Job title Research Information and Data Officer

Department School of Management

Salary Starting from £29,605, rising to £36,024

Grade Grade 6

SOC Code - Visa Requirements 3539

This role is sponsorable

Placed on Thursday 16 November 2023

Closing date Thursday 07 December 2023

Interview date See advert

Reference KW11199

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We are a leading business school and this is a new role within the expanding Research Office at the School of Management.

In the last Research Assessment Exercise, we were ranked 7th in the UK for research quality out of 108 submissions. We have ambitious plans to further strengthen our research quality and we are looking for someone with a passion for managing research information and data analysis who can help us to achieve this.

This role will work to ensure that the information we hold about the research undertaken in the School is as accurate and as accessible as possible. You will be responsible for:

Managing our outputs and environment data for the Research Excellence Framework (REF)

Providing output and research data for rankings and drafting relevant sections of the submissions

Managing research information required for business school accreditations, including EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB, and providing draft content for submissions

Providing research reports to the Dean and the Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee

Managing post award funding data, and preparing funding reports

Managing event and marketing data

About you

The ideal candidate will have a passion for research information and data analysis. You will:

have a first degree or equivalent experience in data analysis and have extensive experience working in an administrative role

be able to communicate data and information in a variety of ways to a variety of audiences.

have strong IT skills and be able to demonstrate exceptional Excel and spreadsheet skills.

be able to juggle a varied workload and respond quickly to new opportunities.

need excellent time management and organisational skills.

You will work across multiple professional service teams including the School Research Office, the Dean's Office, colleagues who work on rankings, Research Analytic Librarians and colleagues who work on research information within the University Research and Innovation Service (RIS). You will therefore also need to have exceptional interpersonal skills.

Further information

Whilst this is a busy role, you will not be carrying out this work alone. You will be surrounded by a dynamic and friendly research office team.

Interviews are expected to take place on Monday 18 December.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Amanda Willmott, Head of Research Operations ([email protected]) however please ensure that you submit your application through the University website.

What we can offer you

a very generous employer contributory pension scheme

generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance

we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements

an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce

a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities

a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details will be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.