Policy Fellow - Durham, United Kingdom - Durham University

Durham University
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Policy Fellow (Clean Maritime Research)
(Job Number
: )**Research and Innovation Services

Grade 7:

  • £37,099
  • £44,263 per annum
Fixed Term - Full Time


Contract Duration: 3 years


Contracted Hours per Week: 35


Working Arrangements: 9am and 5pm


Closing Date: 05-Jun-2024, 5:59:00 PM


Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement:
Not Applicable.


The University
At Durham University we are proud of our people.

A globally outstanding centre of educational excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other.

We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things professionally and personally.


Across the University we have a huge variety of roles and career opportunities, which together make us a large and successful community, which is a key hub of activity within our region and nationally.

We would be thrilled if you would consider joining our thriving University. Further information about the University can be found here


The Role and Department


Durham University has been successful in securing funding to lead a UK Clean Maritime Research Hub and is seeking a Policy Fellow to act as the key link between the research consortium, UK government and other stakeholders.


The research hub will coordinate a major programme of research activity aimed at understanding how to accelerate the decarbonisation and elimination of harmful pollution for the maritime sector.

The project presents a major opportunity for research to inform future policy in this area at all levels and as such will need support to connect research and policy agendas.


The Policy Fellow (Clean Maritime Research) will play an important role in ensuring that research activity is informed by the interests and priorities of key policy and industry stakeholders, through intelligence gathering and dissemination, stakeholder engagement and facilitation and will aim to work with partners to develop actionable policy recommendations underpinned by the research findings aimed at national, regional and local Government, Industry and regulators.

They will be the primary point of liaison between the research consortium and the major stakeholders, including Department for Transport and the UK SHORE team, industry bodies, local authorities and a broad range of other interested parties.

A key responsibility will be coordinating a policy forum, which will bring together these stakeholders regularly to engage with the research programme and develop collaborative working practices.


The Policy Fellow will be line managed from Durham University's Research and Innovation Services Department but will work flexibly across the consortium of partners to understand research strengths, engaging closely with the projects supported through the hub to identify and promote policy insights and learning.

The role is fixed term for three years and open to hybrid working and flexible location, although there would be an expectation of being in Durham on a regular basis.

The position would potentially suit a secondment from a related policy role, but previous policy experience is not necessarily a prerequisite.

We would welcome interest from people with experience of clean energy, transport or environmental policy or other relevant areas.


Responsibilities

The postholder will:

  • Familiarise themselves with all aspects of the UK Clean Maritime Research portfolio and develop and understanding of the perspective of key policy and industry partners.
  • Identify Clean Maritime research that is policy relevant and report/synthesise/communicate that work in a timely and appropriate manner to relevant stakeholders.
  • Develop good working relationships in key government departments and keep and keep abreast of policy developments.
  • Communicate policy Clean Maritime policy developments to the research consortium and support researchers to understand the potential policy relevance of research.
  • Coordinate and convene the Clean Maritime Policy Unit, a forum for knowledge exchange between researchers and policymakers in the maritime sector.
  • Develop briefings and other materials that translate research for policy audiences that are relevant and timely.
  • Work with government officials to identify gaps in existing knowledge that could be met by the UK Clean Maritime Research Hub research community.
  • Manage the delivery of policy engagement support to a high standard and ensure that they are delivered in a customer focussed way.
  • To plan and coordinate hub presence at international, national and local events in support of policy impact objectives, including o organising and implementing conferences, webinars and briefings o publicising events and identifying appropriate invitees/attendees o Working with researchers to design and generate appropriately targeted publicity and outreach material
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