VaxHub Programme Manager

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Programme Manager, to join the
VaxHub research network, co-led by UCL Biochemical Engineering and the
University of Oxford.





Vax-Hub Sustainable is funded with a £12M grant from the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation
(UKRI), under its Manufacturing Research Hubs for a Sustainable Future
initiative. It builds on the success of Vax-Hub 1, which was originally formed
in 2018 with a grant from the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) and
has played a critical role in making the UK the global centre for vaccine
discovery, development and manufacture.





You will be responsible for managing projects in collaboration with your line
manager and the NDM Grant Management Team to ensure the objectives are met
within deadlines and the work is conducted within the University standards and
the funder’s terms and conditions. You will analyse and interpret research
data, identify relationships between interdependent factors and draw
conclusions on the outcomes. You will act as main point of contact for the
projects within Oxford, and between Oxford and other VaxHub partners, and to
be responsible for scientific communications within the team in writing and
orally using highly technical language.





It is essential that you are educated to undergraduate level with a scientific
degree, and have significant relevant scientific project management
experience. Educated to a PhD level (or close to completion) in a relevant
area of research would be desirable. You will have highly developed problem
solving and organisation skills, with an ability to meet competing deadlines,
as well as good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with
others. You will be able to communicate effectively to a high standard,
including relatively complex scientific matters, orally and in writing.
Experience of the University research grant management procedures including
grant administration, reporting and management, preferably at the University
of Oxford and/or previous relevant experience within the higher education
sector is highly desirable.





Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required
to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.
Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection
criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.





This position is offered full time (part-time hours considered, a minimum of
80% FTE) on a fixed term contract until 29 February 2028 and is funded by
EPSRC.





Only applications received before 12 midday on 13 November 2023 will be
considered. Please quote **167977** on all correspondence.