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Director of Research and Innovation

Location:  London

Salary range:  Salaries will be on the appropriate salary scale and will be commensurate with experience.

The salary scale starts at step 48.5 (£76,196 per annum) and can be found  here . 

Opening date: 13 December 2022

Closing date:  Noon, 13 January 2023

LSE is a global community of people and ideas in the heart of central London. We're a specialist social sciences university, ranking third in the world in the QS subject rankings 2022 and as the top university in London in the Complete University Guide 2023. We have 29 academic departments and institutes, 19 research centres and seven academic partnerships with universities across the world. Last year, LSE had 11,689 full-time students, 52% of whom were postgraduates and 51% from overseas. Our ambition is to be the leading social science university with the greatest global impact.

Our world-leading research is the foundation on which the School's global reputation is built and knowledge exchange and the impact of our research is central to the School’s mission ‘for the betterment of society’. The School is a leader in exploiting impacts through commercial and social innovation and in the full potential of students and alumni to make a difference through entrepreneurship.

We are now looking for a new Director of Research and Innovation to provide leadership to this critical function. The Director will lead a division of around 50 colleagues comprising seven teams that support academic colleagues with external and internal research grants and contracts, knowledge exchange and impact, consulting opportunities and innovation (commercialisation) initiatives, as well as broader support for the School’s research environment and external engagements and supporting students and alumni with entrepreneurship training and start-ups. The Director will report to the Pro- Director (Research).

Strong candidates for the role will have a track record of successful team leadership, with the ability and background to articulate a credible vision for the future of research and innovation services and promote that vision within the institution. They will have experience of developing new ideas and initiatives through to successful implementation to improve existing services or create new ones. Experience of successfully managing change would be advantageous. They will have exceptional communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders. A deep understanding of the higher education and research and innovation landscape and experience of operating in research-intensive environments will be highly beneficial.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the LSE on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit  www.saxbam.com/appointments  using reference IALBD. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Friday 13 th  January.

Please click here for the Appointment Brief. 

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Programme Director, Brain Health

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Purpose of the post

The postholder will be responsible for direction and management of a diverse portfolio of activities, initially focussing on HDR UK’s newly established brain health and neurodegeneration programmes and partnerships.  This role will provide programmatic support, tactical delivery, strategic oversight and stakeholder management for advanced data infrastructure and research activities.  They will be responsible for ensuring that the Institute’s activities in brain health meets the wider objectives of HDR UK through demonstration of the trustworthy use of large-scale data and innovative analytical methods.

We are looking for an established Programme Director who is well connected and highly respected across the health data clinical and research communities in the UK and internationally. They will have an excellent track record in managing a research portfolio, experience of working strategically with partners and a strong commitment to developing linked health data-enabled approaches to enhance understanding of the causes and progression of brain health and neurodegenerative diseases to improve strategies for diagnosis and treatment.

The role will work in close partnership with the HDR UK Research Director, Brain Health and colleagues across the Institute, together with a range of delivery partners, including the UK Dementia Research Institute, Dementia Platform UK and the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative .  The successful candidate will also draw support from the HDR UK Senior Leadership Team and the senior leadership teams at our partner organisations.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to work with key partners both externally and internally to manage projects and partnerships that improve access to health data for research and innovation that has the potential to transform lives.

Main responsibilities

• Guide the programme direction, project management and delivery of brain health and neurodegeneration projects.
• Provide a single co-ordination point for brain health and neurodegeneration portfolio driving synergy across projects and across HDR UK, Dementias Platforms UK, Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative and UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) and the broader landscape.
• Lead stakeholder relationships, within and beyond HDR UK; working directly with funders and senior management to communicate progress and devise solutions to roadblocks and issues as they arise.
• Coordinate and deliver timely progress, outputs and impact reports to funders and wider stakeholders.
• Working with internal and external partners to coordinate cross-programme activities, identifying and tracking interdependencies.
• Identify and progress partnerships with industry, in collaboration with our public advisors, to deliver trustworthy commercial partnerships.
• Facilitating project management and implementation meetings, ensuring relevant stakeholder contributions and feedback are incorporated.
• Tracking and maintaining key deliverables throughout the projects.
• Proactively managing programme and project risks.
• Work with partner communications and engagement teams and commission suppliers to develop and implement high-quality channels and content for communication and collaboration.
• Work with senior leaders across partner organisations to support further funding applications, bringing the ability to evaluate progress, complexities and resource requirements.
• Support financial and contractual commitments, liaising with the HDR UK Finance and Contracts teams.
• Coordinate key stakeholders’ involvement at appropriate stages throughout the programmes of work, noting the broader context of the UK Government Dementia Mission.

Other Responsibilities

• Use of appropriate team communications and project management tools.
• Support development of reference communication materials such as standard presentation and comms decks.
• Be prepared and able to work flexibly to support colleagues as needed, adapting to a rapidly evolving environment and emerging priorities.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Demonstrable success in delivering complex programmes with multiple components and many collaborating organisations in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong programme and project management experience in an agile delivery setting.
• At least five years working in the biomedical / health research sector leading programme and project delivery at a senior level.
• Experience of managing risk, financial and contractual controls to deliver high-impact outputs within tight time-frames.
• Organising and managing collaborative workshops and delivering presentations to secure buy-in and achieve a common focus.
• Communicating effectively with range of stakeholders, including written communications (e.g. news stories, case studies).
• Collaborating across teams and/or organisations to help create and deliver shared goals, with particular awareness of enabling delivery via distributed team working.
• Awareness of health data research landscape, the needs of research data users and data custodians and appreciation of public sensitivities of using sensitive data for research.
• Networking, negotiating, and influencing stakeholders and teams.
• Experience of working directly with senior leaders, working effectively with humility and confidence.
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
• Excellent planning, organisation and time-management and project management skills with a proven track record of delivering multiple challenging projects on different deadlines.
• Ability to build and maintain momentum across project teams of multi-skilled professionals.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement / account management including ability to network, negotiate and influence effectively with range of stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, including the ability to explain concepts without technical jargon and communicate confidently with people at all levels.
• Ability to build relationships, negotiate and influence effectively.
• Organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work accurately with attention to detail.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work autonomously and make decisions without supervision.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Kezia Dugdale joins leadership of new Centre for Public Policy

Published: 11 March 2024

Kezia Dugdale is joining the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Glasgow, after serving as Director of the John Smith Centre for five years.

A Professor of Practice at the University since 2022, Kezia will take on the role of Associate Director in the newly established team, working alongside the Centre’s inaugural Director, Professor Nicola McEwen.

The Centre for Public Policy has been established to foster collaboration between the research and policy community, by sharing research evidence, nurturing skills, building capacity and preparing the next generation of policy makers. Its team is dedicated to working with the policy community to develop innovative solutions to the many challenges they face.

Kezia will take a leading role in building the Glasgow Policy Lab programme to support this work.

Having served as an MSP, Leader of Scottish Labour and more recently Director of the John Smith Centre, Kezia brings with her a wealth of experience in law-making and the impact of public policies within communities. She will lead the Centre’s community and external engagement, providing an important bridge between the University, policy makers and the communities they serve. Kezia will also develop the Centre’s Executive Education offering while working with Professor Nicola McEwen to build the University’s reputation as a centre of excellence in academic-policy engagement.

Kezia Dugdale said: “I am thrilled to be joining the Centre and working again on substantive public policy issues, bringing in much of the experience both of my time as an MSP, but also my work more recently as Chair of Shelter Scotland, an Oversight Board member of the Promise and with the Electoral Reform Society.

“In the 25 years since the Scottish Parliament was established, the world has transformed to the point of being unrecognisable. There are significant and complex challenges facing the policy community from artificial intelligence to climate change and widening inequalities. In this pivotal election year, we need to ensure new ideas and solutions can be brought to the fore to create meaningful policy fit for the future.”

Nicola McEwen said: “We are thrilled to have Kezia joining our team. Her wealth of experience in politics, her understanding of social policy, and her dedication to supporting communities will be a tremendous asset to the Centre. I look forward to working together with her to make sure that academic research and expertise can contribute to improving public policy, from its design to its impact on people and communities.”

Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow said: “I’m delighted that Kezia is joining colleagues at our Centre for Public Policy. Kezia has already brought a range of opportunities to the University and to many of our students, most recently as Director of the John Smith Centre and as Professor of Practice in Public Services.

“I am pleased Kezia will now bring her experience and perspective on Scotland’s political landscape to this new role. Her unique insights into wider issues of public policy and the public’s engagement with politics and policymaking processes will also support the Centre’s mission to provide a space for robust, informed and healthy debate.”

Kezia Dugdale will continue her role as Director of the John Smith Centre until her successor is appointed.

First published: 11 March 2024

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