Head of Programmes

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The University of Leeds has been chosen by the UK government to lead the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre, and will be joined by 12 new Regional Delivery Networks, hosted by NHS organisations across the country to form the NIHR Research Delivery Network. The new NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) will operate as one unified organisation across England, balancing regional context, expertise and leadership with national coordination and strategy involving government policymakers

This role will be responsible for leading the delivery of the strategy, operational planning and setting the overall standards and direction for the Programmes function. You will identify future issues or opportunities that may require the service to be adapted, ensuring this is done in a responsive and timely way and will ensure that skills and capabilities exist within the Programmes function to meet current and future business needs.

You will work as a member of a high-performing senior team to lead the delivery of the organisation-wide shift in ways of working and culture that is required to ensure the network functions as a single organisation with a shared purpose and vision across England, as well as leading your own teams through the period of transformation and beyond.

The RDN is a multifaceted, diverse and ambitious organisation. Working with health and care organisations, staff and professional groups, you will have presence and will be able to demonstrate credible leadership and influence in a host of settings. You will be a proven leader with a record of delivery and will have specialist expertise, knowledge and professional credibility in managing the delivery of multiple large-scale, complex national programmes of work.

This role requires some national travel.

Contact Information

To explore this post further or for any queries, please contact:

Ann Wieland, Corporate Operations Director

Email: [email protected]  

Location:  Leeds - City Centre
Faculty/Service:  Faculty of Medicine & Health
School/Institute:  National Institute of Health and Care Research
Section:  Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre
Category:  Professional & Managerial
Grade:  Grade 9
Salary:  £56,021 to £64,914 p.a.
Working Time:  1 FTE
Post Type:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Ongoing
Release Date:  Friday 17 May 2024
Closing Date:  Friday 14 June 2024
Interview Date:  To be confirmed
Reference:  MHNCC1559
Downloads:  Candidate Brief