Committee Manager - Participant Panel (we have office locations in Cambridge, Leeds & London)

Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments – with patients and participants at the heart of it all.

Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.

We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.

Overall job purpose

The Committee Manager will be the relationship lead and lead all business for the Participant Panel at Genomics England, ensuring their invaluable perspectives are integrated into our work. This is a vital role which involves fostering a strong partnership with Panel members.  The role holder will provide comprehensive support and project management of Participant Panel members' involvement in Genomics England activities, working closely with secretariats of other Genomics England committees to enhance their coordination.

• Build and maintain strong, trusting and effective relationships with the Participant Panel leadership and members, valuing and being sensitive to their lived experiences and the critical perspectives they bring to Genomics England's work ensuring that their voices are heard and respected.
• Plan strategically for and organise quarterly Participant Panel meetings, working with the relevant Genomics England colleagues and the Participant Panel leadership to co-create agendas and to  meet robust standards for pre-reads, minute taking and action tracking.
• Develop effective relationships with Genomics England colleagues to identify when and how the Participant Panel should be involved to ensure the Panel can meaningfully contribute the participant perspective to critical decisions about the approach Genomics England takes to fulfilling its role as custodian of participants’ data In the National Genomic Research library. 
• Ensure clear, accessible and up to date communication of Participant Panel activities on the Genomics England website and on its intranet and support public transparency regarding the activity of Genomics England in relation to the Participant Panel.
• Manage recruitment to Participant Panel member and leadership roles, working with Genomics England and Participant Panel members to ensure that recruitment processes are fair, equitable and inclusive. 
• Ensure the effective governance of the Participant Panel, in line with wider Genomics England procedures, including keeping its Terms of Reference up to date and ensuring that relevant financial policies and processes are in place, maintained and followed.
• Facilitate and champion the Participant Panel’s involvement in key Genomics England events and agreed external events.
• Manage the forward planning for, and administration of, the Communications and Engagement Working Group, with the Communications Director.
• Work closely with the wider Communications and Engagement team to provide effective administration support to the Participant Panel, including organising meeting venues, travel and accommodation and administering the Participant Panel inbox.
• Know and understand the meaning behind our virtues and leadership behaviours and embody them in all aspects of the role.

Whilst we appreciate qualifications, we are interested mostly in your experience.

Closing date for applications: Friday 6 June at 12pm midday.

Salary from: £44,500

Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including: 

• Generous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, additional leave for long service, and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).
• Family-Friendly: Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.
• Pension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10%, however you can contribute more if you wish), Life Assurance (3x salary), and a Give As You Earn scheme.
• Learning & Development: Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).
• Recognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.
• Health & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.

Equal opportunities and our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace 

Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or social background. 

Genomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being pregnant or recently becoming a parent, race, religion or beliefs, sex or sexual orientation, length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor.  

Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour is contrary to our virtues, undermines our mission and core values and diminishes the dignity, respect and integrity of all parties.  Our People policies outline our commitment to inclusivity. 

We aim to remove barriers in our recruitment processes and to be flexible with our interview processes. Should you require any adjustments that may help you to fully participate in the recruitment process, we encourage you to discuss this with us. 

Blended working model

Genomics England operates a blended working model as we know our people appreciate the flexibility that hybrid working can bring. We expect most people to come into the office a minimum of 2 times each month. However, this will vary according to role and will be agreed with your team leader. There is no expectation that people will return to the office full time unless they want to, however, some of our roles require full time on site attendance e.g., lab teams, reception team. 

Our teams and squads have, and will continue to reflect on what works best for them to work together successfully and have the freedom to design working patterns to suit, beyond the minimum. Our office locations are: Canary Wharf, Cambridge and Leeds.

Onboarding background checks

As part of our recruitment process, all successful candidates are subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  We therefore require applicants to disclose any previous offences at point of application, as some unspent convictions may mean we are unable to proceed with your application due to the nature of our work in healthcare.