Department Research and Innovation Services (RIS)
Salary Starting from £30,505, rising to £36,924 pro rata
We wish to appoint a Project Officer to work within the Knowledge Exchange (KE) team at the University within the Department of Research and Innovation Services (RIS).
The KE team works across all faculties of the University to develop and support collaborative partnerships between academics and external organisations. The partnerships can be through a variety of mechanisms e.g. contract research, consultancy, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) but ultimately provide an interchange of knowledge to address real-world challenges and generate new innovations and impact.
You will support the Knowledge Exchange and Business Partnerships team in coordinating activities to help promote partnerships between academic and external organisations.
Three main areas of responsibility are:
supporting data gathering and reporting on partnership activities linked to institutional reporting on Knowledge Exchange.
supporting marketing and communications for the Knowledge Exchange team.
general administrative support for the KE team including arranging meetings and minute taking.
You will be expected to work closely with colleagues across the University to help deliver initiatives associated with the above e.g. central marketing and communication colleagues. There may be a need to undertake very occasional UK travel (e.g. once every 4 months) to visit partner companies for project meetings or to support off-campus events.
About you
The ideal candidate should: be a proactive self-starter who shows initiative and takes responsibility and is able to work well both independently and as part of a team. be able to embrace change and be adaptable to a variety of activities ranging from business as usual to developing new initiatives. be competent with IT e.g. Word, Excel and Teams and comfortable with exploring new IT systems. have project management experience, managing timelines, stakeholders and administrative processes. have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Further information
This is a part-time role, working 21.9 hours per week (0.6 fte). For an informal discussion about the role please contact Steven Boakes, Head of Knowledge Exchange on sb2577@bath.ac.uk. What we can offer you
a very generous employer contributory pension scheme. generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
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The ideal candidate should: be a proactive self-starter who shows initiative and takes responsibility and is able to work well both independently and as part of a team. be able to embrace change and be adaptable to a variety of activities ranging from business as usual to developing new initiatives. be competent with IT e.g. Word, Excel and Teams and comfortable with exploring new IT systems. have project management experience, managing timelines, stakeholders and administrative processes. have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Further information
This is a part-time role, working 21.9 hours per week (0.6 fte). For an informal discussion about the role please contact Steven Boakes, Head of Knowledge Exchange on sb2577@bath.ac.uk. What we can offer you
a very generous employer contributory pension scheme. generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
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