Impact Advisor

**Key information**:
**Salary**:
Starting salary from £32,411 - £37,386 per annum with further progression opportunities to £40,745**Date advertised**:
Thursday, May 18, 2023**Closing date**:
Monday, June 12, 2023 - midnight**Please quote reference**:
RDS78**Interview date**:
Friday, June 30, 2023Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

We are looking for a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and dedicated Impact Advisor to foster the growth of innovation and research impact.

The Impact Adviser supports Bournemouth University (BU) to develop research impact in line with the institutional strategy; BU2025. The postholder will be responsible for leading activities and initiatives to enable BU’s researchers to identify, develop, communicate, and evidence impact arising from BU research. They will focus on developing a culture of research impact at BU and ensuring emerging areas of impact are supported for inclusion in future Research Excellence Framework (REF) and Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) exercises. The postholder will work in the central Research Development and Support (RDS) but will provide dedicated impact support in two Faculties.

In return for your talents, we offer a generous renumeration and benefits package, as well as flexible working hours and extensive training package.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.