International Policy Engagement and Impact Specialist
Department: Research and Impact Services (RIS)
Salary: Starting from £38,784, rising to £46,049 pro rata
Closing date: Thursday 26 February 2026
Are you passionate about shaping global policy and driving research impact?
The University of Bath is seeking an International Policy Engagement and Impact Specialist to help accelerate the international impact of our research and tackle global challenges.
About the role
In this pivotal role, you will bring expertise in engaging with and influencing international policy-making. Working within our Research and Impact Services team, you will support researchers to connect with key decision-makers, develop strategic engagement plans, and translate research insights into meaningful policy impact worldwide.
What youll do:
- Identify and engage international policymakers, think tanks, NGOs, and other key stakeholders.
- Provide expert advice and practical support to researchers on policy engagement strategies.
- Horizon scan for global policy opportunities and help shape impactful engagement activities.
- Co-develop tailored communications for policy audiences, including briefs, blogs, and presentations.
- Track and report on policy engagement activities and help collect and evaluate impact evidence.
- Support researchers to evidence policy influence and contribute to impact case studies.
- Contribute to building capacity across the University for effective policy engagement.
What were looking for:
- Degree-level education (or equivalent professional experience).
- Proven experience in public policy engagement, ideally at international level.
- Strong track record of building strategic partnerships with senior policy professionals.
- Ability to translate research into policy-relevant outputs and evidence impact.
- Excellent organisational, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Experience in higher education, knowledge exchange, and familiarity with the Research Excellence Framework (REF) is highly desirable.
Why join us?
Youll work alongside leading experts in research impact and policy engagement, including colleagues in the Institute for Policy Research and Public Affairs. This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference by connecting world-class research with global policy challenges.
You can find out more about our Policy engagement activities, including support for international policy engagement, through our Bath Policy Engagement Academy webpages.
Further information
This is a full-time role for a fixed-term period until July 2026, however, part-time hours will be considered for the right candidate.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Emma Gibbard, Research Impact Lead.
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 and 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're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader, autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you
We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work on our website, as well as following us on X and LinkedIn.
Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship, and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.
Anonymous shortlisting: 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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