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Join MQ Mental Health Research, an award-winning charity dedicated to mental health research, for an exciting opportunity to transform lives as a Project Manager.
Overview
Salary
£35000 - £40000
Location
London, UK - Hybrid
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Expires
Expires at anytime
About MQ Mental Health Research
MQ is a globally recognized charity transforming lives through mental health research. We connect scientists to supporters, generate insights, improve treatments, and prevent mental illnesses with our dynamic 5-year strategy. An exciting opportunity is now available to join our high-performing team in a flexible London-based role, offering the potential to work from home.
The Role Summary
- Deliver projects effectively, ensuring they meet time and budget, maintaining the highest standards.
- Manage project stages from design to impact, coordinating with senior scholars, lived experience experts, and managing international collaborations and stakeholder engagements.
Role Requirements
- Minimum of three years of relevant work experience or academic project management.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks under tight deadlines, and work in complex research environments.
- Familiarity with GDPR, data protection, and safeguarding is a must.
- A project management qualification, such as Agile or PRINCE2, will be a plus.
Application Process Details
- Submit CV and cover letter via our careers portal.
- All applicants must complete a self-declaration for safeguarding, provide two references, and consent for a DBS check.
- Contact our HR Partner at mandy@modernhr.co.uk for any queries.
About MQ Mental Health Research: MQ is a multi-award-winning charity dedicated to funding mental health research. We connect scientists with supporters to enhance understanding of mental health, improve treatments, and prevent mental illness. Following the launch of our new 5-year strategy, MQ is poised to transform the lives of everyone affected by mental illness. Join our friendly, high-performing team in a hybrid role based in London, with flexibility to work from home.
The role: As a Project Manager, you will ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget, maintaining the highest standards. You will manage projects from design and planning to delivery, dissemination, and impact. This includes working closely with senior academics and lived experience experts, and managing international collaborations and stakeholder engagements.
Job requirements: We are looking for candidates with a proven track record in program or project management, demonstrated by at least three years of relevant work experience or through academic project management. You should be capable of managing multiple projects, prioritizing effectively under competing deadlines, and comfortable working in complex, innovative research environments. Familiarity with GDPR, data protection, and safeguarding requirements is essential. A project management qualification, such as Agile or PRINCE2, is highly desirable.
Benefits: MQ offers flexible working hours with a core policy to support staff wellbeing, 31 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays, a wellbeing allowance of up to £1200, virtual GP services, a cycle to work scheme, an employee assistance program, counselling services, a competitive pension scheme, life assurance, and a season ticket loan. Personal development is encouraged, and we provide access to training and internal management development sessions.
How to Apply: Submit your CV and covering letter via our careers portal. For inquiries, contact our HR Partner at [email removed - click apply for more details]. We are committed to inclusivity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. The successful applicant will undergo a safeguarding self-declaration, DBS check, and must provide two references.
