RICHeS Senior Impact Manager

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RICHeS Senior Impact Manager

Salary: £43,116 per annum
Hours: Full time or Part time (minimum 0.8 FTE)
Contract type: Open Ended (Permanent)
Location: England-Cheshire-Warrington (hybrid)
Grade: UKRI Band E
Closing Date: 06 Aug 24

About us

Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) is a new £80 million investment into the UK's heritage science sector. To deliver this exciting new programme, AHRC is developing a RICHeS Infrastructure Headquarters (IHQ) to manage the programme on a day-to-day basis. This new team will be based at Daresbury and be responsible for managing the investment, engaging with the heritage science community, and measuring the impacts of the programme. Some of the key activities for the team will be supporting grant holders, designing, and delivering future funding opportunities, managing the RICHeS subdomain website, and capturing programme and project level impacts.

Purpose

The RICHeS Senior Impact Manager will ensure RICHeS delivers against its objectives and has the evidence to support this. This role will oversee the RICHeS programme-level evaluation, project reporting and data capture, and the programme's commissioned research strategy. In addition, the role will champion the environmentally sustainable operation of RICHeS IHQ. The role will report into the RICHeS IHQ Team Head and will liaise with all members of the team. The role will co-manage an Impact and Evidence Manager role with the Senior Engagement Manager.

The role offers opportunities for travel, professional development, and the chance to develop your experience of evaluation processes and benefits management.

As this role will involve interaction with grant holders and stakeholders, as well as attendance at events and conferences, the role will involve regular travel, including overnight and international travel.

Main outputs and activities

• You will oversee the programme-level evaluation, which comprises a baseline, impact evaluation and process evaluation. You will be the main contact for the evaluation suppliers and will convene the meetings and other activities required to provide appropriate oversight and dissemination of findings. You will maintain the programme level M&E plan and Benefits Realisation Plan.
• You will oversee data capture, reporting and monitoring for current and future RICHeS grant holders. You will engage with AHRC and UKRI colleagues to ensure RICHeS reports against Measuring AHRC's Success criteria and Infrastructure-fund level requirements. You will work with the Engagement Manager on measuring levels of access to facilities and collections and identify challenges and opportunities.
• With the Engagement Manager, you will oversee the RICHeS governance structures (the RICHeS Programme Board and RICHeS Scientific Advisory Group) in collaboration with RICHeS Team colleagues, ensuring documentation and T&Cs are maintained, undertaking recruitment of new members and deputising for the RICHeS Team Head as appropriate.
• You will engage with cross-UKRI initiatives, as appropriate, and hold the relationship with UKRI and AHRC data, impact, and evidence colleagues.
• You will oversee the commissioned research programme, in collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders. You will identify knowledge gaps and strategic priorities, and commission research to benefit the team, programme, and wider sector. You will oversee the procurement of research reports, with administrative support from the Operations Officer.
• You will create reports, briefing notes and slide packs to demonstrate the impacts and benefits of the RICHeS programme, including commercial benefits and spillovers. You will communicate impacts and outcomes for a variety of audiences. You will support the IHQ Team Head, Senior Engagement Manager and Impact & Engagement Manager with data and evidence to maintain their work areas.
• You will be the sustainability champion for RICHeS IHQ, supporting IHQ's green design principles. You will engage in cross campus and cross-UKRI environmental initiatives and oversee the sustainable and low-carbon use of IHQ, with the support of the Operations Officer.
• You will work collaboratively and effectively with RICHeS IHQ colleagues, adapting and communicating to ensure shared goals are met and staff feel supported.
• You will co-manage the Impact and Engagement Manager, providing line management, setting tasks, and supporting professional development.

Shortlisting criteria

(S) - Assessed at shortlisting

(I) - Assessed at interview

(S&I) - Assessed at both shortlisting and interview

Essential:

• Understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation terminology and principles, such as the purpose of M&E, different types of evaluation and how evaluation reports can be used (S&I)
• Experience of benefits mapping or experience of identifying and evidencing the impacts of an investment, project, or activity (S&I)
• Ability to present data clearly and effectively for a variety of users, and to be able to identify and explain trends in data (S&I)
• Ability to collect and manage data with accuracy and sensitivity and to devise and manage data collection processes(S&I)
• Good team working skills, including collaborating with colleagues to prioritise tasks and maximise resources (S&I)
• Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas and advocate to external stakeholders. (S&I)
• Experience of managing or supervising staff and supporting staff development (S&I)

Desirable:

• An interest in arts and humanities, heritage, archaeology, or a related discipline (S&I)
• Experience of procuring goods and services using established processes (S)
• Experience of supporting governance boards, such as developing T&Cs, recruitment and agendas (S)
• Understanding of commercialisation and/or spillovers within research projects and research areas (S)
• Interest in environmental sustainability in workplaces and teams (S)

Applications

Online applications only for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter to the attachments section (ignore free textbox for cover letter under 'Experience' section) which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for 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 process.

Additional information

Developing talent:

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Benefits:

UKRI can offer the successful candidate:

- Flexible Working

- 30 days annual leave + Public Holidays

- Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme

- Various everyday discounts through our dedicated provider

SOC Granted

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About The Arts and Humanities Research Council

The AHRC supports world-class research that furthers our understanding of human culture and creativity. It supports research and postgraduate training in a wide range of subject areas, from ancient history and heritage science to modern dance and digital content. Research into these areas helps us to interpret our experiences, probe our identities, interrogate our cultural assumptions and understand our historical, social, economic and political context. It adds to the economic success of the UK, through its contributions to the knowledge economy and innovation agenda. The research we fund can lead to improvements in social and intellectual capital, community identity, learning skills, technological evolution and the quality of life of the nation.

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How to apply

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