Research Partnership Officer - Stirling, United Kingdom - University of Stirling

University of Stirling

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Stirling, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Post Details
Full time
Fixed term until 31 December 2026_ _

Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 02 July 2024.

There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK.

The Post
Everywhere in the world people organize in relation to water. Its resources and assets provide essential 'goods' and 'services' and huge opportunities for the economy, society and communities.

Harnessing these productively is a key route to optimising growth, value and community outcomes, as well as meeting important environmental goals.

This post is part of a £5m Local Policy Innovation Partnership project funded by UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) over 3 years to explore these issues in the Forth Water Basin in Scotland.

The Partnership, called 'FORTH2O', involves six Universities and Institutes, as well as over eighty stakeholder partners (including Scottish Government, Scottish Water and SEPA).

This is a hugely exciting opportunity to make a real difference for the health and wealth of our businesses, communities, and natural ecosystems.

Through a range of innovative core projects; challenge, innovation and living 'labs'; and a commissioning fund of £1.2m to support new activity, the partnership will play a vital role in 'optimising outcomes' from the water system.***The Research Partnership Officer will play a key role in the Partnership, taking the lead in building, developing and delivering effective strategies for information sharing, co-ordination and collaboration between Partnership members.

The post will involve building strong relationships with internal and external networks.

This will mean supporting appropriate projects and working groups to ensure that agreed actions linked to innovation opportunities are implemented.

It also means curating and managing internal partnership communications, and preparing and implementing effective external stakeholder engagement and communications plans (including web, video and social media content, blogs, podcasts, and so on as required).

The post will also coordinate knowledge transfer activity across the project, preparing briefing papers, reports, and other information on issues relating to LPIP/FORTH2O, including development and management of training and capacity building plans, events and activities.

This may lead to proposals for further funding, or to consultancy, CPD or spin-out opportunities.

Additional Information:

This role will be based primarily on campus at the University of Stirling, but will involve agile working within the University framework, including working away from the office as required to engage effectively with partners and stakeholders.

Description of Duties

Work with the Project Principal Investigator, Research Partnership Manager and other project partners to build, develop and manage effective strategies for information sharing, coordination and collaboration between Partnership members
Provide regular analysis of the above Partnership strategies to the Project Principal Investigator and Partnership Executive Group (PEG), and initiate processes and procedures to resolve new problems across the matrix of project partners
Liaise and build strong relationships with internal and external networks through which innovation can be pursued, including with intermediaries
Manage internal partnership communications, using MS Teams and associated Sharepoint sites effectively to connect Partnership members and researchers
Take a key role in preparing and implementing an effective external stakeholder engagement plan and communications plan for LPIP/FORTH2O, including and the development of appropriate materials and events to support innovation and Partnership development
Record and monitor the progress of engagement and communications plans to ensure delivery at the key stages. Prepare and present quarterly progress reports for the Partnership Executive Group (PEG), internal Partnership Advisory Board (PAB) and other relevant stakeholders as may be required by the Project Principal Investigator
Coordinate Knowledge Transfer activity, preparing briefing papers, reports, proposals and other information on issues relating to LPIP/FORTH2O, including development and management of training and capacity building plans, events and activities across the Partnership, as required
In conjunction with the Research Partnership Manager, develop and manage the administration of Partnership events
Provide officer support for appropriate projects and working groups to ensure that agreed actions linked to innovation opportunities are implemented
Maintain, contribute to, and disseminate expert knowledge of national and international issues in relation to the innovation activity and wider business of LPIP/FORTH2O, including review and improvement of appropriate new, policies and practices
Contribute as appropriate to the pursuit of further funding opportunities and proposals
Support the Research Partners