Job description

 The Research & Impact  Manager will work with the Faculty Vice Dean (Research & Impact) and Heads of Research Divisions in the Faculty to increase research funding success within the Faculty and enhance the  management and  impact of our research for patients and the public.     

The role holder will support the Vice Dean (Research & Impact) in developing and implementing a vibrant research environment and future research and impact strategy. They will work closely with the university’s Research Management & Innovation Directorate, relevant NHS research teams, university pre- and post-award teams, and other administrative colleagues, to achieve these objectives.  

The role will involve working closely with academics, researchers and their teams to encourage and support the development of high quality successful applications for external research funding, publication outputs and impact. The role holder will help ensure that applications meet the expected quality requirements and play a key role in helping to increase the impact of the research undertaken by Faculty staff. They will proactively analyse trends in research outputs, research impact, and income to support Faculty reviews. They will work with the Heads of the Research Divisions within the Faculty, relevant colleagues across the university, King’s Health Partners (KHP) and relevant external advisors or others, to monitor and improve research quality and the data that relates to research quality. 

The role holder will keep abreast of, and implement, research related external and university, national and Faculty policies, advise on Health Research Authority approvals, and on research/development approvals for clinical research with relevant NHS Trusts, and health and social care services.  

The role holder will actively support the Faculty’s preparation for the next Research Excellence Framework, with an initial focus on lessons learned from the 2021 submission.   

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract  for Click or tap here to enter text. 

This is a full-time /  post - 100% full time equivalent

Key responsibilities

• Work with the Vice Dean (Research & Impact) to develop and implement the Faculty strategy and targets for increasing the quality and quantity of research activity, monitor performance against targets and assist in initiating any required action within Research Divisions  

• Assist the Vice Dean (Research & Impact) and wider Faculty Leadership team in creating a high quality performance culture in research 

• Assist academic and research staff to initiate, promote and develop high quality research initiatives, with a focus on increasing new high quality grant applications, high quality outputs, and increased impact  

• Encourage and support high quality applications from the Faculty for major long-term quality research funding initiatives, including initiatives across the university and KHP 

• Manage the Faculty’s Research Support Office, monitor support and implement changes as required 

• Oversee the work of the Faculty’s Research Administrator relating to the costing and monitoring of research grants as required (via Worktribe and the Schedule of Events Cost Attribution Template (SoECAT))  

• Proactively analyse the Faculty’s research and impact activity and highlight key findings to the Faculty’s Vice Dean (Research & Impact) and Research Executive 

• Actively contribute to the communications of research activity and to enhancing the impact of the research undertaken by Faculty staff, providing data or materials to assist in fund raising and other promotional activities of the university and the Faculty 

• Advise and monitor, as appropriate, on Research/Innovation Governance, Good Clinical Practice, Health Research Authority and Integrated Research Ethics System applications, helping academics and researchers to obtain Sponsorship for research led by the Faculty.  Investigate governance breaches, if required 

• Advise on, and encourage, national portfolio adoption of studies, advance registration of protocols (e.g. of trials), and access by staff of support from Clinical Research Networks, Clinical Trials Offices, Clinical Trials Units or other relevant resources  

• Develop a network of strong working relationships across the university, with relevant clinical services, research management teams and other academic and clinical groups to foster and grow collaborative research  

• Engage with, and work in partnership with, the university’s Research Strategy & Development team, the Centre for Research Staff Development and with the King’s Research Management and Administration Network 

• Carry out other duties that are consistent with the post.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.  

Skills, knowledge, and experience 

Essential criteria 

• Extensive research development and administration experience in a university, research institute and/or hospital or equivalent  

• Effective, practical and strategic understanding of research funding, including the funding of research postgraduate students, within the Higher Education (HE) sector 

• Experience in strategy development and implementation 

• Excellent IT Skills (Office 365, Excel, Sharepoint, ResearchFish, Je-S, SciVal, Scopus, PubMed, Endnote, research applications and management systems) 

• Assisting academic staff in developing grant applications to external funding bodies 

• Expertise in preparing analyses and reports of outcomes, income, activity, research quality 

• Proven leadership and management experience 

• Able to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team 

• Understanding of the drivers of academic research culture  

• Ability to work well in a large team and within a larger University  

Desirable criteria 

• PhD in a subject relevant to health sciences 

• Knowledge of the major research funding bodies for health and health related research, their programmes and remits, including NIHR, MRC, ESRC, the Wellcome Trust and other major charities, and international funding 

• Working in high level funding or administrative organisation e.g. research council, NIHR or charity 

• Knowledge of the UK and other relevant Framework for Health and Social Care Research, Health Research Authority, Clinical Trials, Good Clinical Practice training, Data protection, Sponsorship etc 

• Knowledge of and skills in research processes and delivery, contracting, subcontracting, grant award management, research team management and leadership, reporting requirements, working with Clinical Research Networks, Clinical Trials Units and Clinical Trials Offices 

• Knowledge of the policies, regulations and frameworks that apply to the employment and development of fixed term research staff 

• Managing a department or Unit of Assessment submission to the Research Excellence Framework 

• Experience of advising and supporting researchers to maximise the impact of their research  

• Working with a range of NHS stakeholders, e.g. clinical teams and research offices