Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Swindon, South West England, SN2 1FF About the job Job summary Join the Medical Research Council (MRC) as a Programme Director for Public Partnerships. This exciting role offers an outstanding opportunity to lead and innovate in a challenging area, making a significant mark on our ambitious projects and impacting on the wider biomedical research landscape. Job description Programme Director Public Partnerships £84,001 per annum Part-Time, 22.2 hours per week Fixed-Term, 24 months Based at Polaris House, Swindon, with hybrid working options. This role is also open as an external secondment opportunity (where the host employer would be remunerated). Join the Medical Research Council (MRC) as a Programme Director for Public Partnerships. This exciting role offers an outstanding opportunity to lead and innovate in a challenging area, making a significant mark on our ambitious projects and impacting on the wider biomedical research landscape. About the MRC Within UKRI, the MRC seeks to improve human health through world-class research. With an annual budget of over £800 m, MRC provides support both to individuals, through fellowships and grants, and to institutions, such as the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Biology and the Francis Crick Institute. The outcomes of our research span discovery science, improvements in public health and the development of new treatments for common diseases. For more information about MRC, please visit https://mrc.ukri.org About the Role You will provide thought leadership, advocacy, and internal and external visibility to the MRCs exciting programme of activity around public partnerships and will work with existing MRC head office staff to implement and evaluate our new public partnerships strategy. Responsibilities include: Promoting a positive vision for the MRC public partnerships strategy and providing expertise and thought leadership on related topics Defining and crafting an action plan, drawing on your own expertise and the expertise of others, identifying and filling gaps in knowledge, skills, and expertise Identifying, and strengthening collaborations with a wide range of partners, whilst leading external engagement Assuring the future sustainability of public partnerships at MRC What we offer UKRI recognises and values employees as individuals and therefore provides a flexible working scheme, a Career Average Revalued Earnings pension scheme, 30 days annual leave allowance plus 10.5 public holidays, a nursery on site (in Swindon) and many other benefits. Person specification You will need: A degree and/or appropriate professional qualifications or equivalent experience. To have credibility within a field(s) relevant to public partnerships (or public involvement, public engagement, community engagement) through personal leadership or management of a significant programme of public partnership activities. Be able to provide evidence of successful research-related co-development activities working in partnership with patients, public partners or community groups. Benefits Alongside your salary of £84,001, Medical Research Council contributes £24,335 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Things you need to know Selection process details How to apply Applicants are required to provide a CV and include a cover letter providing evidence of how they meet the criteria described. To apply, and for further details on the role, please visit our job board: https://www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers/jobs/programme-director-%E2%80%93-public-partnerships-4818 Quoting reference 2400013C. The closing date for applications is 20th January 2025. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This role has a minimum assignment duration of 2 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. 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The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Recruitmentukri.org Email : Recruitmentukri.org Recruitment team Email : Recruitmentukri.org Further information https://www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers/jobs/programme-director-%E2%80%93-public-partnerships-4818 Apply at advertiser's site Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail