Job summary
Please note this organisation does not hold a sponsorship licence, we regret to inform you that we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require sponsorship.
We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic Site Project Coordinator to support an important national research programme focused on reducing maternity inequalities.
You will coordinate project activities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, working with community groups, neighbourhood teams and NHS services. You will help organise meetings, engagement sessions, training and research activities, while keeping accurate records and monitoring progress.
A key part of the role will be building positive relationships with community champions, healthcare professionals, women and families. You will also help gather feedback and data so that the team can understand what is working well and where improvements may be needed.
You will need strong organisational and communication skills, experience of coordinating projects or activities, and an interest in health inequalities and community involvement. Some travel across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will be required.
Main duties of the job
Coordinate local delivery of maternity disparities research work packages across Hampshire & Isle of Wight.
Ensure smooth day-to-day running of activities in neighbourhood hubs, community settings and clinical teams.
Schedule meetings, training sessions, engagement events and implementation tasks.
Support outreach, navigation and engagement activities with under-served communities.
Maintain accurate documentation: implementation logs, attendance records, data capture forms, site-level reports.
Feed insights back to the Theme 1 team and wider consortium.
Monitor small local costs (events, printing, engagement resources).
Provide day-to-day coordination, guidance and support for community champions and local partners.
Act as the link between HIOW ICB and the wider NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium.
Support research and knowledge mobilisation within the ICB, working with the Strategic Research Manager.
About us
We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.
We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.
We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.
Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:
27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
NHS pension scheme
Sick pay policy
Occupational health services including staff counselling services
Flexible working and family friendly policies
Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers
Health Service Discounts - offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.
This role also offers the opportunity to work with a wide range of partner organisations and benefit from training and development opportunities.
Details
Date posted
23 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
18 months
Working pattern
Part-time,
Flexible working,
Home or remote working
Reference number
104-ICB-6481TG
Job locations
Omega House
Eastleigh
SO50 5PB
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will provide daytoday organisational support, maintain strong relationships with community champions and Core20PLUS groups, and ensure timely collection of process and outcome data. The coordinator will act as the key link between local services and the wider consortium, supporting coproduction activities, stakeholder engagement, and smooth running of research and implementation tasks across the site.
They will also support the Strategic Research Manager and wider ICB colleagues in the provision of research and knowledge mobilisation within the organisation.
Analytical and judgement skills
The postholder will use sound judgement to identify barriers, risks and emerging issues during local implementation of the Blueprint. They will analyse feedback from community champions, neighbourhood hubs and service users, helping interpret early signals about reach, acceptability and fidelity. Working with the Theme 1 team, they will contribute to understanding what is working well and where adaptations may be needed.
Planning and organisation
The coordinator will plan and organise daytoday delivery of WP1 activities across the Hampshire & Isle of Wight site. This includes scheduling meetings, coordinating community engagement sessions, supporting training events, and ensuring implementation tasks run smoothly. They will maintain clear timelines, track progress and ensure activities are delivered on schedule.
Policy and service development
The role will support local testing of new preconception and interpregnancy care approaches, helping gather insights that inform future service development. The coordinator will ensure that antiracism, intersectionality and equitable access principles are embedded in local delivery, feeding learning back to the wider consortium to shape the evolving Blueprint and national scaleup.
Financial and physical resources
The postholder will be responsible for careful use of project resources, ensuring materials, venues, and equipment for community and stakeholder activities are organised efficiently. They will support monitoring of smallscale local costs (e. g., event expenses, champion resources) and ensure physical assets are used appropriately and safely.
People management
While not a formal line manager, the coordinator will provide daytoday support and coordination for community champions and local partners involved in WP1. This includes organising their activities, ensuring they have the information and materials needed, and maintaining positive working relationships. They will help foster an inclusive, supportive environment for all contributors.
Information management
The coordinator will maintain accurate project documentation, including implementation logs, attendance records, data capture forms and sitelevel reports. They will ensure information is stored securely, shared appropriately, and submitted on time to the Theme 1 colleagues. They will support highquality data collection for the realist process evaluation and early monitoring
Research and development
The role will support delivery of WP1s realist process evaluation, including organising interviews, focus groups and observations. They will help gather qualitative and quantitative data, contribute to case studies, and support adaptive learning cycles. The coordinator will play an active role in testing new approaches, capturing insights and feeding them into ongoing development of the Blueprint.
Job responsibilities
The role will provide daytoday organisational support, maintain strong relationships with community champions and Core20PLUS groups, and ensure timely collection of process and outcome data. The coordinator will act as the key link between local services and the wider consortium, supporting coproduction activities, stakeholder engagement, and smooth running of research and implementation tasks across the site.
They will also support the Strategic Research Manager and wider ICB colleagues in the provision of research and knowledge mobilisation within the organisation.
Analytical and judgement skills
The postholder will use sound judgement to identify barriers, risks and emerging issues during local implementation of the Blueprint. They will analyse feedback from community champions, neighbourhood hubs and service users, helping interpret early signals about reach, acceptability and fidelity. Working with the Theme 1 team, they will contribute to understanding what is working well and where adaptations may be needed.
Planning and organisation
The coordinator will plan and organise daytoday delivery of WP1 activities across the Hampshire & Isle of Wight site. This includes scheduling meetings, coordinating community engagement sessions, supporting training events, and ensuring implementation tasks run smoothly. They will maintain clear timelines, track progress and ensure activities are delivered on schedule.
Policy and service development
The role will support local testing of new preconception and interpregnancy care approaches, helping gather insights that inform future service development. The coordinator will ensure that antiracism, intersectionality and equitable access principles are embedded in local delivery, feeding learning back to the wider consortium to shape the evolving Blueprint and national scaleup.
Financial and physical resources
The postholder will be responsible for careful use of project resources, ensuring materials, venues, and equipment for community and stakeholder activities are organised efficiently. They will support monitoring of smallscale local costs (e. g., event expenses, champion resources) and ensure physical assets are used appropriately and safely.
People management
While not a formal line manager, the coordinator will provide daytoday support and coordination for community champions and local partners involved in WP1. This includes organising their activities, ensuring they have the information and materials needed, and maintaining positive working relationships. They will help foster an inclusive, supportive environment for all contributors.
Information management
The coordinator will maintain accurate project documentation, including implementation logs, attendance records, data capture forms and sitelevel reports. They will ensure information is stored securely, shared appropriately, and submitted on time to the Theme 1 colleagues. They will support highquality data collection for the realist process evaluation and early monitoring
Research and development
The role will support delivery of WP1s realist process evaluation, including organising interviews, focus groups and observations. They will help gather qualitative and quantitative data, contribute to case studies, and support adaptive learning cycles. The coordinator will play an active role in testing new approaches, capturing insights and feeding them into ongoing development of the Blueprint.
What you will do
Coordinate local delivery of maternity disparities research work packages across Hampshire & Isle of Wight.
Ensure smooth day-to-day running of activities in neighbourhood hubs, community settings and clinical teams.
Schedule meetings, training sessions, engagement events and implementation tasks.
Support outreach, navigation and engagement activities with under-served communities.
Maintain accurate documentation: implementation logs, attendance records, data capture forms, site-level reports.
Feed insights back to the Theme 1 team and wider consortium.
Monitor small local costs (events, printing, engagement resources).
Provide day-to-day coordination, guidance and support for community champions and local partners.
Act as the link between HIOW ICB and the wider NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium.
Support research and knowledge mobilisation within the ICB, working with the Strategic Research Manager.
The role will provide daytoday organisational support, maintain strong relationships with community champions and Core20PLUS groups, and ensure timely collection of process and outcome data. The coordinator will act as the key link between local services and the wider consortium, supporting coproduction activities, stakeholder engagement, and smooth running of research and implementation tasks across the site.
They will also support the Strategic Research Manager and wider ICB colleagues in the provision of research and knowledge mobilisation within the organisation.
Analytical and judgement skills
The postholder will use sound judgement to identify barriers, risks and emerging issues during local implementation of the Blueprint. They will analyse feedback from community champions, neighbourhood hubs and service users, helping interpret early signals about reach, acceptability and fidelity. Working with the Theme 1 team, they will contribute to understanding what is working well and where adaptations may be needed.
Planning and organisation
The coordinator will plan and organise daytoday delivery of WP1 activities across the Hampshire & Isle of Wight site. This includes scheduling meetings, coordinating community engagement sessions, supporting training events, and ensuring implementation tasks run smoothly. They will maintain clear timelines, track progress and ensure activities are delivered on schedule.
Policy and service development
The role will support local testing of new preconception and interpregnancy care approaches, helping gather insights that inform future service development. The coordinator will ensure that antiracism, intersectionality and equitable access principles are embedded in local delivery, feeding learning back to the wider consortium to shape the evolving Blueprint and national scaleup.
Financial and physical resources
The postholder will be responsible for careful use of project resources, ensuring materials, venues, and equipment for community and stakeholder activities are organised efficiently. They will support monitoring of smallscale local costs (e. g., event expenses, champion resources) and ensure physical assets are used appropriately and safely.
People management
While not a formal line manager, the coordinator will provide daytoday support and coordination for community champions and local partners involved in WP1. This includes organising their activities, ensuring they have the information and materials needed, and maintaining positive working relationships. They will help foster an inclusive, supportive environment for all contributors.
Information management
The coordinator will maintain accurate project documentation, including implementation logs, attendance records, data capture forms and sitelevel reports. They will ensure information is stored securely, shared appropriately, and submitted on time to the Theme 1 colleagues. They will support highquality data collection for the realist process evaluation and early monitoring
Research and development
The role will support delivery of WP1s realist process evaluation, including organising interviews, focus groups and observations. They will help gather qualitative and quantitative data, contribute to case studies, and support adaptive learning cycles. The coordinator will play an active role in testing new approaches, capturing insights and feeding them into ongoing development of the Blueprint.
The role will provide daytoday organisational support, maintain strong relationships with community champions and Core20PLUS groups, and ensure timely collection of process and outcome data. The coordinator will act as the key link between local services and the wider consortium, supporting coproduction activities, stakeholder engagement, and smooth running of research and implementation tasks across the site.
They will also support the Strategic Research Manager and wider ICB colleagues in the provision of research and knowledge mobilisation within the organisation.
Analytical and judgement skills
The postholder will use sound judgement to identify barriers, risks and emerging issues during local implementation of the Blueprint. They will analyse feedback from community champions, neighbourhood hubs and service users, helping interpret early signals about reach, acceptability and fidelity. Working with the Theme 1 team, they will contribute to understanding what is working well and where adaptations may be needed.
Planning and organisation
The coordinator will plan and organise daytoday delivery of WP1 activities across the Hampshire & Isle of Wight site. This includes scheduling meetings, coordinating community engagement sessions, supporting training events, and ensuring implementation tasks run smoothly. They will maintain clear timelines, track progress and ensure activities are delivered on schedule.
Policy and service development
The role will support local testing of new preconception and interpregnancy care approaches, helping gather insights that inform future service development. The coordinator will ensure that antiracism, intersectionality and equitable access principles are embedded in local delivery, feeding learning back to the wider consortium to shape the evolving Blueprint and national scaleup.
Financial and physical resources
The postholder will be responsible for careful use of project resources, ensuring materials, venues, and equipment for community and stakeholder activities are organised efficiently. They will support monitoring of smallscale local costs (e. g., event expenses, champion resources) and ensure physical assets are used appropriately and safely.
People management
While not a formal line manager, the coordinator will provide daytoday support and coordination for community champions and local partners involved in WP1. This includes organising their activities, ensuring they have the information and materials needed, and maintaining positive working relationships. They will help foster an inclusive, supportive environment for all contributors.
Information management
The coordinator will maintain accurate project documentation, including implementation logs, attendance records, data capture forms and sitelevel reports. They will ensure information is stored securely, shared appropriately, and submitted on time to the Theme 1 colleagues. They will support highquality data collection for the realist process evaluation and early monitoring
Research and development
The role will support delivery of WP1s realist process evaluation, including organising interviews, focus groups and observations. They will help gather qualitative and quantitative data, contribute to case studies, and support adaptive learning cycles. The coordinator will play an active role in testing new approaches, capturing insights and feeding them into ongoing development of the Blueprint.
