Research Support Manager

Support cutting-edge research at the London Business School As the Research Support Manager, you'll use your resourcefulness, proactivity and exceptional organisation skills to create an environment at the London Business School where quality research can thrive and grow. Sharing information, facilitating funding, and maintaining our information channels, you'll play a key role in keeping us at the forefront of research excellence.,

• Delivery of high-quality research support service.
• Development of processes to ensure compliance with sector requirements related to open access, research data management, and research integrity.
• Compliance with internal processes, funder regulations, and broader HE research landscape.
• Production of high quality reports to identify trends and issues.
• Projects deliver on time, on budget and to high quality standards and targets.
• Successful development of relationships within and outside the team, and positive feedback from colleagues.
• Improvements to processes and procedures in the research support service.
• Up to date and accurate financial information for internal funds., London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world's most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It's where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.
  
  Experience in a comparable role, for example, first point of contact for external grant funding within a University Department
• Experience with external funder grant applications systems
• An ability to work closely with faculty to identify their research ambitions and how to support them.
• An ability to persuade and influence in order to foster and maintain positive working relationships with faculty.
• An ability to adapt and change to accommodate the differing research goals and day to day working needs of faculty.
• Previous experience of the research excellence framework (Desirable).
• An ability to present numerical data and faculty publication output data in a variety of use-friendly reporting formats to support operational and strategic decision making.
  
  Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill.
At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community. For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus 2 days per week. We operate with 'core hours' - 10:00-15:00 - to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.