Research Support Services Manager

To support the RSS Director and team in the delivery of the NIHR Research Support Service (RSS) Hub delivered by King's College London & Partners. The hub is a centre of excellence for research methodology in mental health and neuroscience. This is a new role for a highly driven, creative, and organised individual who has a background in health, care, or scientific research. They will be responsible for all aspects of operational delivery for the Centre.

This will include bringing together the NIHR RSS team from across the partnership including Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, University College London, University of Oxford, and the University of Leeds. The post will be based at the King's Clinical Trials Unit at King's College London and will work closely with the NIHR RSS national coordinating centre. They will lead a small team including an administrator who is yet to be appointed.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30/09/28., The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

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To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ' ' pages. To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience, 1. BSc in health or science field or equivalent experience in research or research management capacity 2. Knowledge of NIHR and of collaborative research programmes underpinned by relevant practical experience.

3. Project management skills gained through previous work experience to facilitate major policy/operational changes. 4. Excellent decision-making and judgement, working consultatively to find solutions to problems and generate buy-in from others. 5. Proven knowledge of Governance and Regulatory framework for conducting research in the UK. 6. Excellent communication skills. 7. Able to work au