Senior Academic Development Manager - England, United Kingdom - Royal College of Art

Description

RKE Development Manager

Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is the world's largest community of postgraduate art and design students.

It is also the oldest art and design university in continuous operation and has been ranked as the world's number one art and design university for a remarkable nine consecutive years, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject the worldwide survey of academic and industry opinion.

Due to an internal promotion, we are currently seeking a dynamic and experienced RKE Development Manager to join our team and drive our research performance and income from external funding sources.

Provide expert advice and support to academic staff in framing research ideas, scoping resources, and drafting funding applications.
Contribute to research strategy development, implementation, and monitoring to enhance the College's research performance.
Develop links with academic and business partners for collaborative projects and bids.
Identify and communicate relevant research and KE funding opportunities to academic and administrative staff.
Collaborate with senior staff to maintain a pipeline of high-quality research and KE grant applications.
Ensure accurate planning and costing of research and KE projects in collaboration with Finance and ILTS teams.

Support the delivery of training to academic staff on good practice in research and KE project planning, management, and bid preparation.

Maintain up-to-date and accurate data on grant submissions and outcomes for reporting to senior Research and Innovation staff and external funders.

Monitor the progress of active funded research and KE projects and ensure robust, accurate, and timely reporting.
Write and collate relevant information on college research and knowledge exchange activity for web pages and publications.
A postgraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
Proven experience in research development, grant writing, and knowledge exchange.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Not only do we have top benefits, but we also encourage career progression and live by our values of Curiosity - Inclusion - Collaboration and Integrity.

The Royal College of Art (RCA) aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected