Director of Policy & Practice

Cardiff Business School is looking to recruit a Director Of Policy and Practice to work within the Wales Centre for Public Policy that is located within the School. The successfully appointed post-holder will lead the Wales Centre for Public Policy’s innovation and engagement activities to synthesise and mobilise research evidence for Welsh Ministers and public service leaders.

This role is on the Teaching and Scholarship pathway, full time (35 hours per week) and offered on a fixed term basis agreed until 31 March 2028, remunerated on the appropriate point of the Senior Staff Pay Scale.   

The role holder will report to the Dean of the Business School/Director of the Wales Centre for Public Policy.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Professor Steve Martin, Director, Wales Centre for Public Policy, steve.martin@wcpp.org.uk

Wales Centre for Public Policy
The Wales Centre for Public Policy works directly with leading academics to provide Welsh Government Ministers and public service leaders with high quality, independent evidence that helps them to tackle the key economic and social challenges facing Wales. 

The Centre is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and Welsh Government and is a member of the UK’s What Works network. It is at the leading edge of applied policy research on key societal challenges including decarbonisation and net-zero, poverty and inequality, and loneliness and social isolation. Its innovative demand-led approach to mobilising research for use by policy makers has gained national and international recognition and its funding has recently been renewed for a further five years until 2028.

Cardiff Business School
Cardiff Business School is a leading business and management school in the UK, holding AACSB and AMBA accreditations and ranked 1st for its Research Environment and 2nd on Research Power (REF2021). The School has a Public Value purpose and focuses on the co-creation of high quality, interdisciplinary education and knowledge that delivers economic, social and environmental value. The School’s activities are oriented towards five Grand Challenges: Decent work, fair and sustainable economies, future organisations, good governance, and responsible innovation.

Closing date: Sunday, 11 June 2023

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements. 

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