Research Impact and Engagement Manager

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking a Research Impact and Engagement Manager to drive the Department of Engineering's research impact ambitions. This role involves developing partnerships, supporting academics, and promoting research outputs into commercial opportunities. Ideal candidates will have excellent interpersonal and project management skills, along with experience in academia-industry liaison. The position offers competitive pay, flexible working arrangements, and a generous annual leave allowance.

Benefits

Competitive pay with service-related progression

Generous annual leave allowance

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities

Family friendly schemes

Travel benefits and retail discounts

Relocation support

Qualifications

• Educated at degree level or possesses equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent project management skills and desire to drive change.
• Experience in research proposal development and contract negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of the knowledge exchange strategy.
• Identify and support new industry partners for research collaborations.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to promote research impact.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Project management

Communication skills

Liaising between academia and industry

Experience in research proposal development

Contract negotiations

Education

Degree level education or equivalent professional experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Engineering Research Support Office for a Research Impact and Engagement Manager, who will play a vital role in developing, promoting and supporting the Department of Engineering's research impact ambitions. The Department is the largest in the University with over 200 faculty and more than 500 research staff.

The Research Impact and Engagement Manager will lead the development and implementation of the Department's knowledge exchange and engagement strategy. The role will include but will not be limited to: identifying new industry partners for research collaborations; working with businesses that approach the Department to identify and develop research opportunities; supporting and guide academics in developing and sustaining research impact and knowledge exchange; promoting and supporting the translation of research outputs into commercial propositions; creating and delivering activities for increasing engagement with industry; providing contractual, commercial and intellectual property management advice and guidance; engaging with internal and external stakeholders; and reporting on and quantifying the Department's research impact.

The successful candidate will be educated at degree level or possess an equivalent level of professional experience. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be well versed in liaising between academia and industry, have excellent project management and communication skills and have the desire to drive change, with experience in research proposal development contract negotiations.

This role is predominantly office-based on Department premises (at both central and West Cambridge sites). The role holder will be expected to spend a minimum of 50% of their time out amongst the Department's six academic divisions, engaging with the relevant research communities.

Benefits of working at Cambridge include:

Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;

Generous annual leave allowance;

• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries and salary exchange schemes for childcare);
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores;
• Schemes to support with relocation / the provision of accommodation

If you think you are the right candidate for this role, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 18 months in the first instance.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above.

Please ensure that you include both a CV and covering letter within your application which should detail how you feel you meet the criteria in the person specification.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 19 August 2025. If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering ([e-mail], [phone]).

Please quote reference NM45238 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

£47,389 to £59,966 per annum