UK Research and Innovation

Analyst

• To support the algorithm-driven allocation of research funds to higher education providers by:
• - developing a sound knowledge of the Higher Education sector data used by the analyst team to underpin SIRF funding allocations.
• - developing a sound knowledge of the algorithm-driven (also referred to as formula-based) research funding methods used by Research England and collaborating with colleagues to develop, maintain and implement funding models.
• - proactively engaging early and often within and across teams to share analytical results, and to discuss findings, taking data limitations into account.
• - using the most appropriate methods and tools to determine and apply appropriate quantitative methods and write code to model formula-driven funding allocations, confidently adapting their approach as required to effectively manipulate a variety of data sources.
• - engaging with quality assurance and publication processes for disseminating outcomes.
• - taking responsibility for the presentation of high-quality statistical advice and analysis undertaken by self and/or team.
• To provide broader sector analysis by:
• - supporting the development of analytical models that underpin sector benchmarking activities.
• - investigating available datasets and determining possible metrics for use in sector analysis.
• - collaborating with colleagues on possible ways to gain sector insight from datasets and how these could feed data visualisations that may aid in supplying this insight to internal and external partners.
• To assist with quality assurance checks when required:
• - ensuring that the team QA process is always followed.
• - making sure that QA approvals are raised as necessary.
• Other:
• - developing and leading relationships with internal and external partners where pertinent, potentially including representing RE at meetings and events.
• - delegating tasks to colleagues and supporting junior staff as required.
• - supporting wider areas of the Research Funding team activities as they arise.

Senior Statistical Analyst

• Support the algorithm-driven allocation of research funds to higher education providers by developing a sound knowledge of the Higher Education sector data used by the analyst team to underpin funding allocations.
• Develop a sound knowledge of the algorithm-driven (formula-based) research funding methods used by Research England and collaborate with colleagues to develop, maintain and implement funding models.
• Support the team by challenging assumptions, considering data and methodological limitations, and suggesting solutions.
• Engage with quality assurance and publication processes for disseminating outcomes.
• Provide broader sector analysis by supporting the development of new approaches and analytical models that underpin sector benchmarking activities.
• Investigate available datasets and determine possible metrics for use in sector analysis.
• Collaborate with colleagues on ways to gain sector insight from datasets, and how to visualise this data to aid in supplying insight to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure that the team QA process is always followed and make sure that QA approvals are escalated as necessary.
• Support the development and maintenance of analytical tools to facilitate the teams’ activities.

Funding Analyst

Executive

• Lead and manage Research England and its staff in the successful delivery of its objectives
• Be a core member of the UKRI Executive Team to deliver best value from the overall research and innovation funding and policy system
• Work collaboratively across UKRI’s Councils to foster interdisciplinary work
• Work with the Executive Committee to lead and develop the organisation’s strategic approach to research and innovation in England
• Work with the SIM and other Council members on the strategic approach to knowledge exchange and commercialisation
• Fulfil Research England’s remit to create and sustain the conditions for a healthy and dynamic research and knowledge exchange system in the higher education sector
• Oversee Quality Related funding and maintain the excellence of research infrastructure
• Represent and develop positive relationships between Research England and the devolved administrations

Executive Chair – Research

Scientist

• Lead the control and measurement of superconducting quantum computers
• Develop infrastructure and best-practice for system calibration and measurement
• Enable the quantum measurement needs in other areas of the team and NQCC
• Scope and deliver research on scaling control, calibration and quantum error correction
• Drive full-stack integration and use of quantum computers at NQCC
• Establish and lead R&D collaborations on key technologies to accelerate our roadmap
• Develop key collaborator and supplier relationships and represent NQCC externally
• Train and guide technical staff and students including through line management
• Keep up to date with advances in the field, present and publish non-confidential results

Staff Quantum Scientist – Superconducting Circuits

Manager

• Support the development of proportionate M&E frameworks for priority programmes, including logic models, theories of change, SMART objectives and key results.
• Apply analytical judgement to identify appropriate metrics, baseline requirements and evidence needs.
• Identify risks in data collection and implement appropriate mitigation approaches.
• Establish appropriate project management process to support the activity.
• Develop and manage reporting requirements and processes with programme and delivery teams.
• Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships to support reporting and evidence gathering.
• Analyse and synthesise programme data into clear, evidence-based outputs for senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate the collection of qualitative and quantitative evidence, including case studies, impact data and key results.
• Use UKRI systems and bespoke approaches to monitor programme data and support investment planning.
• Support commissioning and management of external evaluations, including contractor oversight.
• Undertake analysis and research to generate insights and support evidence-based recommendations.
• Contribute to the production of reports, dashboards and communications to disseminate findings.
• Analyse evidence and data to provide specific relevant information required for corporate reporting (including KRs, quarterly reporting and Annual Report & Accounts).
• Manage priorities across a small number of programmes, contributing to the continuous improvement of M&E practice.

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

People Operations

• Provide strategic leadership across the full people agenda
• Act as Deputy Chief People Officer, exercising delegated authority
• Support the Chief People Officer in setting the strategic direction of the HR function
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders across UKRI
• Lead the continued transformation of the HR function
• Drive the performance, capability and professional development of the HR function
• Provide organisation-wide leadership on organisational development, organisational design and the people aspects of transformation

Deputy Chief People Officer

Events

• Providing general operational and organisational support for a range of projects within the ADR UK Strategic Hub, with a focus on communications and events, including managing shared mailboxes, supporting the implementation and ongoing maintenance of administrative processes (such as project or publication trackers), supporting the purchase order process.
• Being a first point of call for enquiries in relation to assigned projects you will support, providing answers and guidance in a timely manner or using judgement to escalate where needed.
• Engaging with and supporting continuous improvement project work and initiatives, seeking to refine processes and ways of working within both your team and the wider organisation to ensure smooth delivery of our projects and workstreams.
• Supporting meetings, webinars, and events both internally and externally and both in-person and virtually; tasks include securing venues (or virtual meeting space), maintaining invitation lists, arranging logistics, making travel and accommodation arrangements, and processing expenses claims.

Operations Officer – Communications & Events

• Working as part of the DSIT/UKRI Metascience Unit, the role will involve:
• Working at the interface between strategic leadership and delivery with strong communication skills to develop and implement key priorities, policies, and strategies.
• Building and developing strong relationships, working across UKRI, government departments, other funders and stakeholders to ensure that investments are connected and impactful.
• Leading the design, delivery and evaluation of applied experiments on UKRI funding processes, to inform changes in policy and practice.
• Responsibility for scoping, developing, commissioning and managing a portfolio of metascience-related research, through collaborative partnerships across UKRI, other Government organisations and wider partners, to maximise impact and knowledge exchange.
• Developing and overseeing cohort engagement activities and events to promote networking and knowledge exchange.
• Working with others to ensure that allocated investments are appropriately governed, monitored, evaluated, and communicated.
• Working with others to manage a programme of contracted research and activities with a delivery partner.
• Providing support to and deputise for the team head as required and undertake periodic work on areas outside of the team as needed, supporting the wider work of ESRC.
• Line managing members of staff, and also task or activity manage of other staff members, supporting teams and individuals to achieve objectives through periods of change.

Senior Portfolio Manager

General

• Develop and maintain detailed knowledge of opportunities for joint efforts throughout the university sector.
• Act as an authoritative source of advice on these opportunities.
• Distil key points of complex work programmes to different audiences.
• Contribute and lead different aspects of policy development in a constantly evolving and complex landscape.
• Provide funding opportunities that align to said policy development, including developing and leading driven funding calls.
• Bring together a wide range of views from a breadth of collaborators to advise the programme’s development.
• Provide briefing to senior stakeholders and decision makers.
• Become comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity, and be part of a highly motivated team.
• Represent the programme, and be able to distil complex activities, for various groups.

Senior Research Excellence Framework, Policy and Engagement Advisor

• Leading a programme of work to enable effective management of personal and confidential data, including data sharing and personal data transfers relating to UKRI international research funding activities. This includes:
• Development and oversight of the work programme to support international research funding partnerships, focused on delivering key resources to enable sustainable partnerships and support continuous improvement. Includes timely reporting on progress and delivery to senior managers and governance committees, and active resource management to ensure the most effective deployment of people, resources and time.
• Providing expert advice and assistance on the management of personal data, data sharing and transfers relevant to UKRI international research funding activities. This includes advising on transfer mechanisms and safeguards, including contractual requirements, undertaking transfer risk assessments for specific countries and jurisdictions, identifying appropriate approaches to data management, controls and risks and undertaking data protection impact assessments where needed.
• Leading the development of effective procedures, guidance, reports and other templates are in place, and are regularly reviewed and updated in line with changing business requirements for international funding activities. This includes managing the procurement and delivery of services from external legal advisors and other suppliers as required.
• Leading the development and delivery of frameworks and protocols with international partners, addressing the requirements relevant to multiple activities where possible.
• Monitoring developments in information rights legislation, providing analysis of any implications for UKRI activities and developing proposals to address emerging issues and regulatory change, and disseminating information across the organisation as necessary.
• Responsible for the personal data breach incident management process for incidents involving international funding activities and international partners, ensuring that incidents are managed effectively, actions are identified and monitored, and where relevant incidents are reported to relevant regulators.
• Leading the development and delivery of information rights training, addressing international research funding partnerships and international data transfers, including targeted induction, awareness raising activity and specialist training as necessary.
• Providing expert advice on other areas of UK information rights legislation, such as the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information regulations, to support compliance and monitor and improve service delivery. This includes advice to international teams, and international partners and support on information rights requests involving international partnership information.
• Providing expert, timely and effective advice on information rights matters, including to the Chief Executive, Chief Finance Officer and senior executives across UKRI, through excellent quality written submissions and face-to-face briefings.
• Reviewing and resolving complex issues and complaints relating to information rights. Providing direction and support across the team when handling complicated or ambiguous queries or raising reputational issues.
• Driving service improvements through the development and continuous assessments of key performance indicators for information rights operations work supporting international partnerships.
• Other duties as required, including providing support to other teams across the Group and deputising for the Head of Information Governance as required.

Senior Information Rights Manager – International

• Plan, prioritise and manage the delivery of web content activity across ukri.org, using a combination of Agile methodologies, your knowledge of the UKRI website proposition, and appropriate planning tools.
• Implement, manage and continuously improve workflows, methodologies and ways of working to support an effective, well-run team.
• Be an expert user and Web team champion of Asana, our workload and project management tool.
• Use data, evaluation techniques and reporting to support capacity planning and drive the most effective outcomes for UKRI.
• Proactively manage risks and dependencies, developing mitigations to get the best value from the Web team within organisational constraints.
• Apply editorial judgement to assess whether content requests align with the website proposition and meet the bar for publication.
• Liaise and coordinate across External Affairs and Communications and the wider organisation, ensuring the website is managed in line with strategic priorities and Web team capacity.
• Build a network of internal and external stakeholders, forming strong, constructive working relationships at all levels.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through negotiation and facilitation, maintaining the reputation of the Web team while achieving effective outcomes.
• Lead on managing the web helpdesk product, including its development and any external supplier relationships.
• Support and coach team members, facilitating collaboration, communication and continuous improvement.
• Lead the delivery of workshops and training for colleagues, acting as an advocate for the website and good web practice.
• Support UKRI's commitment to an inclusive, user-centred approach to web delivery.

Senior Web Delivery Manager

• Contribute to, as well as shape the development and delivery of strategy across one of EPSRC’s themes.
• Deputising for team leads, including in meetings with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Line-manage and/or project manage colleagues: providing leadership and support for personal development and driving a culture of high-performance teamwork.
• Building and fostering strong relationships working across EPSRC, UKRI and beyond UKRI, including across the academic community, government, and other stakeholders to ensure that investments are robust, informed, and impactful.
• Providing high quality expertise and advice in your areas of responsibility, informed by evidence and engagement with relevant stakeholders.
• Leading the development and delivery of investment plans, calls and associated peer review processes, and cases for investment, ensuring that these are of a high quality and in line with UKRI values, principles, and practices.
• Contributing to the development of appropriate monitoring, assurance, and evaluation approaches for EPSRC’s investments.

Communications

Senior Portfolio Manager – Future Communications

• You will help shape and deliver BBSRC’s strategic portfolio of academic-industry collaborative research investments, supporting high-impact bioscience innovation across the UK.
• The role focuses on developing and managing collaborative funding opportunities that connect researchers with businesses across a range of themes and challenge areas. You will engage with stakeholders to inform strategy, support delivery of investment programmes, and monitor impact to guide future priorities.
• Developing and delivering collaborative research investments
• Engaging with academia, industry, government, and policy stakeholders
• Contributing to BBSRC strategy and identifying emerging opportunities
• Monitoring portfolio performance and evidencing impact

Portfolio Manager

• Working with portfolio managers and external consultancies to ensure economic analysis within EPSRC’s evaluations is robust, independently accepted and well defined, thus enabling our evaluations to make the strongest case possible for Government funding.
• Working with colleagues to directly run economic analysis on available data to produce new insights for the benefit of the whole of UKRI where possible.
• Working closely with the Theme Lead and the wider Evidence and Evaluation team to ensure EPSRC’s monitoring and evaluation approach remains fit for purpose, working to adapt to and influence thinking in high-level monitoring and evaluation policies and developing innovative solutions.
• Working autonomously but in close collaboration with UKRI economists to develop and deliver a high-quality work programme across priority areas and providing a quality assurance function of the economic impact of investments in science and research.
• Translating evidence effectively, explaining technical information clearly, and describing the implications and uncertainties of analysis.
• Maintaining awareness of current best practice and latest thinking on economic evaluation approaches and methodologies relevant to assessing benefits and impacts of research.

Senior Statistical Analyst

Funding Analyst

Executive Chair – Research

Staff Quantum Scientist – Superconducting Circuits

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Deputy Chief People Officer

Operations Officer – Communications & Events

Senior Portfolio Manager

Senior Research Excellence Framework, Policy and Engagement Advisor

Senior Information Rights Manager – International

Senior Web Delivery Manager

Senior Portfolio Manager

Senior Portfolio Manager – Future Communications

Portfolio Manager

Senior Economic Evaluation Manager