Salary: £35,608 to £37,694 with progression to £46,049 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 April 2026
The Role
An exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to manage the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) academic research training and development programme. The post holder works across organisational and professional boundaries, strengthening capacity building and training in SPHR.
The Training Manager coordinates a variety of training opportunities for researchers at all levels, from undergraduate interns to post-doctoral fellows and early career researchers to support the next generation of researchers in public health.
Educated to degree level, you will have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with a range of different stakeholders and at different levels. You will have experience of event organisation and workshop development, using your initiative and managing projects to defined deliverables and meeting audit and reporting requirements.
This role is offered on a full-time basis (requests for part time >0.8fte will be considered) and is fixed term to March 2029.
We welcome requests for flexible working and depending on the needs of the role, blended working. Opportunities to work remotely as well as on campus may be considered. The hiring manager will discuss the requirements of the role, should you be invited to interview.
Informal enquiries to Dr Susan Bowett, NIHR SPHR Manager susan.bowett@ncl.ac.uk please.
Interviews will take place on 6th May.2026
Key accountabilities
* Act as the main point of contact for all NIHR SPHR-related training enquiries and build up a knowledge base of local and national training priorities
* Organise regular project update meetings, maintaining appropriate communication with all stakeholders.
* Provide a mechanism for the early identification of potential issues and develop solutions along with the School Manager, ACDL and wider member and research programme leads
* Manage training activity and monitor progress for all NIHR SPHR trainees within the School
* As directed by the School Manager and SPHR ACDL, plan and coordinate a programme of workshops, seminars and conferences focused on training and career development
* Prepare progress reports, success case studies and other performance indicators across the training remit
* Work with colleagues in other parts of NIHR infrastructure including the NIHR Academy, NIHR ARCs and the other two NIHR Schools to develop synergy, joint working and shared activity that will support the delivery of the NIHR SPHR Business Plan and ACD Strategy
* Create and manage a network of ‘training’ contacts and actively promote local and national training opportunities
* Working with the School Manager and Communications Manager make regular updates to the training section of the NIHR SPHR website and manage associated training communications through social media and publicity material
* Take responsibility for identifying own learning needs, including identifying appropriate courses to ensure up to date knowledge of NIHR infrastructure and the associated national public health research agenda
* Manage a complex network of relationships across the 9 members of NIHR SPHR
* Support the wider delivery of the NIHR SPHR as directed by the SPHR Director, Academic Career Development Lead and School Manager
* Serve as a member of the central support team in SPHR and play a role in operationalising its overall strategy
* Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role
The Person
Knowledge, skills and experience
* Knowledge of academic career and training pathways
* Leadership skills and the ability to build effective project teams
* Ability to understand public health and research that underpins the objectives of the NIHR School for Public Health Research
* Delegation skills, drive and timely/quality decision-making
* Excellent organisational and time management skills
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Excellent IT skills, including competent use of Microsoft Office including MS Project Office, Excel and Access
* Experience of event organisation and/or workshop development
* Experience of managing projects in a research environment
* Knowledge of research environment
* Experience of working on own initiative
* Managing projects to defined deliverables (milestones) and meeting audit requirements
* Experience of working with research funders
* Experience of training provision
* Experience of working collaboratively with academic, professional and managerial staff at a senior level, within healthcare, academic or research setting
Attributes and behaviour
* A desire to work to improve the public’s health and reduce health inequalities.
* Able to work independently and use initiative
* Attention to detail
* Ability to work under pressure
* A proven ability to be adaptable, innovative and proactive in project work
* Ability to motivate others
* Positive and supportive attitude; ability to work flexibly and cooperatively with others
* Confident and intuitive
* Confidentiality
* Ability to work across boundaries and coordinating communications across complex organisational structures
* Flexible and committed approach to the working environment
* Willingness and ability to travel within the UK
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification with appropriate work experience
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: 28996