BRC Academic Career Development and Events Coordinator

The main purpose of this post is to support the delivery of the NIHR Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Training Academy and other NIHR-related training opportunities, deliver the BRC events which raise our profile and assist with related operational activity. To achieve this, the post holder will work with the Director, Academic Career Development Lead and Operations Manager of the BRC, as well as the Theme and Sub-Theme Leads, and teams across the partnership.
Other duties will be to work closely with other NIHR infrastructures within Sheffield, such as NIHR HRC D4D and the NIHR CRF, in line with the broader "One NIHR" approach to achieve effective coordination and communication across multiple arms of the NIHR infrastructure., + Supporting the Academic Career Development Lead to further develop the interdisciplinary BRC Training Academy (BTA)
+ Assisting with the organisation and delivery of clinical research-related training activities to members of the BTA and other trainees
+ Maintaining thorough records of trainees across the BRC, ensuring engagement with mandatory training activity
+ Supporting, monitoring and reporting on the increased NIHR Research Capacity through attracting high quality candidates by offering inclusive, high quality training with integral mentorship
+ Encouraging and supporting the alignment of research activities conducted by the BTA members to the BRC objectives
+ Supporting the BRC to increase its training capacity of non-medical staff (including but not limited to Internship programmes, technical training academies, SPARC placements and Postdoctoral staff), You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of twelve months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we'll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.