Research Policy Advisor

6 days ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Research England Full time

About the Role

The Senior Policy Adviser will play a key role in developing and implementing Research England's policy on research funding. This will involve working closely with colleagues across UKRI, government, universities, and other external organisations to ensure that our policy is effective and meets the needs of our stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement policy on research funding, including the Strategic Institutional Research Funding (SIRF) programme.
  • Lead the development of work packages to evaluate the effectiveness of individual SIRF streams and contribute to wider SIRF Review outcomes.
  • Support senior colleagues in the development and implementation of wider work packages within the SIRF Review, including the Transparency Programme.
  • Liaise with and support the Head of Research Policy, Data and Analysis to develop understanding of, and analyse formula funding methodology.
  • Prepare Research England Council and UKRI Executive Committee papers and other documents.
  • Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of research policy and interpretation of analysis with the ability to distil key points for a range of audiences.
  • Contribute to comprehensive spending review commissions and the development of key evidence of the impacts and benefits of RE funding.

Requirements

  • Experience of policy or strategy development and delivery, or of strategic engagement for policy or strategy development.
  • Experience of synthesising information from different quantitative and qualitative sources, drawing conclusions to inform policy outcomes.
  • Experience of building, maintaining and influencing a strategic network of stakeholders to work collaboratively and find the best possible outcomes.
  • Highly collaborative, able to take responsibility for delivery, and to trust and empower others to take ownership and deliver independently.
  • Proven ability to motivate, empower and inspire others to work effectively to deliver personal and team objectives.
  • Ability to appropriately tailor written and oral communications in style and content according to audience.
  • Flexibility to travel to meetings, including in locations that may require travel outside of work hours.

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