Partnership and Involvement Officer

This is an exciting opportunity to provide comprehensive support for the external engagement activities of the Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria (ARC NENC), funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). https://arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/

We are a research partnership that brings together the North East and North Cumbria's six universities, health and social care providers, voluntary and community organisations, patients, and members of the public. Our vision is to deliver 'better, fairer health and care at all ages and in all places', and our work is organised around five research themes.

Based in our core team you will work alongside internal and external colleagues at universities, members of the public, Health Innovation Networks and industry partners.

You'll also support our events and activities with public partners and community organisations, working closely with the Public Involvement and Community Engagement Manager and the Communications Manager.

We're looking for someone with experience of working in a collaborative research environment. You will need to be approachable, organised and comfortable working with people at all levels externally and internally.

We can offer a varied working environment with access to training and development opportunities and a chance to contribute to impactful research.

Main duties of the job

To support external engagement and reporting in relation to the Applied Research Collaboration's external engagement work and provide comprehensive support across the Core team.

Act as the first point of contact for enquiries in the Applied Research Collaboration, providing high levels of professionalism and positive customer service.

Responsible for providing comprehensive project and public involvement support through monitoring research activity, collating data and providing reports to the Chief Operating Officer as per funder requirements.

Manage effective communication channels with stakeholders, including health and care professionals, service users, carers, industry and voluntary sector partners, and other agencies and the public.

Coordinate events and engagement activities, occasionally working outside core hours to support meetings, workshops, and community events.

Liaise with partner organisations, including the Health Innovation Network to support collaborative working and the ARC's Business, Industry and Social Enterprise engagement activities.

Provide pro-active, professional and comprehensive administrative support to the Core team. This will include leading on the organisation of meetings, taking minutes and establishing follow-ups on actions.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.