Public Partnership Administrator

Job description

0.8FTE - Fixed Term until 31 March 2031

Agile working (blend of home and office based)

The Opportunity

The post holder will support the functions of a large programme of mental health research as part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, in collaboration with Keele's Impact Accelerator Unit (IAU). We are seeking a Public Partnership Administrator to support the delivery of high-quality public involvement and engagement across our research portfolio.

The post-holder will work closely with other members of the professional services staff team, namely the Programme Manager, Finance and Contracts Manager, Communications Officer, Programme Officer and Programme Co-ordinator, together with the People and Communities Team in the IAU.

As Public Partnership Administrator, you will:

• Co-ordinate and support public partnership activities across a large programme of mental health research, working closely with the Impact Accelerator Unit.
• Work collaboratively with researchers, clinicians, public contributors, and community partners to embed public perspectives throughout the research lifecycle.

This role requires excellent administrative and communication skills, along with experience in providing excellent customer service and managing time in order to meet deadlines.

The Benefits

The University recognises that its success depends upon the contribution and dedication of its talented staff. In return, we have a competitive benefits package available, including:

• Competitive rate of pay with annual increments within the grade (Keele Spine)
• Generous annual leave entitlement with opportunities to purchase additional leave
• Excellent staff pension scheme
• Access to continued personal, professional and career development
• On site 'outstanding' nursery
• Discounted health & fitness facilities on site
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)

Please note that the starting salary will typically be at the bottom of the pay scale shown above.

The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible.

The University

Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience. With a turnover in excess of £170 million, over 15,000 students and a total staff of approximately 2000, the University provides high quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research. Further information can be found at https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/

Keele University values equity and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles.

How to Apply

For further details regarding this vacancy, please click on either the word or PDF version of the attachments above.

Keele University employees wishing to apply should login to Employee Self Service and click on the 'View current vacancies' link.

For informal enquiries may be addressed to:

Claire Ashmore on [email protected]

Adele Higginbottom on [email protected]

Applications to this address will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held on: To be confirmed