Trusted Research Due Diligence Officer

Queen Mary University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days' leave per annum (pro-rata for

Season ticket loan scheme

Pension scheme access

Personal and professional development

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Queen Mary University of London is seeking a role to provide trusted research due diligence support to academic researchers collaborating internationally, focusing on export control legislation, the National Security Act, and FIRS. The postholder will train researchers, assist with licence applications, and maintain a risk register for ongoing compliance.

The ideal candidate will hold a STEM degree and understand the reputational, financial and geopolitical risks facing UK universities, with the

Qualifications

• First degree in a STEM subject.
• Understanding of reputational, financial and geopolitical risks facing UK universities.
• Ability to communicate complex legislative information and develop guidance documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted research due diligence support to academic researchers with international partners on export control legislation, the National Security Act and the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
• Deliver researcher training, support export control licence applications, and maintain a risk register for ongoing compliance and monitoring.
• Communicate legislative information effectively and adapt messages for staff at all levels, while handling multiple priorities under pressure.

Skills

Export controls knowledge

Communication skills

Policy guidance

Training delivery

Risk assessment

Education

First degree in a STEM subject

Job description

The postholder will provide trusted research due diligence support to academic researchers working with international partners where compliance assessments are required. These assessments will focus primarily on trusted research due diligence in relation to export control legislation, the National Security Act and the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS). The postholder will also deliver researcher training, support export control licence applications, and maintain a risk register to support ongoing compliance and monitoring.

The ideal candidate will hold a first degree in a STEM subject and have a strong understanding of the reputational, financial and geopolitical risks facing UK universities. The role requires the ability to communicate complex legislative information effectively and to develop clear guidance documents for academic researchers.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt messages for staff at all levels of the university, will be essential, as well as being able to work effectively under pressure, manage multiple concurrent issues, and respond flexibly to changing priorities.

About the JRMO

The Joint Research Management Office (JRMO) supports researchers across Queen Mary, University of London and Bart's Health NHS Trust. Our highly trained team is on hand to support a diverse range of research activities, from getting a project off the ground to ensuring its smooth running and future development. The team members understand where their work fits into the strategic plans and goals of the organisations.

Our services include assisting with the approvals process, ongoing financial management of grants and awards, support with Research Integrity, and International Research and Innovation Partnership Support.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we've fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it's simply 'the right thing to do' but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

• competitive salaries
• access to a generous pension scheme
• 30 days' leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term)
• a season ticket loan scheme
• access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities
• In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.