Job Title: Impact Development Manager
Location: Lancaster
Salary: £38,205 to £44,263 per year
Job type: Full time, indefinite.
Closing Date: Monday 04th March 2024.
Interview Date: See advert.
The Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of professionals and academics supporting the research impact agenda and Research Excellence Framework (REF) submissions at Lancaster. The Impact Development Manager will work closely with key contacts in the university’s Research and Enterprise Services, Lancaster’s Faculty of Health and Medicine (FHM), and the Lancaster University Management School (LUMS), including senior research leaders, and academic staff.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the team to take on a varied and demanding role. You will work with senior leaders to work on the development and delivery of the research impact strategy, culture, training and activities within FHM/LUMS. You will work with staff across FHM/LUMS to lead the production of high-quality REF impact case studies, including offering guidance, collecting and analysing data to evidence impact, and redrafting content where required.
Candidate Requirements:
You will have experience of working in a research environment within Higher Education. Knowledge of the research impact landscape is essential and experience in relation to REF is desirable. An ability to communicate clearly, concisely and professionally with an internal audience and external collaborators and research ‘end-users’ will be important.
This role would suit an excellent communicator with a pro-active approach and the ability to plan and manage time and conflicting priorities. We support a flexible working environment and welcome applications from internal applicants looking for a secondment to further their career. The role is indefinite. Although advertised as a full-time post, requests for part-time and flexible working will be considered and should be outlined within the covering letter.
Extra Information:
We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic people for this role in order to increase our staff diversity in this part of the University.
Interviews to be held on 12th and 15th March.
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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Impact Manager, Academic Impact & Development Manager, Research Impact Manager, Academic Impact Manager, may also be considered for this role.
