University Impact Manager

RPI supports agreed University, Faculty and School priorities for research and innovation: income generation, research excellence, PGR experience, partnership development and knowledge exchange leading to income and/or impact and commercialisation of IP and student enterprise. Our focus is on delivering professional, value-add advice and support to our community of researchers and innovators. We are a well-connected team which understands the priorities of the organisation and our external stakeholders and customers and the external environment in which we operate. Team members collaborate, reflect, develop their skills and have a risk-appropriate mindset of continuous improvement to our processes, policy and approach.

The University Impact Manager role is central to helping and enabling researchers deliver impact from their research and knowledge exchange activities by raising awareness, delivering training, and supporting REF Impact Case Study development. The role also leads on training and support for the University Evidencing Impact Internship Programme.

The primary focus of this role is to:

• Work collaboratively with RPI, faculty and school colleagues who support impact to understand the development and training requirements which will enable non-academic impact.
• Design and deliver general and bespoke training on all aspects of impact to researchers and professional services colleagues at all career stages, including the creation of programmes/syllabuses and online resources.
• Implement mechanisms to support impact development, evidencing and recording.
• Support the design, delivery and showcasing of impact related events and materials.

Typical deliverables will include:

• Providing a dedicated point of contact and support for designated Faculties and Faculty Impact Managers (and associated University Research Centres), making a demonstrable contribution to the drafting of impact plans/sections for funding proposals, and with the preparation of REF Impact Case Studies.
• Leading an annual programme of impact related training with appropriate evaluation and iteration for academic and professional staff and delivering events to showcase impact.
• Managing postgraduate students on the impact internship programme.

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