Project Officer - Greater Manchester MS Information Network (GMMSIN)

We are looking for a motivated, organised and creative project officer to ensure the operational delivery of the Greater Manchester MS Information Network (GMMSIN).  This part-time two-year post will support an exciting new regional research project sharing information and education between MS clinicians and Patients Living with MS via social media.

As project officer you will work with the research team and project stakeholders, leading and project managing the daily operational activities.

You will be team player with an excellent understanding and experience of digital technologies to ensure successful and timely delivery of the project.

Key responsibilities

• To lead and project manage daily operational activity of the GMMSIN project.
• To work with research team to manage records, processes and communications to ensure the effective operations of the project.
• To oversee and manage a social media hub, ensuring that it is working effectively, and resources are curated and created by stakeholders.
• To contribute to training provision on social media to moderators and patients.
• To support dissemination of project materials, including digitising resources and curated content to make them accessible.

Our School

The School of Health and Society is forward-thinking, innovative and dynamic, with a genuine commitment to lifelong learning and real-world impact.  We are one of the largest educators of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in the UK, known for our track record of collaborating with a wide range of industry partners across health and social care to produce highly skilled graduates, with real work life experience.  Our research is promoted through three research centres; the Centre for Applied Health Research; the Centre for Research on Inclusive Society and the Centre for Human Movement and Rehabilitation.  Across these centres we have a significant body of work concerned with digital developments,  a priority of the University.  This project sits within the Centre for Allied Health Research and is part of a portfolio of research projects graded international/world leading for impact last research assessment exercise (REF 2021).

What’s in it for you

Join us here in Salford and be part of one of the UK’s fastest growing universities. At Salford, you’ll find a career that works for you, with flexible working, great benefits, generous annual leave and continuous professional development. All our people are important to us, and we have services dedicated to your mental and physical wellbeing from an Employee Assistance Programme to discounted gym membership.  And, most importantly, we offer you a rewarding career. A career where everything you do will make a difference – to the students, our local community and the world around you

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