Engagement Involvement and Co-production Associate to shape and develop applied adult social care research across the SSCR and Centre for Care. You will support and enhance public involvement and co-production, with applications welcome from people with lived experience of care.

The role involves coordinating activities, building relationships with partners, and supporting ethical approvals, data handling, and knowledge translation.

Competenze

• Experience of informal care and/or social care, either as a researcher, practitioner, provider or recipient of care.
• Experience of working with people with experience seeking or using care services, with informal carers, with practitioners or allied organisations.
• Motivation to develop a career to support applied research for social care.
• Commitment to stakeholder involvement, engagement and co-production in research.
• Ability to work as part of a team while taking responsibility for delivering a role.
• Ability to present information to diverse audiences in written or verbal formats.

Mansioni

• Coordinate public engagement, involvement and co-production activities across the SSCR with lived experience partners and social care practitioners.
• Be the main contact for partners with lived experience and maintain excellent relationships.
• Promote public engagement, involvement and co-production across the SSCR and Centre for Care.
• Develop accessible information and research methods in collaboration with partners.
• Support academic colleagues to work with people with lived experience and practitioners on co-designed research and impact activities.
• Organise and facilitate workshops and focus groups with partners.
• Support data collection and GDPR-compliant data storage.
• Collaborate on knowledge translation of findings and recommendations.
• Assist with ethical approvals and project analysis methods.

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Sheffield is seeking a part-time Public Engagement Involvement and Co-production Associate to shape and develop applied adult social care research across the SSCR and Centre for Care. You will support and enhance public involvement and co-production, with applications welcome from people with lived experience of care.

The role involves coordinating activities, building relationships with partners, and supporting ethical approvals, data handling, and knowledge translation.