Grant Manager

Role Description

You will be working on an exciting ESRC-funded project, aimed at testing a novel intervention to help babies with Down syndrome to be more vocal and practice making language sounds. The ultimate aim is to see if this would help them start to talk earlier and learn words more quickly. The intervention is delivered by caregivers in the home through an iPad app for babies called BabblePlay. BabblePlay encourages babies to make more sounds with their voice, thus supporting improved language proficiency later, and with it an enhancement to their and their families’ quality of life. 

You will be working with an interdisciplinary team of linguists, psychologists, singing scientists and statisticians from the University of York, the University of Manchester and the charity Down Syndrome Education International. 

You will receive training in the protocol and the technical set-up of the ipads and recorders. The role involves recruitment of participants and managing databases, communicating with families and guiding them through all stages of the study, handling equipment deliveries to and from participants, handling participant payments, and further tasks, as required.

Role

• To manage the recruitment process
• To manage the communications with participants
• To oversee and manage databases and spreadsheets
• To manage the project email and social media
• To deal with the storage, postage and delivery of equipment to and from participants
• To manage digital devices used in the project

Any other duties that fall within the scope of the job, as allocated by the line manager following consultation with the post holder     

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

The following are essential:

• Experience working with families, preferably with children under 2, and with children with developmental disorders.
• Excellent ability to work in a team as well as independently
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability and willingness to work frequent evenings and weekends to accommodate families’ schedules and needs
• Proven record of working to deadlines and delivering high quality work
• Level 3 qualifications

Desirable: 

• Strong interest in research

Interview date: Interviews will take place in early to mid September.

For informal enquiries: please contact Tamar Keren-Portnoy (the project lead) on tamar.keren-portnoy@york.ac.uk or Sab Arshad (project grant manager on the project) on sab.arshad@york.ac.uk

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

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