Senior Project Officer - Wolfson

About The University

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.

Our stunning waterfront campuses and multicultural community make us a desirable workplace for colleagues from around the world. Our reward and benefits, and ways of working enable those who join us to have enriching careers, matched by an excellent work-life balance.

About The Role

This is a Fixed Term role until March 2026 working 21 hours per week.

The successful applicant will be based in a thriving mental health research team with over £40M in joint funding over the last five years and a portfolio of projects.  The team is led by Prof. Ann John and focuses on child and adolescent mental health and suicide and self-harm prevention. Prof. Ann John leads the Data Science theme in the Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health and the Suicide Information Database-Cymru and is a Principal Investigator of the National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH). Prof. Ann is also co-Director of DATAMIND, the Health Data Research UK Hub for Mental Health which has successfully secured funding for a further 5 years. She also co-leads the Data and Digital theme of the Mental Health Mission that aims at enabling data and digital technologies to be used efficiently and consistently in the development and evaluation of new treatments for mental health disorders.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team to work closely with the Project Manager and Prof. Ann John in managing the portfolio of projects within the team. The successful applicant will work alongside internal and external stakeholders, including people with lived experience and data scientists to ensure all projects deliver their KPIs within the agreed timescales and budgets.

The post-holder will have experience and knowledge in project delivery, ideally within the field of Mental Health research, monitoring budgets and forecasting and project planning.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

Please include in the cover letter evidence against the essential criteria in the Job Description and Publication List (if relevant) 

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