Project and PPIE Manager

The Department of Health Services Research and Policy (HSRP) is seeking to appoint a highly motivated Project and PPIE Manager. The successful candidate will work with Principal Investigators (PI) leading major NIHR funded projects. These projects are of strong policy-relevance, they make use of routine NHS data, they draw on large networks of collaboration in the UK, they intend to find effective and cost-effectiveness of ways to improve the quality of care, and have strong patient and public involvement (PPI) embedded throughout each project. The portfolio of work will include a £2 million NIHR funded study called TACTIC https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR168433 which aims to reduce waiting times for curative cancer treatments. The study is led by LSHTM in close collaboration with the THIS Institute in Cambridge.
Key elements of this role include:
o Working closely with the PIs who are leading health economists, and with other senior staff
o Providing expert project management support to academic staff
o Managing contractual and budgetary relationships with the funder and collaborators
o Drafting annual and other progress reports required by the funder with the support of academic staff
The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent, or have extensive relevant experience, along with experience of leading and facilitating PPIE activities on research grants and providing high-level administrative support in a Higher Education environment.
The post is available full-time or part-time, 21 - 35 hours per week, 0.6 - 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 31 October 2028. The post is funded by the NIHR and is available from 01 July 2026. Core responsibilities, including the management of complex projects and work on PPIE, will be required regardless of FTE. The number of projects assigned will be adjusted in line with the agreed working hours.

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world's leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice., The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.
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The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,728 - £51,872 per annum pro rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary "Wellbeing Days". Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.