Research Impact Officer

The University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

29 days annual leave + holidays

Ride to work and EV car scheme

Job summary

The University of Manchester is seeking a Research Impact Officer to support development, implementation and promotion of activities to accelerate research impact within a dynamic team. You will work with researchers and professional services to embed impact across research, develop training materials, coordinate evaluation and contribute to external reporting and award nominations.

This role welcomes diverse perspectives and aims to strengthen proposals by drafting non-technical content and

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) to convey complex information clearly to specialist and general audiences.
• Experience in Higher Education or similar organisational environment.
• Ability to meet targets, manage priorities, and adapt to shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development, promotion and implementation of research and innovation strategies with embedded impact activity.
• Support researchers to identify potential wider benefits of their work (societal, economic, behavioural, environmental, policy).
• Develop and deliver training materials, workshops and events to support researchers with research impact.
• Coordinate mechanisms to record, review and evaluate impact activities, evidence and narratives for internal or external reporting or award nomination exercises.
• Collaborate with academic staff and professional services to draft non-technical and institutional content to strengthen proposals.

Skills

Communication skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

We are seeking a Research Impact Officer to support the development, implementation, and promotion of activities and strategies to accelerate research impact, within a dynamic team.

You will be responsible for:

• Contribute to the development, promotion, and implementation of the University and Faculty research and innovation strategies, ensuring that impact and engagement activity is fully embedded within research and innovation work streams.
• Support researchers in identifying the potential wider benefits of their research (e.g. societal, economic, behavioural, environmental, policy, etc)
• Develop and deliver training materials, workshops, and events to support researchers with research impact.
• Coordinate Faculty or University led mechanisms to record, review, and evaluate impact activities, evidence and narratives for internal or external research assessment, reporting, or award nomination exercises.
• Work closely with academic and research staff and relevant members of the professional services teams to strengthen research proposals by drafting non-technical and institutional content

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We are looking for someone with significant experience of supporting activities to accelerate and demonstrate the impact of academic research and/or encouraging a positive research culture. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria

• Understanding of the context that the University is operating within and an awareness of current issues facing Higher Education
• Significant experience of working within a Higher Education Institution or similar organisational environment.
• Demonstrable experience of meeting operational or strategic targets and deadlines and working flexibly to accommodate shifting priorities
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), and the ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely to both specialist and generalist audiences

Desirable Criteria

• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with experience of managing multiple work strands at the same time.
• Possess a degree and/or substantial equivalent relevant experience.

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include

• Generous employer contribution pension
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
• Ride to work and EV car scheme available

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.

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Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

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