Centre/Consortium Manager

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom City, University of London Full time

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% at postgraduate level), from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

In the last decade City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university.

The culture at City is built on our shared core values, which means that all employees are expected to behave according to our values: "We care, We learn, We act."

Background

The Violence and Society (VAS) Centre is a dynamic and growing interdisciplinary research centre at City. Our research is about violence and abuse, especially domestic and sexual violence and abuse, evidencing harms and supporting ways to reduce violence and resulting health inequalities. We use quantitative and qualitative methods, work with stakeholders across voluntary, government, health and police sectors. We take an intersectional approach, improve data and measurement, and produce analyse costings to inform policy and practice. The eleven researchers in the Centre have expertise across criminology, economics, health, epidemiology, sociology, demography and other disciplines. We have several sources of research income, but our main funding is a 5-year UKRI Consortium grant, Violence, Health and Society Consortium, VISION) comprises ten universities, 30 researchers and multiple external partnerships.

Responsibilities

The Manager will lead non-academic aspects of running the Centre and Consortium. Which will involve monitoring programme activities and progress, financial planning, developing and maintaining policies and procedures, and supporting new funding applications. Engagement with colleagues across City university and in other institutions is key to this role. You will lead on engaging with the Consortium funder (UKRI Prevention Research Partnership) and participate in a group of managers of other Consortia led from other universities. Alongside the Knowledge Exchange Manager, you will support the co-ordination of activities and communication across universities in the Consortium and with stakeholders in government, academia, third sector, and service providing organisations.

Person Specification

You will be able to balance diverse operational activities with varying timelines and priorities, including some administration activities. Experience of navigating complex university structures, roles, and systems. Due to the nature of our research, you will need to be able to deal with sensitive topics and a high level of data security.

Additional Information

City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

Closing date: 28th May 2024 at 11:59pm.
Interview date: 5th June 2024.

City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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