Programme Director – Adolescence, Mental Health and the Developing Mind
UKRI

3yr Secondment with potential to extend to 5yrs

Part-time – 0.4 or 0.5 FTE

London desk space available although likely to carry out role from host institution

The £35M UKRI research programme in Adolescence, Mental Health and the Developing Mind aims to deliver an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to better understand the developing adolescent mind, accelerate innovation in policy and practice, and generate evidence-based solutions for changing models of mental health provision and the education environment for adolescents. This programme will address complex, multifactorial problems that cut across a number of policy domains, requiring engagement of wide-ranging stakeholders and active coordination.

We are looking for a Programme Director to lead the initiation and development of this exciting programme. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to ensure its successful implementation and integration into the wider landscape through collaborative development and execution of the strategy, maximising the delivery of research excellence and real-world impact.

Key responsibilities:

• You will play a key role in strategically shaping the investment by helping to scope call(s) for proposals, and through active encouragement of innovative/interdisciplinary approaches
• You will work with government departments, policymakers, practitioners, charities, and other non-academic organisations as well as young people, carers and those with lived experience of mental health problems, to create and utilise pathways to deliver real-world impact
• You will maximise the potential impacts of the programme (new knowledge, products, practice and policy influence) through networking investments, working with government department and/or other relevant organisations
• You will build strong and mutual relationships with key academic leaders, UK and internationally, engaging across the breadth of disciplines

About you:

• You must demonstrate credibility within a field(s) relevant to mental health and/or the developing mind/brain through personal leadership or portfolio management of a significant programme of research.
• You must be a strategic thinker who is focused on achieving maximum research and policy impact in the context of a multidisciplinary environment, with capability to apply this to adolescent mental health
• You must have experience of working with, advising and/or influencing research users, practitioners and policy makers; at both the national and international level

Benefits
UKRI recognises and value employees as individuals and aim to provide a pay and rewards package that motivates staff to perform to the best of their ability. The reward package includes a flexible working scheme, a Career Average Revalued Earnings pension scheme, 30 days annual leave allowance as well as other benefits.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to provide an up to date CV, a cover letter explaining their motivation for the role and a letter of support from their host institution.

Applications are handled by UK SBS; to apply please click the apply button. Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on +44 (0)1793 867000.

The closing date for applications 17^th November 2019