As Strategy and Engagement Manager for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester, you will lead the management and successful delivery of research programmes and projects across ARC-GM’s six research themes, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and robust governance. This means overseeing planning, coordination, risk management, and reporting to keep complex, multi-stakeholder projects on track.
Alongside this, you will embed ARC-GM’s enabling strategies—which include Research Inclusion, Public and Community Involvement, Research Capacity Development, Knowledge Mobilisation, and Stakeholder Partnerships—into every aspect of programme delivery. These strategies are essential for ensuring that research is inclusive, co-produced with communities, and translated into real-world impact. You will champion cross-theme collaboration, identify synergies, and create opportunities for shared learning and innovation.
This dual focus—on operational excellence and strategic integration—positions you as a key driver of research that is timely, needs-driven, and transformative for health and social care.
If you are a strategic thinker with exceptional organisational and communication skills, and passionate about creating research that transforms lives through collaboration, we’d love to hear from you.
What will you get in return:
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 are unfortunately 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.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Sue Wood, Head of ARC-GM
Email: sue.wood@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk
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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
