We seek to appoint a highly effective Programme Administrator to provide administrative support to senior members of the programme team. Working closely with the programme manager and academic co-leads, the role-holder will undertake a wide range of administrative tasks to support the smooth running of the programme, such as organising programme meetings, maintaining electronic diaries, tracking and monitoring expenditure and supporting the completion of research documentation.

PrimaryBreathe is a 5-year NIHR funded programme that aims to develop and test a brief primary care intervention for the management of chronic breathlessness. The programme is being conducted across five regions in England, and has international links with a team in Melbourne, Australia.

Six individual studies will be undertaken within three workstreams; two cross-cutting themes focus on implementation and inclusivity. After a series of developmental studies, the programme centres on a cluster randomized trial recruiting over 600 patients from primary care, with associated qualitative process evaluation and implementation strategy co-production.

The post-holder will be educated to at least A level /NVQ level 3 or have equivalent practical experience. Excellent organisational and communication skills together with experience of working in an administration environment and ability to use initiative are essential. The post-holder will also have good interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, and work effectively as part of a team. The successful candidate will be a competent user of MS Office software (such as Word, Excel and Outlook).

This position is full time. We welcome part-time applications for a minimum of 60% FTE per week.

The funding for this post is available from 1 September 2022 to 31 May 2025 in the first instance. Subject to an interim check-point report of the programme by NIHR further funding may then be released until 31 August 2027.

Location – Department of Public Health and Primary Care, East Forvie Building, University Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0SR (approximately 2 miles south of the city centre)

Closing date: 3 July 2022

Interview Date: 19th July 2022

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.