The role

As the Director of Research and Innovation, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the function and providing coherent and effective services to all key stakeholder and customers;
• Directing and managing the budgetary and staff deployment, including financial planning and delectation of responsibilities;
• Directing the operations of the function to achieve institutional objectives; including guidance to maximise research and commercial income to he University from public and private sector organisations;
• Meeting annual targets for income generation;
• Ensuring Nottingham remains competitive and following best practices in the sector;
• Growing and developing the research and commercial initiatives of the University;
• Sustaining and developing productive and sustainable links with partners regionally, nationally and globally;
• Forging strong relationships with research, funding and investment organisations

 Leadership

• Line management of the Division;
• Effectively lead and manage all team leaders and approve operational plans for each team (including resourcing);
• Establish achievable yet stretching targets and KPIs for all areas of activity and provide review against these parameters;
• Maintain effective communication of Vision and Mission objectives to staff and ongoing professional development programmes to ensure a highly trained, professional team

 Strategy

• Produce policy and procedures associated with support for the research and innovation activities of the University;
• Work with senior officers to provide effective communication and implementation of University strategy, policy and procedures;
• Develop new institutional projects for advancing our regional economic development;
• Develop an integrated Enterprise strategy, bringing entrepreneurship, enterprise, and commercialisation together with precise and measurable outcomes;
• Work closely with senior officers to develop and influence University strategy and policy for externally funded research