MICRA partner the University of Birmingham are looking to appoint a Project Officer to support the work of the BactiVac programme. The post is full-time and fixed term until 13th August 2022. This job advert is a advertisement, and previous applicants are requested not to apply.
The Bacterial Vaccines (BactiVac) Network is a global vaccinology network that brings together members based in academic, industry and policy sectors to accelerate the development of vaccines against bacterial infections relevant to low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Since its establishment in August 2017 (following the award of £2.2 million of MRC funding), the Network has grown rapidly to over 1,100 members based across 74 countries. The Network’s growth and rapid success has enabled us to secure a further £1.7 million of additional funding (including funding from the Department of Health & Social care and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) to support key Network activity and to increase our portfolio of funded projects.
Operational management and delivery of Network activity is devolved to the BactiVac Administrative team, which consists of the Network Operations Manager, 2 Network Project Officers, a Communications Officer and a Network Administrator.
The BactiVac Project Officer will work closely with other team members, leading on designated key administrative areas including the identification and development of relevant case studies to demonstrate the impact of the Network, the planning, organisation and delivery of Network events, and supporting the Network’s governance structures.
In all areas of activity, the post holder will be required to provide outstanding customer service and support, be confident in dealing with a variety of stakeholders at all levels within a range of organisations and to work collaboratively within a small, dynamic administrative team. The post holder will demonstrate a strong sense of initiative to effectively lead on their designated area of Network activity, the ability to ‘multi-task’ and effective communication skills. They should have a flexible approach to work tasks, together with the ability to work on their own initiative unsupervised. They will also need to possess specialist knowledge in global health issues, particularly in relation to bacterial vaccinology as well as expertise in organising and delivering online and other events which are aligned to BactiVac’s remit.
The applicant should have a successful track record of being able to work as part of a team, utilising their excellent communication and interpersonal skills to provide exceptional customer service, demonstrating outstanding judgement to successfully deliver outcomes within agreed timescales and to the required standard.
The post will report into the Research Delivery Team within the Research and Knowledge Transfer Office of the College of Medical and Dental Sciences.
The BactiVac Project Officer will be responsible for ensuring the smooth day-to-day management of their delegated area of key Network activity, reporting into the BactiVac Operations Management Group. Development of new projects aligned to their designated delegated area of responsibility will be scoped out by the post holder and undertaken as required.
Informal enquires to Jo Dean, email: [email protected]