Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Healthcare Management

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world‑class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive Project Manager to provide day‑to‑day operational, logistical and financial management for the NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR) project Navigating Neurodisability Through The Prison Gates
. This complex, multi‑site, co‑produced study explores the social care needs of people identified with a neurodisability in prison and in their transition into the community.

The role involves coordinating activity across four prisons, probation, NHS RECONNECT, local authority social care, and third‑sector partners. You will ensure smooth project delivery, robust governance, excellent communication, and support the PI and team in maintaining an inclusive and trauma‑informed research environment.

The Project Manager will be the central point of coordination across all project partners and systems, and a key contributor to embedding co‑production, accessibility, and lived‑experience involvement throughout the project.

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and are respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in your application statement when you apply.

• Provide day‐to‑day project management across all five work packages, ensuring activities progress on time and to plan.
• Coordinate access, scheduling and logistics across prisons, probation sites, and community locations.
• Maintain project records, progress trackers, risk registers and reporting systems in line with NIHR SSCR requirements.
• Support the PI with preparation and submission of HMPPS, University and HRA ethics documentation.

• Manage project expenditure, working with University finance teams to ensure accurate forecasting, monitoring, and reconciliation.
• Oversee payment processes for co‑researchers in custody (via prison finance), in line with MoJ guidance.
• Arrange purchasing, travel bookings, reimbursement claims and procurement of training or workshop materials.

• Act as the operational liaison between the University and external partners including prison governors, neurodiversity support managers, probation leaders, NHS RECONNECT staff, Access Social Care, and Revolving Doors.

• Coordinate meetings of the Advisory Group, including agenda preparation, minute‑taking, and follow‑up on actions.
• Assist with dissemination activities including updating webpages, supporting toolkit development processes and coordinating contributions from partners.

• Maintain secure filing systems for documents, ethics submissions, approvals and partner correspondence.
• Support adherence to GDPR, NIHR and HMPPS data management protocols.

Stage(s) assessed at: Application/Interview

• A good honours degree or equivalent experience in project or research management.
• Demonstrable experience managing complex projects with multiple partners, preferably in research, social care, health or criminal justice contexts.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to coordinate activity across multiple sites and systems.
• Experience of financial monitoring, resource planning and budgeting.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines, reprioritise quickly, and work independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills,…