REF Impact Officer (Main Panel D)

About us

Building on the success of its Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 submission, which saw King’s College London ranked 3rd on impact amongst multi-faculty universities, we are recruiting a REF Impact Officer to support the development of the Engagement and Impact submission to REF2029. The post-holder will be based in the REF, KEF & Research Impact Team, within King’s Research Management & Innovation Directorate and will work closely with colleagues in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities.

About the role

The successful candidate will work with the three REF Impact Officers already in post (who support Main Panels A, B and C) and with the Research Impact Lead team. They will support the units of assessments aligned with REF Main Panel D (Arts & Humanities).  

They will provide professional services support for all aspects of the development and delivery of the Engagement and Impact submission. Excellent administration is central to the role, combining project coordination, information management, analysis, evaluation, communication and effective stakeholder engagement. This includes supporting the processes for identifying and preparing impact case studies and collating evidence of impact. The Officer will maintain internal resources for impact (including internal communication channels) and will provide support as required to impact-related groups and events, including arranging and attending meetings and maintaining accurate records. 

This is a full-time post, and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of two days a week on campus, including co-location with the faculty’s Professional Services team at Bush House. Additional attendance on campus will be as and when required, according to business need.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level or comparable work experience.
• Experience of research support, preferably with some understanding of knowledge exchange and/or research impact.
• Administrative experience in the Higher Education sector, ideally in an impact, knowledge exchange, communications or research area.  
• Excellent IT skills, including database systems, spreadsheets and word processing. Experience of desk-based research, analysis and synthesis of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately to stakeholders at all levels – both academic and Professional Services colleagues. 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 
• Experience of balancing competing, shifting priorities under pressure of deadlines and workload. 
• Experience of supporting meetings, including note taking or minuting meetings.
• Experience of desk-based research, analysis and synthesis of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.

Desirable criteria

• Familiarity with the Research Excellence Framework.
• Familiarity with the disciplinary areas represented within the Main Panel D area.
• Familiarity with evaluation and social sciences methods to evidence research impact. 

Downloading a copy of our Job Description 

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document.

This document will provide information on what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. 

Interviews are due to be held on Friday 9th October.

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