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Job title: Strategic Hub Director

Job description:
Strategic Hub Director UKRI- ESRC Swindon or London £71,354 - £91,174 (based on qualifications and experience) Full time (part time/compressed hours considered) Fixed term (30 months) About Us The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is a partner organisation within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation, and a vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. ESRC, as part of UKRI, is funding an important new investment in research infrastructure to maximise the potential of administrative data as a resource for research – the Administrative Data for Research Partnership (ADRP). The ADRP aims to engage government and academic communities in innovative research to address major societal challenges by releasing the potential of the UK’s wealth of administrative data. Benefits UKRI recognise and value employees as individuals and aim to provide a pay and rewards package that motivates staff to perform to the best of their ability. The reward package includes a flexible working scheme, a Career Average Revalued Earnings pension scheme, 30 days annual leave allowance and a number of other benefits. About the role As Strategic Hub Director, you will be an influential and visible advocate of the benefits of providing research access to administrative data, as well as the overall Programme Director for the ADRP, accountable for its successful delivery. You will have a small team with a remit that includes strategic engagement, programme management and operational delivery, and communications. You and your team will need to work closely alongside other members of the hub, including the Office for National Statistics, Administrative Data Research Centres and Chief Statisticians in the devolved administrations, to effectively deliver the strategic objectives of the ADRP. This is a high profile and strategically important role as this investment in administrative data is a key foundation for our longer term strategic ambitions for data infrastructure. You will have a budget of over £5million across three years for the activities of the Strategic Hub. The total investment in ADRP will be >£40million. The role of the Strategic Hub is to: • provide strategic leadership within ADRP, building coherence and effective collaboration across the partnership, to successfully deliver against the agreed strategic objectives • provide strategic leadership externally to champion administrative data for research, to support strategic data acquisition and research access and to engage more widely to shape strategic priorities • build wider partnerships and synergies to embed ADRP within the wider data infrastructure and research landscape, to support longer term sustainability of ADRP and maintain public acceptance for using data in this way. About you You will demonstrate the ability to effectively engage across government at Ministerial and other senior levels, and be a highly influential negotiator with the ability to build trust with a range of key stakeholders. You should have experience of delivering complex or challenging projects or programmes with the ability to effectively identify and address issues which may threaten successful delivery. You will display a commitment to upholding and promoting equality and diversity. A Master’s Degree or above, business school qualification or equivalent experience demonstrated to that level is desirable, but not essential. How to Apply Applications are handled by UK Shared Business Services, to apply please visit our job board at http://www.topcareer.jobs/Vacancy/irc246296_8530.aspx. Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on 44 (0)1793 867000. You are required to submit an up-to-date CV (2 pages) and covering letter (4 pages) that clearly outlines why you are applying for this post and how you meet the criteria described in the advert. The closing date for applications is 1st October 2018. The interviews for this vacancy will be held in London on 2nd November 2018. Please note: candidates must have the right to work in the UK as ESRC does not hold a sponsorship licence.

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