Job reference: BMH-030555
Salary: £28,031 to £31,236 per annum, depending on relevant experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Biology, Medicine Health
Location: Manchester
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work
Hours Per Week: Full Time
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 25/02/2026
Contract Duration: Until 31 March 2031
School/Directorate: School of Health Sciences

Job Description

Join the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for Greater Manchester (ARC-GM) and play a vital role in delivering transformative health and social care research. As part of our Core Operational Management Group, you’ll provide high-quality project administration across six research themes and four enabling strategies, ensuring collaboration and consistency in delivery.

You will coordinate meetings, manage project information systems, and support inclusive research practices, public involvement, capacity development, and knowledge mobilisation. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on teamwork and cross-theme working, building strong relationships to ensure projects run smoothly and meet deadlines.

If you are highly organised, proactive, and passionate about making a difference to communities locally and nationally, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to help shape research that improves lives through collaboration and innovation.

What you will get in return:

  • Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
  • Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
  • Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
  • Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
  • Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we unfortunately may not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Sue Wood Head of ARC Greater Manchester

Email: sue.wood@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

Jobtrain: 0161 850 2004 https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

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