Assistant Research Project Manager

Salary: £32,080 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 10 June 2026

The Role

The team provide professional project management support to the Faculty of Medical Sciences’ research portfolio, including complex milestone driven, multi-site and cross-disciplinary research projects. They manage ~58 projects with a value in excess of £140m and include but not limited to observational studies, experimental medicine research, trials and research involving the development of devices, gene and other therapies.

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits, extensive learning opportunities, and a stimulating and attractive environment. We are committed to:

• providing a healthy working environment and improving the quality of working lives for all colleagues;
• investing in our people;
• improving our systems and operations; and
• promoting a culture of innovation and aspiration

To support the delivery of the University's People Strategy by attracting and retaining the best people, we offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits to our staff:

• 30 days annual leave, plus 4 closure days and 8 bank holidays (pro-rata for part time) and the option to purchase additional leave;
• Automatic enrolment into a pension scheme;
• Corporate and local discounts;
• Wellbeing resources and number of exclusive discounts on a selection of North East leisure attractions;
• A range of exclusive health, fitness and wellbeing discounts based across the City to colleagues;
• Reward and Recognition Schemes;
• Opportunities to work in a blended way

This position is fixed term until 31 March 2028.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please include a cover letter that clearly explains, using examples how you meet the essential criteria and demonstrates the required behaviours.

For more information and an informal discussion, please contact Emma Burton emma.burton@ncl.ac.uk or Phil Mawson phil.mawson@ncl.ac.uk.

Key Accountabilities

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of project management methodology
• Knowledge of budgetary/financial processes
• Experience of working in a research environment
• Relevant project or people management experience in a research, scientific, project management, pharmaceutical or medical environment
• Working as part of a team providing effective support to senior staff
• Experience of working independently and delegating tasks
• Experience of planning and progressing work within general guidelines, using initiative and judgement without recourse to senior staff
• Experience of managing websites and communication platforms
• Experience of managing data (research data)

Attributes and Behaviour

• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing and verbally
• Ability to manage projects to defined deliverables and meet audit requirements
• Proven ability to work to deadlines, organise own workload and work independently
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Excellent financial management skills
• Attention to detail
• A positive and supportive attitude; ability to work flexibly and cooperatively with others
• Excellent IT skills, including competent use of Microsoft Office (specifically Excel)
• A readiness to acquire new IT skills (e.g. maintaining and developing a website) and recognition of the importance of good quality data in research (i.e. data entry, data cleaning, etc.)
• Ability to work independently where needed
• Flexibility with respect to working hours
• Willingness to travel outside of the Newcastle area

Qualifications

• A good level of education up to A level or equivalent
• Excellent level of literacy and numeracy

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a Gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID: 29303