Network Manager - Ecological Citizens

Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is the world’s largest community of postgraduate art and design students. It is also the oldest art and design university in continuous operation and has been ranked as the world ‘s number 1 art & design university for a remarkable eight consecutive years (QS World Subject Rankings 2015-2022).

Applications are invited for Network Manager, who will design processes and procedures for effective delivery of the Ecological Citizens Network Plus award, ensuring effective and compliant internal and external reporting and budget control. The post holder will manage and coordinate resources, coordinate the delivery of a programme of activities and events liaising with partners as appropriate, and will have experience of managing research funding from UK government or EU sources, such as UKRI or ERDF.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in meeting reporting and compliance requirements of research funding, including coordination and submission of large, multi-partner reports to funders. The Network Manager will work alongside the principal researcher, co-investigators, the national team, partners, and other roles within the project. Ecological Citizens is design-led but an active interest in; the natural world, materials, and the digital economy would be beneficial.

The key responsibilities include: 

• Leading on the day-to-day operational management of the Ecological Citizens Network Plus award, ensuring a high-quality experience for staff, partners, students, and visitors.
• Developing and manage governance processes for the implementation and progress monitoring of the award (working with the Principal Investigator (PI).
• Working closely with the School of Design and the Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Office to align operational processes and procedures and ensure smooth and effective information flow and sharing best practice.
• Generating standard operating procedures, ensuring effective coordination of workflows, finding positive solutions and contingencies, and exploring ways to optimise resources.
• Managing the award, developing detailed project timetables and plans, and put in place a monitoring strategy.
• Acting as the main point of contact with the funder for all progress updates, reporting and enquiries for information. 

 Please see Information Pack for further details.

Further details: Information Pack  

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