Research Projects Officer

About us

The work of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose(IIPP) is influencing global policy decisions and creating new policy collaborations to deliver public value-driven innovations. IIPP is founded and directed by Mariana Mazzucato, who holds the Chair in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value. Our team brings together an interdisciplinary group of cutting edge academics and practitioners with global experience. The mission of IIPP is to change how public value is imagined, practiced and evaluated to tackle societal challenges—and, by doing this, deliver economic growth that is innovation-led, sustainable and inclusive We help global policy makers discover better solutions to complex problems — in areas like industrial strategy, innovation policy, economic development, and institutional design.

About the role

The Research Projects Officer will contribute to the development and i mplementation of IIPP’s research strategy, supporting our extensive philanthropic portfolio and the growth of our sponsored research.

About you

In addition to the specific duties and responsibilities, post-holder should be aware of the following: • The post-holder is asked to follow and actively promote the UCL Ways of Working. • This job description reflects the requirements and duties of the post. The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post-holder will be required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. • • The post-holder will maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations.

What we offer

Research Project Officer’s key responsibilities will include: Act as a first point of contact for post-award queries within the Institute. Support the proposal and contracting process gene rally, and wider research management, as needed. Oversee the process for setting up new accounts and budgets for new awards. Monitor expenditure internally against grant budgets, alerting relevant people on under- or over-spends. Provide financial reports for grant activity in required formats for all relevant project stakeholders, including termly meetings with PIs to report on expenditure. Oversee the tracking, updating, and maintenance of records and files relating to grants and projects, keeping all information confidential and complying with data protection and ethics requirements. Project management of research and policy projects in their initial stages during project team recruitment. Prepare and edit documents for internal and external circulation regarding IIPP’s research.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represe nt the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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