Project Manager (109902-1224)

Location

University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Department

Warwick Medical School - Applied Health

Position Type

Fixed Term

Duration

Ending 31 March 2026

Salary

£34,866 to £45,163 per annum

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Anne-Marie Brennan (Senior Operations Manager) at A-M.Brennanwarwick.ac.uk.

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and highly motivated Project Manager, interested in health services research, to oversee projects undertaking important, impactful research.

The role involves working collaboratively with academics and stakeholders to provide high-quality management across a portfolio of research, working principally with projects related to maternity care and projects related to learning disabilities.

You will join a large, supportive and multi-disciplinary team of academics and clinicians with a range of interests and expertise.

About You

The role is ideal for an enthusiastic project manager ambitious to learn, gain experience and consolidate knowledge. The ability to communicate and work collaboratively with the public and professionals will be important, as well as a meticulous attention to detail and strong organisational skills.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

About the Department

Established in 2000, Warwick Medical School (WMS) forms part of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine at the University of Warwick.

Home to the UK’s largest graduate-entry MB ChB programme , WMS also offers opportunities for undergraduate study , full and part-time research degrees as well as professional development across the healthcare sector.

Alongside a range of educational opportunities, WMS has a reputation for research excellence, investigating solutions to significant global health challenges.

For more information, please see here .

About the University

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ’world leading or internationally excellent’**.

You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

*QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

To find out more about us visit our website.

How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 12th January 2025 at 11.55pm

To apply, please click ’Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).

Please attach a CV and cover letter.

• Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
• Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).

Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.

To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, ?url=warwick-careers.tal.net&module=jobs&id=268840" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">warwick-careers.tal.net .

Interview Date: TBC

Start Date: TBC

What we Offer

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here .

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer .

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment.  We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, 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 a  Race Equality Charter Bronze Award ,  Athena Swan Sliver Award  and a  Disability Smart Bronze Award . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the  EUTOPIA European University Alliance .

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellfare of all those we work with.

In line with the DBS Code of Practice, the successful candidates for any roles involving regulated activity, will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. The University will take all neccessary measures to ensure that any individual subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group specified (ie. children and/or adults).

We expect all employees, volunteers, and partners to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehibilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University undertakes not to discriminate against anyone who makes a disclosure relating to a conviction. The information disclosed at application stage is only visible to the central DBS team (ie. not recruiting managers) to ensure there is no bias during the shortlisting process.

Job Description

JD - Project Manager (109902-1224).pdf - 185KB

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