Strategic Research Executive

3 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Strategic Research Executive**

**Grade UE08 £48,350 - £59,421 per annum**

**Edinburgh Research Office**

**Full time: 35 hours per week**

**Open ended: permanent**

**The Opportunity**

The Strategic Research Development team enables the University of Edinburgh to position itself proactively to win research funding, rather than simply acting reactively to funding opportunities. The post holder will find routes for delivery that enable the Institution’s academic community to respond to new opportunities effectively.

The Strategic Research Executive will have a facility for synthesising quantitative and qualitative information, extracting analysis and developing recommendations. The post holder will analyse the research and research funding landscapes, looking for opportunities at scale for the University of Edinburgh to improve its research portfolio. Taking a project-based approach, they will scope the scale of the opportunity and the challenges to realising it before designing modes of support that will enable the Institution’s research community to respond effectively.

We want you to bring your enthusiasm, creativity, proactivity and communication skills to the role. We need your extensive ability to interpret ‘big picture’ information and use that evidence to make recommendations for research development, which you will then be able to translate into a viable delivery plan. Your ability to build relationships and communicate your work to colleagues from senior leadership, researchers and professional services will be vital.

Examples of work the Strategic Research Executive will lead on:

- Realising elements of the University’s Research and Innovation Strategy that the Edinburgh Research Office holds responsibility for.
- Lead on the design and delivery of the Edinburgh Research Office’s response to the UK’s Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice.
- Lead on the Edinburgh Research Office’s support for interdisciplinary research.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Demonstrable experience of analysing complex issues and designing recommendations for progression based on the analysis.
- Significant experience of both project design and delivery, with demonstrable highly developed, detailed organisation and planning embedded in it.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence wide ranging types of stakeholders, and establish varied networks.

**Click **here **for a copy of the full job description**

**As a valued member of our team, you can expect**:

- A competitive salary.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab ).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

**Key dates to note**

We expect interviews will be held late-June 2024.

**Edinburgh Research Office**

Working in Edinburgh Research Office you will be part of a professional, supportive, and friendly team ; at the heart of University research support, working in collaboration with academics and research support professionals across the institution. The breadth of our remit means you will get an overview of research support activity while you build your skills in your specialism. Gaining new knowledge and skills to help you develop in this role and progress in your career is a priority. We offer colleagues a stimulating working environment based on our values of integrity, expertise, community, and collaboration. Our work is fast-paced and intense; you will thrive here if you are motivated, collaborative, and passionate about providing an excellent service to enable our researchers to do amazing work.

The University offers hybrid working; in Edinburgh Research Office we expect colleagues to be on campus for a minimum of team anchor days, team meetings, all-ERO meetings and ot

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