Higher Education Research and Projects Manager

Fixed Term 2 years

Newcastle College University Centre is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated individual to work within the central higher education team. You will lead on the promotion of staff and student research engagement and drive the successful delivery of University Centre research projects. You must be a confident communicator (verbal and written), a highly capable data analyst and evaluator, and hold experience of project management within higher education contexts.

The role will involve working closely with higher education students, the University Centre central team, academic staff and external professional bodies and networks to promote and enhance our culture of research and scholarship.

You will lead a team to:

• Identify, develop and deliver a successful suite of research development training for staff and students.
• Deliver projects and/or data mapping that align with our student experience, access and participation, and graduate outcomes agendas.

You will champion the Student as Producer (or equivalent student engagement) initiatives cross-College and be an ambassador for sharing good practice for HE.

This role is part-funded by the Office for Student Local Graduate project. As such, your duties will involve leading on the project management, implementation and evaluation of our Stay and Succeed North East project.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a team recognised as leaders in college-based research at the UK’s largest HE in FE provider.

Newcastle College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.

At Newcastle College values are not just about what we do, but also about how we do things. Our values underpin the culture and beliefs of our organisation, we expect all our staff to demonstrate behaviours in line with our three core values. 1. Valuing Our People, 2. Ownership and 3. Being Open and Honest.

As part of the NCG Group, Newcastle College offers an excellent benefits package, including generous holiday entitlement, access to the Teachers’ pension scheme (for teaching posts) or Local Government pension scheme (non-teaching posts), company sick pay, free on-site parking, cycle to work scheme, free gym membership and much more.

To view Job Description, Person Specification and NCG Values Pack please click the document attachment above.

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