Impact Development Officer (2 posts)

Location: Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX1 6GG

Contract type: Open-ended (subject to funding)

Hours: Full time or Part time (minimum 0.8 FTE)

About the role

The Humanities Division at the University of Oxford is seeking to recruit a positive and proactive knowledge exchange professional to facilitate the development and evidencing of impact emerging from the Division’s world-class arts and humanities research. Based in the divisional Impact Team, you will provide the tailored advice and hands-on support necessary to enable academics to realise the wide range of impact potential from their work, demonstrating at all times a commitment to collaboration and continuous improvement. You will be pivotal in building our capacity for impact delivery and will contribute to the Impact Team’s aim to embed a robust culture of impact and engagement across the Division’s nine faculties.

About you

The successful candidate will have an excellent knowledge and understanding of impact in an academic context, including impact planning, implementation and evaluation. You will also have a keen interest in arts and humanities research and experience of working with stakeholders relevant to the Division’s academic disciplines, for example businesses, policymakers, third-sector organisations and creative practitioners.

You will work closely with members of the Impact Team and academics in the relevant Faculties, providing one-to-one guidance and proactive support to researchers, running events focused on partnership building and collaboration, and advising on how to monitor and evaluate impact. You will need exceptional interpersonal and listening skills, a solution-focused outlook and an ability to build trust with academics and professional services colleagues at all levels. This role requires a highly organised and effective team player who can manage multiple projects simultaneously, with a flexible, creative approach and a focus on high-quality service delivery.

If it sounds as though this role could be right for you, please consider joining our friendly and supportive team. We particularly hope to attract applicants from a range of backgrounds and lived experiences which will enhance the diversity of our ideas and perspectives.

The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job description.

If you have any questions about the role, please email Dr. Karen Houghton (karen.houghton@humanities.ox.ac.uk), Head of Impact.

Application process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via www.recruit.ox.ac.uk and Vacancy ID 170540 or via this link direct to the advertisement, where the job description and access to the online recruitment system can also be found.

For your online application, you will be required to upload your curriculum vitae and a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria for the post, using examples of your skills and experience. As part of your application you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now.

For further details, please refer to the How to apply section of the job description. Any further enquires may be directed to hr@humanities.ox.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Wednesday 24^th April 2024. Only applications received before this time can be considered.

Shortlisting is expected to take place on 1 May and interviews held on 15^th May 2024.

Please quote Vacancy ID 170540 on all correspondence.

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