Hybrid Internal Redeployment Only - Project Officer presso Cardiff University

Please note that this job is open only to current members of staff of Cardiff University who are eligible for redeployment.

Internal Redeployment Only - Project Officer
Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
School of Medicine
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences

An exciting position has arisen for a Project Officer to join the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) at Cardiff University.

The UK DRI, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) is the biggest UK initiative supporting dementia research.

Launched in 2017, the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) stands as a beacon of scientific innovation, representing an unprecedented £300 million investment in dementia research—the largest of its kind in UK history. The purpose of the UK DRI is through research, to transform the outlook for people living with or at risk of neurodegenerative conditions. The UK DRI at Cardiff is one of eight Centres across the UK and you will be based in Cardiff University's flagship Hadyn Ellis Building, Cathays campus.

This role sits within the Institute’s administrative hub, leading on and completing a range of tasks to meet operational and customer service requirements.  You will be required to work closely with Professor Valentina Escott-Price’s research group, providing project support and meeting monitoring requirements in relation to the Human Data Mining Hub programme of work. The Escott-Price lab use Big Data, machine learning and AI to accelerate discoveries into dementia, so experience of working with large datasets would be advantageous. Whilst your primary responsibility will be to support this project, you will also have the opportunity to engage with all aspects of centre administration.

We’d like to hear from you if you are:
•            Driven and motivated.
•            Experienced in working within a multidisciplinary team.
•            Adaptable, organised and possess excellent written and financial skills.
•            An effective team player and can demonstrate a proven track record of working on your own initiative.

The majority of roles at Cardiff University are currently operating under “blended working” arrangements, with staff having the flexibility to work partly from home and partly from the University campus depending on specific business requirements. Discussions around these arrangements can take place after the successful candidate has been appointed.

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl bank holidays) pro rata, local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

How we will support you in performing in this role – 

There are some things that you must have before you can start this role (see ‘Essential Criteria’), but other things can be developed either through training, or just by general on-the-job experience.  We want to support and develop you once you have started in the role using a combination of the following to get the best out of you:

1.    Regular one-to-ones with your manager
2.    An experienced and supportive team around you
3.    Supporting you through job-relevant training and development that you may require
4.    A mentoring scheme

For informal enquiries please contact Tina Cottrell, Centre Manager, [email protected]

This post is part-time, 21 hours per week, (working pattern to be confirmed), available immediately and is fixed term until 31 May 2027.

Salary: £33,482 - £36,130 per annum, pro rata (Grade 5).  Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances.

Closing date: Friday, 8 August 2025

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job Purpose
Support the University within the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff as the Project Officer for the Human Data Mining Platform with administrative, financial and reporting responsibilities. You will also be required to carry out supporting work, providing advice, guidance and support, and leading projects within the Centre.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Duties

• Provide professional support, advice and guidance on administrative and financial processes and procedures to internal and external customers, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood

• Investigate and analyse specific issues within the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff (UKDRI) with specific focus on the UKDRI Human Data Mining programme, creating data access proposals and data access agreements, recommendation reports, supported by advances within this field of research.

• Ensure that the provision of the administrative and project support is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements

• Collaborate with others in order to make recommendations for developments of established processes and procedures
• Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links with the University’s Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required
• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve the UK DRI Human Data Mining Hub objectives
• Supervise specific projects on an occasional basis to accomplish key objectives
• Develop and deliver training within project support and administration/financial processes
• Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department including the management of processes for establishing new contracts and agreements, co-ordination and support for seminars, meetings and events and supporting the Centre Manager in ensuring the smooth running of the Institute.
• Instruct and guide other employees across the University within relevant tasks and requirements relating to the work of the Dementia Research Institute as required

General Duties

• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity
• Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role

36,130

Grade 5

33,482

Admin / Clerical, Medical & Dental

IMPORTANT: Evidencing Criteria
Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable criteria.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure when submitting this document / attaching it to you application profile you name it with the vacancy reference number, in this instance, 20419BR

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