Salary: £34,905 per annum

Hours: Full time or Part time (minimum 25 hours per week)

Contract Type: Open Ended

Location: Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire

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About the role

As part of our Partnerships and Insight team, you will work across STFC, UKRI and our external partners to support STFC’s programme of strategic stakeholder engagement. You will be responsible for managing day to day interactions with STFC’s strategic partners and co-ordination of VIP visits to Harwell Campus ensuring STFC can deliver its strategic messaging and nurture effective partnerships to meet agreed strategic objectives. You will develop tools, processes, and networks to enable and support insight and knowledge exchange across STFC. Shifting priorities will provide further opportunities for working flexibly across the wider team and directorate.

Role responsibilities will include:

• co-ordination of key meetings with STFC’s high priority strategic partners and the development of joint strategies of interest

• supporting the Programme of VIP visits to Harwell through the development of mutually beneficial agendas and briefings for senior staff

• proactive and regular engagement with key stakeholders (including relevant UK Government departments, PSREs, professional bodies, charities, and professional networks including academia and industry) to identify key areas of mutual interest for STFC

• working proactively and collaboratively across all STFC Directorates, and with our UKRI partners, to build and grow productive, trusting working relationships

• improving STFC’s Insights Hub to ensure insight is effectively managed and sharing information from STFC’s stakeholder engagement activities

• supporting the delivery of STFC Visions, enabling STFC to identify and prioritise new and ambitious multi-disciplinary project concepts

• flexible working across the Strategy, Planning and Communications Directorate to deliver high priority activities to deliver on organisational objectives

Person Specification

The essential criteria below will be assessed at Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S&I)

• the ability to see the big picture, to achieve organisational objectives and deliver positive results through effective strategic thinking (S&I)

• ability to adapt to make informed decisions, articulate a clear vision, set priorities and inspire others towards a shared goal (S&I)

• an effective team player who can demonstrate a strong commitment to working effectively with others towards a shared goal developing relationships and networks with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels (S&I)

• strong planning and organisational skills with an attention to detail and accuracy in planning and execution, ensuring thoroughness and precision in all aspects of work and prioritise conflicting tasks at short notice to meet organisational priorities (S&I)

• clear and articulate written and oral communication skills to convey information effectively, engage stakeholders and facilitate productive discussions (S&I)

Additional Information

We encourage this role to operate using a hybrid working model. The post holder will be encouraged to work across all of STFC’s sites but will be primarily based at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Oxfordshire) on the Harwell Campus. There will be occasional travel with the costs covered by STFC. We offer flexible working arrangements, including the provision for some remote working. The post is available as full time, part-time or job-share. Applicants should be open as to their desired working pattern when they apply.

Candidates may have backgrounds in research, industry, or the third sector, including those considering returning to work from a career break, health change or caring responsibility.

How we support EDI in the workforce

At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed in an environment that enables them to do so. We also value diversity of thought and experience within inclusive groups, organisations and the wider community.

Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

How to apply

Online applications only preferred for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for UKRI and the role. Ensure that the job reference number is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Note that failure to address the above criteria or submit an application without a covering letter may result in the application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the 'experience’ section of the application.