Trusted Research Due Diligence Officer

About the Role

The role will provide trusted research due diligence support to academic researchers collaborating with international partners, where compliance assessments are required. These assessments primarily focus on trusted research due diligence triage for export control, as well as compliance with the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) and the National Security Act. They also deliver researcher training, support the registration process, and maintain a register for ongoing compliance and monitoring.

About You

Having a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional qualification, ideally in physical science, engineering, politics, management or laws, the postholder will have a strong understanding of the reputational, financial, and geopolitical risks faced by the university. This role requires the ability to present complex technical and legislative information and develop clear guidance documents for academic researchers. 

Extensive training will be provided to help the postholder understand relevant legislation and develop skills in risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Joint Research Management Office (JRMO) supports researchers across Queen Mary, University of London and Bart’s Health NHS Trust. Our highly trained team is on hand to support a diverse range of research activities, from getting a project off the ground to ensuring its smooth running and future development. The team members understand where their work fits into the strategic plans and goals of the organisations.

 Our services include:

•   Accurate project costing.
•   Tender/application preparation and advice.
•   Assisting with the approvals process.
•   Ongoing financial management of grants and awards.
•   Consultancy and research contracts.
•   Assistance with ethics applications.
•   Support with Research Integrity matters.
•   Assistance with Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency applications.
•   International Research and Innovation Partnership Support including Export Control, Trusted Research and Partner Due Diligence.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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