Knowledge Exchange Manager (Arts and Humanities) Sheffield, England
Job description
Do you want to play an instrumental part in the success of the University of Sheffield as a leading University for Knowledge Exchange (KE), Innovation and Impact? And do you have the skills required to grow the impact, partnerships and reputation of a research intensive University.
We are looking to appoint a Knowledge Exchange Manager within our new Partnerships & Knowledge Exchange Service, with a specific remit to support the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
We encourage applicants to use the additional information section on the application to show suitability for the role, demonstrating applicable sector knowledge or experience within Higher Education.
This exciting and strategic role will not only provide you with the opportunity to lead and deliver significant change and also provide you with the chance to work across the whole University, lead relationships with high profile companies and manage multi-million-pound bids and strategic partnerships.
The University is committed to growing the Partnerships & KE Service which exists to facilitate academically-led partnerships, innovation and knowledge exchange activity to support the delivery of the University’s 5-Year Vision. We are particularly looking for candidates with experience of developing collaborations, leading projects across multiple teams, forming new relationships based on external requirements and strong presentation and communication skills.
We believe in the power of diversity to help us address big global challenges and aim to actively build diverse teams. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches, and insights it leads to richer, more creative, and innovative teaching and research, better understanding of student needs and aspirations and the highest level of student experience.
We are committed to enabling our employees to work in a hybrid model with flexibility over when, where and how to achieve the required outputs, in discussion with your manager. We are also committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.
We’re one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development.
To find out what makes the University of Sheffield a remarkable place to work, watch this short film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LblLk18zmo, and follow @sheffielduni and @ShefUniJobs on Twitter for more information.
The interviews are scheduled to take place in late September, if there are any dates you can’t make please indicate this within the additional information section.
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