Research England (RE).
Salary: £37,841 per annum.
Band: UKRI Band D.
Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 months).
Hours: Full-time/ Part Time (minimum 0.8 FTE) (flexible working available).
Location: Westward House, Bristol - Hybrid working available.
Closing Date: 4th May 2026.
About the role
The Research Policy Directorate brings together our expert policy functions that provide funding to Higher Education Providers (HEPs) for research and infrastructure, and that look to enhance research cultures, supported by data, evidence, and analysis. You will lead and/or support work on Research England’s broad research funding and people, culture and environment portfolios.
Responsibilities
* Working with colleagues, and independently, to develop and/or implement RE policy with considerable levels of engagement with colleagues across UKRI and government, universities and other external organisations.
* Day-to-day management of the Expanding Excellence in England (E3) fund:
o Financial monitoring of current and past E3 awards, including preparation of governance papers.
o Developing effective relationships with E3 units (includes some travel) & internal contacts.
o Responding to requests and queries.
o Internal and external communications activity.
o Supporting evaluation processes and developing evidence to feed into improvements for future rounds.
* Supporting and leading policy on:
o Responsible Research Assessment.
o Research Integrity.
o Open Research.
o Talent and Skills.
o Public Engagement.
* Representing Research England at external meetings and addressing external groups (usually alongside a more senior member of the team).
This role requires flexibility to travel to meetings, including in locations that may require travel outside of work hours.
Qualifications
* A degree level qualification or relevant equivalent education or experience (S).
* Experience of monitoring and/or evaluation, or the equivalent applicable skills (S/I).
* Experience synthesising information from different sources to draw conclusions (S/I).
* Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a wide variety of collaborators including by email, preparation of committee papers and during meeting discussions (S/I).
* Experience of working effectively with internal and external stakeholders (S/I).
* Proven experience managing projects and working collaboratively to deliver outputs (S/I).
* Ability to manage own workload, resolve competing demands, and cope with changing priorities in a flexible and proactive way (S/I).
Benefits
* An outstanding defined salary pension scheme.
* 30 days’ annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent).
* Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.
* Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.
* Flexible working options.
UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer.
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