Are you passionate about helping research make a difference? Have you got experience of implementing change programmes?
Then this is an exciting opportunity to support the development and delivery of the University of Bath's Research Impact Strategy.
In this role you will work collaboratively with academics, Research & Innovation Services staff and other professional services to embed a culture of impact across the University of Bath, as part of a cross-university impact team. You will lead on ensuring that there are a range of supportive mechanisms available to academic staff to help them progress their research impact. You will be involved from the early planning stages right through to capturing evidence of impact and sharing stories of impact through case studies.
You will be based in Research & Innovation Services but will need to co-ordinate and collaborate with teams across the University, and beyond, who contribute to driving impact of research and provide support.
About you
You will be educated to degree level, or equivalent, and have experience of implementing strategies and supporting others to plan for, deliver and evidence impact. Qualities that we seek in our ideal candidate include:
- Extensive experience of developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans to capture progress towards and delivery of impact, including experience of facilitating the development of Theory of Change and/or Logic models
- Experience of planning and delivering high quality training and development opportunities
- Strong communication skills including the ability to build effective working relationships within and outside of an organisation
- Experience of leading change programmes within an organisation
- Broad experience of working in higher education, research management and exploitation of research outcomes, supporting research grant writing, or experience of the Research Excellence Framework would be desirable
Further information
This is a part-time role working 18.25 hours (0.5 fte) per week.
For informal enquires about the role please contact Emma Gibbard (elg64@bath.ac.uk) or Annabelle Foot (af2322@bath.ac.uk)
What we can offer you
Find out more about our benefits.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
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