Senior Research Strategy Manager

Location: Edinburgh, UK

Job Type: Full-Time

Employer: The University of Edinburgh

Closing Date: 22.09.:00

Role Overview

The University of Edinburgh is looking for an outstanding Senior Research Strategy Manager at the Usher Institute. The Institute comprises three research centres: the Centre for Population Health Sciences (CPHS), the Centre for Medical Informatics (CMI) and the Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR). 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.

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

Qualifications / Training

• 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.

Experience (Desirable)

• Previous experience of senior operational management including strategy, budget, infrastructure, people and process.
• Recognised as a leader 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.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies (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, regional and national government agencies and with national and international funding agencies.

Benefits

The University offers generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts and a competitive reward package.

Equality and Diversity Statement

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of its commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. It is a member of the Race Equality Charter and a Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champion, actively promoting LGBT equality.