Senior Research Strategy Manager

Reporting to, and working in close partnership with the Director, you will support and complement the work of the independent centres to deliver an integrated and internationally recognised Institute.

You will have a good honours degree or equivalent and a higher degree in a relevant discipline is highly desirable with experience and/or qualification in IPR, contracts and licensing also essential. Proven ability to create a strategic vision including organisational strategy development, operational and customer service strategy with an evidenced ability to secure external funding, bid development, negotiation and post-award delivery are all crucial to the post.

The post will be taken up as soon as possible after 1st November 2017 and is open ended (full time - 35 hours).

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed for the Job

• Good honours degree or equivalent, higher degree in a relevant discipline is highly desirable.
• Formal project management qualification and/or demonstrable experience of delivering business critical projects. Experience and/or qualification in IPR, contracts and licensing.

Experience
Essential

• Proven ability to create a strategic vision; organisational strategy development, operational and customer service strategy.
• Evidenced ability to secure external funding; bid development, negotiation and post-award delivery.

Desirable

• Previous experience of senior operational management including; strategy, budget, infrastructure, people and process is desirable. Recognised as a leader who is able to drive a dynamic, complex process through to the desired end point

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Excellent analytical, written and oral communication skills, supported by good IT skills. Extremely good interpersonal, motivational, networking and negotiation/influencing skills.

Desirable

• Sound understanding of HE sector environment (local, national, international).
• Ability to establish and maintain a network of personal working relationships with senior decision makers within and across universities, across regional and national government agencies and with national and international funding agencies.

Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post.

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