Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Coordinator

We are looking for an excellent communications administrator or manager, with
experience of managing Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE)
activities to join the friendly and supportive Translational Research Office
(TRO) in the Medical Sciences Divisional Office, University of Oxford. The
purpose of this office is to assist individual academics and clinicians in
advancing their research discoveries, through appropriate translational
funding steps, on a long-term trajectory towards development into new
therapeutics, devices and clinical techniques.





This is an exceptional opportunity to support our outstanding and
transformative Medical Sciences research at Oxford with a focus on the
translational research that is developing new drugs, medical products and
techniques to benefit patients. The candidate will gain exposure to the wide
variety of research activity in our world-leading, internationally recognised
Medical Sciences Division. In this role you will provide administrative
support to ensure the efficient management of external PPIE communications,
acting as a key link between the Research Team, the Translational Research
Office (TRO) and external PPIE network.





You will have excellent project management and communications skills with high
attention to detail. You must be able to manage your time effectively and be
able to adapt to this varied role which also requires creativity to design and
manage website content, newsletters and PPI activities. You should have good
awareness of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusivity in PPIE
activities and be able to provide a strategy to our researchers on how best to
involve PPIE members on their research projects. It is expected that the
candidate would have exceptional writing skills targeted to a wide range of
key stakeholders and experience of organising and delivering events.





This post is offered on a part-time basis (0.6 FTE: 22.5 hours per week) and
is fixed term (up to 12 months initially). Hybrid working is supported.





As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:



• An excellent contributory pension scheme



• 38 days annual leave



• A comprehensive range of childcare services



• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)



• Family leave schemes



• Cycle loan and tax-efficient purchase schemes



• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans



The University also runs a large number of social groups and sports clubs for
those looking for more than just a great place to work.





You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and
the details of two referees 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. To discuss the post
in more detail, please contact Deepak Kumar, Head of the Translational
Research Office at deepak.kumar@medsci.ox.ac.uk





The closing date for applications is **12 noon on Friday 5 January 2024**.





Interviews are expected to be held (in person) on Thursday 18 January 2024 in
the afternoon.