Research Coordinator

Research Coordinator (Projects and Partnerships)

12 Month Contract

Cork

We're working with a proactive and driven cancer research charity and funder of patient focused research to hire a Research Coordinator to join their team!

Responsibilities include:

Research programmes

• Coordinate and support all activities including review and administration, relating to grant programmes where they are a whole or co-funder.
• Identify co-funding research opportunities and action in agreement with line manager.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with host academic institutions, grant holders - including scientists and clinicians, and other healthcare professionals and other funding bodies;
• Support the organisation of workshops, symposia, meetings and hosted conferences;

Public Patient Involvement

• Work with the research team to continue to build Person and Public Involvement (PPI) capacity through training a network of PPI contributors who are people with lived experience / family members / supporters.
• Continue to develop local networks of PPI contributors and support the develop ‘PPI ambassadors’.
• Co-produce and co-deliver research training for people with lived experience / family members / supporters to become involved in PPI at all levels: from one-off consultation and engagements to becoming peer researchers;
• Identify and deliver training for service providers and researchers in PPI is and how to engage effectively;

Communication

• Work alongside fundraisers to develop educational materials relating to research.
• Support Communications team for website/materials content.
• Produce accessible summaries of their research and convey the value of research to a lay audience.
• Assist in analysing and reporting the outputs, outcomes and impact of research funded by the charity.

Qualification and Experience:

• Educated to PhD level in health-based research. An MSc level may be considered based on research experience.
• Good knowledge of the Cancer Research Landscape.
• Experience with Public Patient Involvement in research
• Experience in project management.
• Experience in scientific communication to a variety of audiences