Head of Research Support and Facilitation

An excellent opportunity has risen at the School of Geography and Environment
(SoGE) as we are in search of a Head of Research Support and Facilitation.





The Head of Research Support and Facilitation is a key post and is responsible
for delivering a high-quality service across the school’s research support and
facilitation operations. The post-holder will have demonstrable experience of
research administration and of managing and developing a team. The post holder
will be adaptable and able to shape the role and the research support team as
required in response to changes in the school’s research portfolio, strategy
and the funding environment. They will represent the school’s within both the
Social Science division and the wider University acting as liaison between the
Department the University.





The post holder is supported by the Research support and facilitation team and
is responsible for overseeing all of SoGE’s research funding applications
(including those routed through the school’s hosted research centers) through
the proposal stage as well as liaising with the University’s Research Services
Contracts team and departmental Finance team for the set-up of awards.





Advising and working closely with the Director of Research, the post-holder
will be expected to be involved in the continued development of the research
strategy and identifying new funding opportunities in furtherance of the
school’s mission. They will develop and implement policies and to oversee
support for audits and reviews, including the Research Excellence Framework
(REF) for which they will be the primary professional services lead.



The post holder is Secretary to the School’s Research Committee, the
Departmental Research and Ethics Committee (DREC), the departmental Engagement
and Impact Group (EIG) and the REF Working Group. They will oversee and manage
two internal research funds; the annual Research Environment Culture Fund and
the termly travel grants.





The post-holder will work closely with the Head of School, Head of
Administration and Finance and Director of Research and provide reports to the
School’s Research Committee and REF Working Group on a regular basis. The
post-holder will represent SoGE at divisional level for CUREC, Open Access and
some aspects of REF.





To be successful you will, need to be educated to a degree level (or
equivalent experience) and have experience of research administration within a
higher education setting, and knowledge of the higher education research
funding landscape including challenges faced by institutions and individual
researchers.





**Enquiries may be directed to the** **recruit@ouce.ox.ac.uk** **. The closing
date for applications is midday on Thursday 6th June 2024 and interviews will
be held on Tuesday 18th June 2024**





**Applications for this vacancy should be made online and you will be required
to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your application,
explaining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for this post.**