Impact and Partnership Development Officer Policy & Justice (P84321)

Innovation Impact & Business

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

This new full-time post is available from 1st November 2022 on a fixed term basis until 31st July 2023.

Summary of the role

An exciting opportunity has opened up to join our bustling Innovation Impact and Business team, focusing on the delivery of communications and external engagement activities in the policy and justice areas. The post holder will work in the new Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Sector Team, primarily focusing on supporting policy impact for four days a week and the Evidence-Based Justice Lab for one day a week.

As an Impact and Partnership Development Officer (IPDOs) you will be responsible for supporting business engagement, impact development, research collaboration with industry and policy partners, partnership development with regional, national and international stakeholders, and other forms of income generation. We are looking for an organised and proactive Officer, with great customer service skills, a knack for writing engaging copy, and experience in communications, social media and/or events management.

The core of the role will be to support researchers who are interested in engaging with policymakers, as well as promoting Exeter’s world-class research locally, nationally and internationally. The University of Exeter is a member of the national University Policy Engagement Network and is developing strategic relationships with policy stakeholders, which you will be supporting.

You will also support the Evidence Based Justice Lab, an interdisciplinary research group led by Dr Rebecca Helm, specialising in behavioural and data science research. The group apply their research to the legal system and legal arguments to address miscarriages of justice and are engaged externally in a variety of impact activities.

This is an exciting and varied role working on the emerging interface between academia, policy and justice. 

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022).  

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and our world-leading research impact is growing faster than any other Russell Group university (2021 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City .

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including: 

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England  

Further information

Please contact Jess Hurrell [email protected]