EnSpire Data and Engagement Specialist

**EnSpire Engagement Specialist **



**Research Services, University Offices, Wellington Square**



**Grade 7 (fixed term until 31 July 2025)**





The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an
international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research
plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon
emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.



The EnSpire Oxford team sits within the Innovation & Engagement (I&E) team in
Research Services – I&E provides support for activities such as IP management
and commercialisation, enterprise and entrepreneurship, public engagement with
research, and engagement with businesses, society, community and regional
economic development organisations. The team leads the delivery of the
University Knowledge Exchange Strategy and supports Oxford’s innovation
ecosystem.



Research Services is one of the key Professional Services Department
supporting Oxford’s research and innovation community. Our values include
teamwork, professionalism, continuous improvement, empathy, respect and trust.



In this exciting and varied role you will be part of the EnSpire team
delivering innovation and entrepreneurship activities across the University.





**What We Offer**



As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:





• An excellent contributory pension scheme



• 38 days annual leave



• A comprehensive range of childcare services



• Family leave schemes



• Cycle loan scheme



• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans



• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs





This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working once the induction
period has been completed.





**About the Role**



As the EnSpire’s Engagement Specialist, you will be responsible for providing
data and engagement support across all of EnSpire’s workstreams, with a focus
on collecting, comparing and analysing entrepreneurship data and create
reporting mechanisms which can benefit the broader Oxford entrepreneurial
ecosystem. Other responsibilities include organising, delivering and
evaluating EnSpire events (and supporting IDEA activities); implementing
initiatives and monitoring improvements; liaising with internal and external
stakeholders; and Identifying and benchmarking standards across university
entrepreneurship.





**About You**



To be successful in this varied and interesting role you will have the
knowledge, intellectual capacity, reasoning and analytical skills of a
graduate or equivalent, be a highly-motivated person with strong data
analysis, organisational, and communication skills, have experience in
delivering entrepreneurship initiatives and/or impactful engagement
activities, and the drive to deal with a packed agenda and new opportunities.





**Application Process**



You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and
the details of two referees as part of your online application.





The closing date for applications is 8 March 2024 12pm





Interviews will take place on 20 and 21 March and will be in person at the
Robert Hooke Building, Oxford.