Policy and Engagement Manager – College of Engineering and Physical Sciences – 103231 – Grade 7

Job title:

Policy and Engagement Manager – College of Engineering and Physical Sciences – 103231 – Grade 7

Company

University of Birmingham

Job description

Job Description:

Position Details

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974

Grade: 7

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to June 2028

Closing date: 17th March 2024

This role is also open as an internal secondment opportunity which would need to be agreed by your current line manager.

UK and global travel may be required for this role.

Our offer to you

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

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Role Summary

As an Engagement, Impact and Policy Manager you will play a key role in leading impact and engagement activities for a £15M 5-year programme on energy demand research. You will facilitate knowledge exchange across the research institutions, engaging and disseminating findings to external stakeholder partners including the general public and policymakers, as well as monitoring and facilitating impact. This involves working with research partners, academia, industry, policy, NGOs and the media. The post-holder has a key role on the Centre’s Operations team to ensure impact is realised across the Centre’s geography.

As the UKRI’s flagship £15 million investment in energy demand research and led from Sussex University, the Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) has a key role in providing evidence on actionable solutions for energy demand reduction across different sectors. EDRC is interdisciplinary, covering expertise in technological, social, economic, business and policy aspects.

Our overarching vision for EDRC is to inform and inspire energy demand reductions that support an affordable, comfortable and secure Net Zero society. Our five main research themes are:

• Futures: to understand the underlying conditions needed to deliver a low energy future in the UK to contribute to rapid greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions.
• Flexibility: to assess the needs, impacts and implications of demand-side flexibility – i.e. the capacity to use energy in different locations at different times of the day or the year – and to explore solutions that enable effective and equitable deployment of demand-side flexibility.
• Place: to build a new approach to place-based approaches and policy making which provides actionable insights, tools and processes which enable an acceleration of the Net Zero transition.
• Governance: to develop a research and action programme that contributes to the Centre’s delivery of short-term impact and identifies feasible models, policies and pathways to overall energy demand reductions and decarbonization.
• Equity: to generate rigorous, interdisciplinary and actionable evidence and knowledge on how different energy demand solutions can deliver an affordable, clean and more equitable Net Zero energy system.

We have a strong focus on engagement with key stakeholders in academia, industry, policy, NGOs and the media, in order to achieve high impact for our research. Our team comprises of 45 people from different academic backgrounds and disciplines, located across 12 different universities. We are committed to the principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and our core values are:

• Fair to people and the planet
• Transparent in our approach
• Bold in our thoughts and actions
• Open to different points of view
• Impactful towards the future of energy demand.

Main Duties

• Work closely with EDRC’s Operations Manager, and Director and Co-Director to oversee the successful delivery of EDRC’s vision.
• Lead the development and monitoring of EDRC’s engagement and impact strategy.
• Work with partners to design and implement a robust framework for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning to ensure EDRC maximises impact and delivers its Theory of Change.
• Co-ordination of administrators and researchers across EDRC locations to collate, monitor and analyse impact information.
• Work with EDRC’s Communications Manager to develop engaging material for a wider range of stakeholders (including business, government, NGOs, charities, funders, and the public) to disseminate and raise awareness of the Centre’s research and impact.
• Work with the Operations Manager and Administrators to support EDRC’s communication and collaboration tools (e.g. Microsoft Teams, social media).
• Take responsibility for maintaining existing links and developing new relationships with policymakers and practitioners working in local government and other agencies across the UK.
• Provide advice and expertise in knowledge exchange and keep abreast of developments in this field.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

Essential

• Experience of achieving impact in Higher Education or similar large organisation or in development work.
• High level of communication skills.
• Experience of producing communications and engagement material using a range of different media, that is suitable for a wide range of audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective working relationships with a range of staff and to work well within and across teams.
• Knowledge of impact monitoring and evaluation methods such as Theory of Change, Partnership Assessment Tool,
• Experience of engaging with policymakers

Desirable

• Experience of energy related research.

Attributes and Behaviour

• Ability to produce material to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work unsupervised and act on own initiative, prioritising own workload.
• Ability to persuade and work effectively with others in order to achieve results and gain support as part of a team.
• Willingness and availability to work unsocial hours to meet deadlines or to travel to international meetings (evenings and weekends); travel nationally and internationally for overnight trips that can last for multiple consecutive days.
• Excellent project management skills, including time management and organisational skills, working under pressure and to meet multiple deadlines.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring fair treatment and opportunity for all.

Informal enquiries to Claire Moran,

View our staff values and behaviours

We believe there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is one of our values. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone .

Expected salary

£34980 – 44263 per year

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 08:54:36 GMT

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