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Essential
27 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Additional Requirements
Access to a vehicle for work purposes or ability to travel to locations across the North East and North Cumbria.
- Additional Requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
- Skills and Competencies
Experience of working under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Skills and Competencies
Excellent organisation and time management skills with an ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Skills and Competencies
Experience of working autonomously on a pre-determined piece of work.
- Skills and Competencies
Excellent project management skills.
- Skills and Competencies
Able to support or manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Skills and Competencies
Adopts a systematic approach to problem solving using varied sources of information.
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to receive, analyse, interpret and present information in audience appropriate ways.
- Skills and Competencies
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office products including Excel and PowerPoint to present information and good working knowledge of Teams and SharePoint.
- Skills and Competencies
Self-awareness and good interpersonal skills.
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to adopt a proactive approach to the role.
- Knowledge and Experience
Significant knowledge and experience of project management and delivering projects in a multi-agency or complex environment.
- Knowledge and Experience
Finance/budget management experience
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge and experience of working within a research environment.
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge and experience of delivering events and / or training.
- Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrable experience in project management to include planning, implementing and managing projects across multiple organisations or teams.
- Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrable experience of effectively engaging with key stakeholders.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of developing business plans or similar, (e.g. tenders / bids / business documents) either through writing, contributing to, or monitoring.
- Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrable experience of producing accurate plans and project documents which inform and influence target audience.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of operating in a politically sensitive environment.
- Personal Characteristics
Adaptable and flexible approach to work.
- Personal Characteristics
Pro-active approach to task delivery.
- Personal Characteristics
Excellent interpersonal skills to work across a wide range of teams and organisations.
- Personal Characteristics
Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Education and Qualification
Degree level or Higher Education equivalent qualifications.
- Role/Team specific requirements
Able to contribute to the development and improvement of the Team's processes and ways of working.
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience of researcher career development.
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience within higher education in a student facing environment.
- Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrable experience of involving partners in the design and delivery of activities.
- Education and Qualification
Project Management qualification
- Education and Qualification
Masters degree
Job overview
The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration: North East and North Cumbria is a 5-year funded research infrastructure with partnerships across 6 universities and with national partners across the ARC network.
This new role will include project monitoring , evaluation and reporting and supporting bids for external funding.
The role holder will also ensure the implementation of the new Research Capacity Development strategy, working with the Chief Operating Officer and Research Capacity Development Leads to develop a programme of learning and development for researchers.
The role is split 50 / 50 across researcher capacity development and research management.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver overall efficient day-to-day management of designated research projects and research capacity development programmes in the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria.
- Under the supervision of the Chief Operating Officer project manage the delivery of simultaneous research projects and development activities.
- This role will include supporting bids for external funding, project monitoring and evaluation and reporting, external engagement and external partnership working.
- The role is split 50 / 50 across researcher capacity development and research management.
Research Capacity Development and Training
- Work with the team to develop a programme of learning and development for researchers.
- Co-design a programme of activities for ARC-funded PhD students.
- Source training to develop a programme of leadership development for early and mid-career researchers.
Research Management
- In collaboration with the Chief Operating Officer, support the delivery of large research programmes in applied health and social care.
- Facilitate applications for research funding bids in response to national health and social care priorities.
- Facilitate reporting to funders and other key partners by collating and presenting data in a variety of formats.
- Embed research inclusion across programmes.
- Tracking and monitoring of projects.
- Manage budgets appropriate to the role and scope of the post, where these are allocated specifically to a project or event.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description attached for further details.
Date advertised 20th October 2026
Closing date 3rd November 2026
We welcome your application.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Applied Research Collaboration Research and Training Manager with Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Manager role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 4 years (Funding until 31 March 2031). The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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