Research and Enterprise Manager

Location: Milton Keynes/Hybrid

Closing Date:  10^th January, 2023 at 12:00  (Midday)

Change your career, change lives

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The role

The role will support the Faculty’s income generation activity by assisting academics and other Faculty staff in developing and maintaining links with faculties and units, universities, funders and various industry sectors primarily for research, scholarship and consultancy purposes. The role will explore opportunities and identify gaps which could be developed to improve Faculty Research, Enterprise and Scholarship activity and income.

This role will provide first class account management for research, scholarship, teaching and consultancy funding activity, including initial applications and pre and post-award administration encompassing activities from across the Faculty, predominantly working with academics involved in the Open University’s Centre for Police Research and Learning.

The role will also provide support with the Research Excellence Framework assessment, with a particular focus on the development and enhancement of the Faculty’s research impact, including assisting with the identification and development of Impact Case Studies to be submitted to the REF.

What we can offer

• The opportunity to work closely with a wide range of academics and professional services staff across the Faculty, University and beyond

• Be part of a team that helps academics deliver groundbreaking research, the impact of which can be seen across different sectors and disciplines

• Involvement in a community that takes pride in the development and implementation of the Open University’s Social Mission

• Training and development relevant to the role

Skills and experience

• You will have previous operational management and administration experience with a proactive service driven approach. You will be able to demonstrate previous experience of managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships.

• You will also be comfortable working with budgets and have proven analytical skills with the ability to interpret and communicate information effectively.

• A Post-Doctoral graduate seeking a career in research support could also be a good fit for this role as skills are transferrable.

More information can be provided via a link to the Job Description.

If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact Gemma Sherriff-Jones at Resourcing Hub on 01908 655544 or lauren.denton@open.ac.uk quoting the reference VRF:20654.

What you get in return

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 30/33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

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