Job Description The NIHR Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Team The PPIE team supports patient and public involvement and engagement activities and responsibilities, and undertakes key functions, including: Supporting research programmes by recruiting public contributors to act as reviewers of applications and committee members Supporting programme teams in monitoring performance of research award holders against contractual PPIE requirements and providing support to public contributors and public involvement leads, including induction and training Helping to ensure that there is effective community engagement and involvement in Global Health Research Portfolio The Programme Manager role: This is a new and important post in our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) team for someone wishing to demonstrate and develop their skills, knowledge and experience of PPIE in the context of research management. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring that patients, carers, service users and members of the public are able to get involved in the NIHR’s funding decision-making processes as reviewers and committee members. This is a vital task that requires a high degree of operational efficiency, excellent people skills and the ability to develop the processes in the interests of greater diversity and inclusion. The post holder will also have the opportunity to be involved in the coordination, support and delivery of a range of other PPIE activities within the team’s plan.