This new role of Corporate Services Manager will play a central role to lead and direct the operational business and financial management functions for the RRDN.
They will work with both the Strategic Development Directorate and Operations Directorate.
The primary functions of this role will include RRDN performance monitoring, RRDN business and financial planning and reporting activities and strategic development. This role will be responsible for the delivery of key strategic projects for the RDN regionally. Projects will be varied in nature and feed into the RDN’s aim of creating capacity and capability in research delivery and the delivery of value for money and effective and sustainable improvements for research participants and the research delivery workforce.
The NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) is part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research. We are funded by the Department of Health and Social Care to support the country’s world-class research system to deliver high-quality research that enables the best care for our population.
Our vision is that the UK is a global leader in the delivery of high quality, commercial and non-commercial research that is inclusive, accessible, and improves health and care. Our mission is to enable the health and care system to attract, optimise and deliver research across England.
• Lead the internal review and quality assurance processes for RRDN plans and reports to meet national and regional requirements
• Support on the management of RRDN plans and reports and produce any related documents to support the regional completion of associated plans and reports
• Facilitate strategic project implementation reviews by developing presentations and reports to present at internal and partnership events to raise awareness of the projects, highlighting local challenges and plans to address them
• Ensure programme, project, and business as usual deliverables are produced to the required quality, within a specified time frame and within budget
• Lead the corporate governance framework and coordinate committee and meetings management in line with the RDN governance arrangements
• Lead and coordinate the production of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans in line with the Host Organisation and RDN national requirements
• Take oversight and responsibility for ensuring that national processes and systems for performance management are followed by all relevant organisations within the RRDN
• Where not nationally agreed, take a lead on the establishment of local (RRDN) systems and processes for RRDN performance monitoring, to ensure the RRDN Host Organisation Contract is delivered
• Lead on processes for ensuring contract compliance with the RDN Performance and Operating Frameworks and associated documen
For more duties, please see the attached job description
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
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This advert closes on Sunday 12 Jan 2025
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