Policy Adviser - Bristol, United Kingdom - Research England

Research England

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- £31,931
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
UKRI Band D
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
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Job summary:

Policy Adviser

Salary:
£31,931 per annum

Hours:
Full time

Contract Type:
Open Ended

Location:
Westward House, Bristol

Team:
Research Funding & Research Environment

Closing Date:09 June 23

Purpose

This role will support the delivery of the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) and provide policy support to the research infrastructure team within the research directorate.

This role will involve working with colleagues and more independently to support the development and delivery of policy. It will also involve engaging with colleagues across Research England, UKRI and other external organisations, including universities.

You will be well-organised and self-motivated with an interest in the higher education sector.

You will be capable of working both within a team and more independently, and will play a key role in developing and delivering projects with others.

You will have good attention to detail and be able to develop strong working relationships with stakeholders at a range of levels of seniority.

Job description:

Main outputs and activities

The areas outlined are initial areas of responsibility:

You will provide support to the research funding team (Head of Research Infrastructure and two Senior Policy Advisors) to deliver and monitor the delivery of Research England's competitive infrastructure scheme (UKRPIF).

Contribute to the delivery of UKRPIF:

Manage the monitoring the current UKRPIF projects, communicating with project contacts and providing updates to the Head of Research Infrastructure and Associate Director of Research as well as liaising with the infrastructure team and RE colleagues.
Contribute to the delivery of UKRPIF round 7, including providing secretariat support for the Assessment Panel, managing queries, and supporting the Senior Policy Adviser.
Support the development of UKRPIF evaluation framework to provide a programme level evaluation, engaging with stakeholders to implement a successful evaluation.

Support to the delivery of wider activities across the infrastructure team:

Contribute to activity to prepare for Research England's case for funding at the Spending Review including analysis and interpretation of evidence leading to the drafting of papers, evidence and supporting business cases
Contribute to the development of the capital formula approach for Research England including the processes for monitoring.

This role will require work across the directorate and support to the wider Research team as required.

Person specification:

Shortlisting Criteria

Experience managing projects and working collaboratively to deliver outputs
Ability to manage own workload, resolve competing demands, and cope with changing priorities in a flexible and proactive way
Experience analysing and interpreting complex information to draw conclusions and inform recommendations
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders both orally and in writing
Experience of working effectively with internal and external stakeholders
Graduate level qualifications or equivalent demonstrable experience
Flexibility to travel to meetings, including in locations that may require travel outside of work hours

Benefits:

Flexible Working
30 days annual leave + Public Holidays
Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme
Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider

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Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals

- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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