About the Company:

Main business: Health, social and child care (incl. community)

The Strategy Unit was established in 2006, as a small specialist team within a Strategic Health Authority. Today, we are hosted by NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit, operating as an autonomous consultancy with an annual turnover of around £3 million. We are in the NHS, for the NHS. Our staff are NHS employees and they are animated by NHS values.

About the Role:

We are recruiting at the Research Assistant level. We are seeking individuals with an analytical mindset, who understand the value of evidence and can take responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of project outputs.

Successful candidates will be provided with the chance to develop their skills, both through formal training and hands-on experience, working in high performing, multi-disciplinary teams within diverse project environments. The Strategy Unit encourages its staff to proactively seek out opportunities where they can add value to the team and its clients through a firm commitment to training and development.

Requirements:

The Strategy Unit needs people who can:

• Deliver specific tasks within complex consultancy assignments, working under the direction of the project manager/director.
• Able to manage multiple tasks for multiple projects.
• Take responsibility for their own tasks, exhibiting high degrees of initiative and autonomy, taking advice on aspects of their work as required.
• Take responsibility for ensuring their work is completed as directed by the project manager/director, ensuring that assignments are delivered within the available resources, on time and of the required quality.
• Be calm under pressure and able to juggle competing priorities and tight deadlines.

How to Apply:

For more information and to apply please visit Career Connect and search Reference ID 'OXAE2'