Project manager (UK Organ Donation & Transplantation Research Network)

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Project manager (UK Organ Donation & Transplantation Research Network)Location: Contracted to our Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working.Contract Type: 18-month fixed term contractHours: Part time, Hours 22.5 hrs per weekSalary: £16,200 - £18,000 (FTE: £27,000 - £30,000) depending on experienceBenefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring we pay our employees fairly, we offer the following benefits: Flexible working,Generous annual leave, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal, Social Activities.Closing date: 9 July 2023Interviews will be held on week commencing 17 July 2023About the role:Be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary network team united by the desire to improve the lives of transplant patients.Transplantation offers the best (and only) treatment for most people with end-stage organ failure and yet there have not been significant improvements in long term outcomes for people living with a transplant. We want to change this.The UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network (UKODTRN) is a collaboration between clinical, scientific, patient, and lay representatives with the aim to deliver world leading basic, translational, and clinical research for patient benefit.This key role will provide effective project management to develop and support the network so that it acts as a catalyst, accelerating research progress to deliver benefit to all transplant patients sooner.If you’re a motivated individual with project management skills and experience of working in an academic or clinical setting in the UK, we’d love to hear from you.This role is employed by Kidney Research UK but will be accountable to the Co-Directors of the network.If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit your CV, together with a supporting statement, outlining why you are interested and how you feel you meet the requirements.We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.No agencies pleaseAbout Kidney Research UK:Kidney Research UK are the largest charity dedicated to kidney research in the UK. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.We fund research into all aspects of kidney disease - from understanding the condition, to how we can prevent and treat it. We want to discover better, kinder treatments.Research has given us life-saving kidney transplants, dialysis machines that filter the blood when the kidneys fail, and drugs to keep us going. But these treatments come at a cost. They can be gruelling, confining, relentless. A transplant is not a cure,they rarely last a lifetime.Kidney disease still affects three million people in the UK. And one million of those don’t know they are at risk. That’s three million people who are someone’s parents, grandparents, children, friends.And kidney failure is rising, as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes and obesity.That’s why our work is more essential than ever.Research is what we do. It is the only way to discover future preventions, treatments and cures. It is vital to keep our loved ones safe. Your support is crucial to make this happen.We’re here to be heard, to make a difference, to change the future. Kidney disease ends here.You may also have experience in the following: Research Manager, Research Support Officer, Project Officer, Project Manager, Project Management, Project Support Officer, Project Support, Project Support Assistant, Programme Officer, Programme Manager, ProgrammeManagement, Relationship Management, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.REF-206 187