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The Role
Are you able to deliver an outstanding research support service to world-class faculty?
The Research and Faculty Office plays a vital role in enabling excellence in teaching and research. We are seeking an Assistant Director, Research Support to lead the delivery of a comprehensive, high-quality research support service. In this role, you will manage a small team and oversee key areas including internal and external research funding, research ethics, compliance, and research support operations. You will work closely with faculty to understand and support their research needs, while collaborating with colleagues across departments such as Finance, IT, and the Library to ensure a seamless and effective service.
This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive leader with strong stakeholder management skills and experience in research support within a higher education environment, who is committed to continuous improvement and service excellence.
Main Responsibilities
- Line manage the Research Support team
- Oversee the management of internal research funds
- Support faculty with the management of external research funds
- Manage the research lab services and research ethics applications
- Ensure compliance with all legal requirements including GDPR, NDAs and research ethics
- Manage relevant research committees
- Manage the School’s REF submission and the annual review of research performance
Ideal Candidate
- Professional qualification or equivalent experience.
- Significant experience of the HE social science research environment, and in particular pre-award research grant administration and management
- Experience with externally funded grant application systems, e.g. JeS
- Sound working knowledge of policies, regulations and legislation in area of specialism.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage a variety of audiences.
- Excellent customer service attitude and skills
- An ability to empathise with faculty and their research goals and aspirations
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to prioritise and focus on material issues.
- Experience of leading projects.
Salary: Competitive
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