The client seeks to appoint a Chief Research Support and Compliance Officer who will operate as a key member of the Professional Services leadership team. This pivotal role involves providing strategic and operational leadership for the Research Support and Compliance Division, offering advice on matters with significant impact on research delivery, risk, and institutional reputation. The objective is to set the vision for research support across four Faculties, ensuring that systems, policies, and processes support world-class research within a robust, appropriate control environment.
The role includes leading institutional approaches to research governance, funder compliance, audit, research security, and integrity, while maintaining strong relationships with funding bodies, major charities, government agencies, and international partners. As a member of the University Research and Enterprise Committee, the appointee will help shape policy in emerging areas of research funding and regulation and lead the post-award research management workstream within a service transformation program. This offers an opportunity to support the implementation of new enterprise systems.
The client is looking for a political astute leader with substantial expertise in research funding and regulatory frameworks within complex, research-intensive settings. Candidates should have a proven track record of leading high-performing teams and influencing across distributed structures. The ideal candidate should possess the judgment and credibility to build trust with senior academics and professional services colleagues and contribute to shaping research support at a global top university. The commitment to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive working environment is a priority, encouraging applications from a diverse set of candidates.