Knowledge Exchange Manager
4th November 2019 at 10:00
The Role
In 2018 POST established a Knowledge Exchange Unit (KEU) to help deliver its new ‘POST at 30’ strategy to bridge research and policy. The KEU supports the exchange of information and expertise between researchers and the UK Parliament. We are now recruiting a knowledge exchange manager to broker relationships with academia and other research stakeholders and train the next generation of policy-wise researchers, working with the other Knowledge Exchange Manager, under the leadership of the Knowledge Exchange Unit Manager.
The Person
The successful candidate will have the following skills/experience:
- Experience of working independently at the interface of research and policy, within either a policy organisation (for example, government or civil society) or a research organisation (for example, a university), to develop and or/ deliver face to face and online knowledge exchange activities to enhance diverse engagement.
- Demonstrated ability (for example via blogs, publications, presentations, and/or other projects or activities or recognitions) to develop independent activities on some aspect(s) of the interface of research and legislature(s).
- Experience of managing multiple discrete projects at the same time, including demonstrated ability to manage time and work to strict deadlines, determine means to achieve work related objectives in the most effective way and achieve results, and to monitor impact against plans and adapt activities in response to changing demand and to ensure that effective use is made of available resources.
Qualifications:
Essential
• A bachelor’s degree (2.2 or higher) in a relevant area (e.g. science, humanities) or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- Annual leave starting at 30 days pro rata
- Civil Service Pension scheme
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Discounted membership of the in-house gym
All applications must be submitted on a House of Commons application form. More information on the role and the full criteria can be found on the job description.
This Vacancy is closed to applications.