National Embedding Manager

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £37,369 to £46,970, with potential progression once in post to £49,798. Grade: 7

Hours: Full Time (Part time will also be considered)

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to December 2027  

IMPACT is seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional with a passion for evidence informed change to join our National Embedding Team as a National Embedding Manager. This exciting role offers the opportunity to help ensure that evidence from adult social care research translates into meaningful improvements in policy and practice across the UK.

Working closely with colleagues, stakeholders, and partners, you will support the planning and delivery of the national embedding programme, helping to scale, spread and sustain innovation arising from delivery projects. You will contribute to evidence-informed implementation, stakeholder engagement, knowledge mobilisation, and the development of evidence-based resources that improve outcomes for people who draw on care and support.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the scaling, spread, and sustainability of successful innovations in adult social care.
• Disseminating project outcomes to stakeholders.
• Strengthening stakeholder engagement in support of IMPACT’s aims.
• Contributing to the collection and reporting of impact and outcomes.
• Supporting national events and collaborating with delivery teams.

The role involves close working with the National Embedding Team, led by Ewan King and Dr Laura Griffith, and offers a unique opportunity to influence evidence-informed change in adult social care.

Applications from across the UK are welcome and remote working will be supported. The postholder is expected to attend the University of Birmingham for at least two days per month and undertake occasional travel to events and project meetings. Full-time and part-time applications will be considered. We are especially keen to receive applications from individuals with a keen interest in evidence from people with lived experience of adult care.

You will need a relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification, excellent organisation, communication skills and problem-solving skills along with

• Experience of completing directed research assignments, working independently to produce evidenced research reports.
• Authoritative knowledge of research in adult social care.
• Substantial experience of engaging, and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones.
• Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively.
• Ability to Contribute to the planning and organising of the national embedding programme and provision of research and policy information to support future bid applications and written content.
• Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area.
• Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.

Informal enquires can be made to Dr Laura Griffith l.b.griffith@bham.ac.uk.

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