NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Project Coordinator

The closing date is 18 January 2026

Job summary

Here at The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) we are going through an exciting period of change and rapid growth. There could not be a better time to join us! As an organisation we all collaborate to achieve the same goal through empowering our workforce to do great things. We understand the importance of creating a respectful, supportive and transparent environment for all our employees which is why your health and wellbeing is a top priority for us!

Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility

Main duties of the job

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and supporting all aspects of NICE Advice services in line with specified processes. You will have a portfolio of projects for which you will provide administrative support, as well as a range of other responsibilities to support the other functions within the programme. You will work alongside the Assistant Project Managers, Project Manager, Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager and fellow Project Coordinators on a portfolio of different projects and centre-wide activities whilst providing support to senior team members.

About us

The NICE Advice team provides a single point of contact within NICE for the life sciences industry to facilitate a clear and simple customer journey from clinical development to market access. We provide a fee-based advisory service for developers of health technologies. We provide advice, insights and knowledge transfer with the ultimate aim of supporting technologies through NICE guidance to reach patients. Our confidential advice helps the life sciences industry develop high quality evidence generation plans and economic modelling that capture what they will need to demonstrate for a NICE evaluation. Additionally, the team provides companies with insights concerning market access pathways in England. NICE Advice also provides expert guidance to international agencies, organisations, and academic institutions through its NICE International programme, offering support on how NICE makes decisions and how it applies rigorous methods and processes in developing guidance.

  • Generous NHS Pension
  • Flexible Working - Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with options like remote working, compressed hours and flexible start/finish times.
  • 27 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
  • Access to 4 Inclusive Staff Networks

Details

Date posted

05 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

907-829

Job locations

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.

Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant degree, basic professional qualification, NVQ Level 6, or equivalent qualification (eg non-English qualification) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders both within and outside the organisation

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of developing and maintaining databases or spreadsheets

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of processing contracts.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate confidently and deal effectively with individuals at all levels both within and outside the organisation

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to effectively co-ordinate and plan specific tasks across multiple projects with competing deadlines

Skills

Essential

  • Mature attitude to decision making
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant degree, basic professional qualification, NVQ Level 6, or equivalent qualification (eg non-English qualification) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders both within and outside the organisation

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of developing and maintaining databases or spreadsheets

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of processing contracts.

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate confidently and deal effectively with individuals at all levels both within and outside the organisation

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to effectively co-ordinate and plan specific tasks across multiple projects with competing deadlines

Skills

Essential

  • Mature attitude to decision making

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN


Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN


Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Programme manager

Deborah Willock

Deborah.willock@nice.org.uk

Details

Date posted

05 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

907-829

Job locations

3rd Floor

3 Piccadilly Place

Manchester

M1 3BN


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