Senior Network Manager

Imperial Enterprise; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider network of projects

Work with Imperial-led projects

World-leading institution

Sector-leading salary

Diverse, inclusive culture

Job summary

Imperial College London seeks a Senior Network Manager to lead research network, project and community management for the SCALE-UP NetworkPlus. You’ll manage a £1M flexible fund, oversee funded projects, and grow the community of digital Research Technical Professionals across the UK.

You should have experience in grant funding from announcement to award, strong communication skills, and a background in academia or a related field. This is a fixed-term role based at White City Campus.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing grant funding calls from announcement to award.
• Background in an academic or related setting is beneficial.
• Strong communication and community engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage funding calls for SCALE-UP NetworkPlus flexible fund (£1M).
• Oversee a portfolio of funded projects and coordinate with leadership.
• Develop links to UKRI DRI projects and grow the dRTP community nationwide.
• Support coordination of events and training materials within the network.

Skills

Grant funding management

Project management

Community management

Communication skills

Job description

Location: White City Campus

About the role

We’re looking for a Senior Network Manager to provide professional research network, project and community management support to the SCALE-UP NetworkPlus project and its leadership team. You’ll manage funding calls for the project’s flexible fund, oversee a portfolio of funded projects, develop and maintain links to other UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) projects, and help to grow the community for digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs) nationally.

What you would be doing

The central aim of the SCALE-UP network is to develop an inclusive, enthusiastic and skilled community for digital Research Technical Professionals through managing a flexible fund (£1M) for a set of targeted regional and national initiatives: supporting cohorts of Research Technical Champions and Research Technical Experience placements, organising events, and developing a programme to make research computing more visible through small low-powered computing clusters and related training materials. You will help to develop these schemes and will support their operation and management alongside the project leadership team. The project will build on work being undertaken in the regional STEP-UP project funded under an earlier DRI call.

What we are looking for

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing calls for grant funding from announcement to award, with experience of both project management and community management. You should be a good communicator, and enthusiastic about research, computing, research data and / or software. This is a lot to ask: but the right candidate could match this description in different ways. For example, for someone who already has project and funding management experience (essential) in an academic or related setting (preferably), we’d be looking for enthusiasm for engaging with our community of digital Research Technical Professionals and the researchers they work alongside and to develop their community management skills.

Please see the job description for a full list of essential and desirable requirements.

What we can offer you:

• Be part of a wider network and community of projects helping to shape UK Digital Research Infrastructure and associated career support for the people who make this work.
• Work alongside other Imperial-led projects managing flexible funding schemes such as STEP-UP and AIChemy and with their community and project managers.
• Progress your career at a world-leading institution with inspiring colleagues and be part of our mission to develop science for humanity.
• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package.
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks, career development opportunities and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further Information

This position is available to start immediately, and is fixed term until 31 March 2029.

SCALE-UP is a UKRI NetworkPlus for digital Research Technical Professionals, part of UKRI’s Digital Research Infrastructure programme. The network is led by Imperial College London with partner Universities of Sheffield, Northumbria, Glasgow and Queen’s University Belfast.

At Imperial you’ll be based in the Department of Chemistry, working also with Research Computing Services teams within Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

This position will also be considered as a secondment opportunity for existing staff at Imperial College London.

If you require any further details about the role, please contact: Prof. Michael Bearpark: [e-mail]

£59,808 to £71,793 per annum