Research Governance and Quality Assurance Manager (101477-0625)

Location

University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

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Research and Impact Services

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Permanent

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0.8219 FTE

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£46,735 - £55,755 per annum pro rata

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For informal enquiries, please contact Carole Harris ( Associate Director Research Culture, Governance and Compliance. Research and Impact Services) c.d.harris@warwick.ac.uk

This is an exciting opportunity for a successful candidate to join Research and Impact Services (RandIS), a vibrant department that provides a vital contribution in supporting Warwick''s internationally leading research endeavours.

RandIS is seeking a Research Governance and Quality Assurance Manager - based in a well- established research governance team, working collegiately to provide essential support for research governance, ethics and integrity across the University. The role has responsibility for the operation of the University''s Research Ethics and Sponsorship Committees, with oversight of a large variety of interesting and ground-breaking research studies and trials. The role will have the opportunity to shape institutional research governance policies, processes, training, and guidance, taking a leading role in the team to develop and manage these.

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This role will provide advice and guidance to all levels of researcher, support Committee Chairs and members, and develop policies and processes to facilitate the effective delivery of ethics and governance. You should therefore have a collaborative approach and a proven ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

You will have a good honours degree, or equivalent and have substantial experience working in a hospital, university or similar research ethics and governance environment. You will have an understanding of relevant legislation and be able to operationalise this and communicate the requirements effectively to researchers. You are a highly motivated, committed team member who can demonstrate an ability to lead, plan and manage initiatives, and work flexibly and accurately under pressure.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

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The department of Research and Impact Services supports the delivery of internationally leading research and impact at the University of Warwick. This encompasses support for research strategy; research development; research grants and contracts; research ethics and governance; research culture, research impact; trusted research, the Research Excellence Framework (REF); research systems and data; statutory returns; programme management of institutional funds to support research and impact; research income planning,; and responsibility for the co-ordination of institutional programmes and partnerships such as the Interdisciplinary Research Spotlights, The Alan Turing Institute (ATI), City of Culture (CoC), and Eutopia. RandIS also delivers the secretariat function for nine formal University committees.

Candidates are asked to note that, Research and Impact Services has adopted hybrid working and candidates should therefore expect to be located on campus a minimum of three set days a week.

For further information about Research and Impact Services, please visit our website.

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Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We''re one of the world''s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ''world leading or internationally excellent''**.

You''ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

*QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

To find out more about us visit our website.

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CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 9th September 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, please click ''Apply'' below and submit an application form by the closing date.

Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).

You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

Your

CV

should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience.Please ensure your CV includes name(s), job title, organisation and email contact detail(s) of employee referees to cover the past 3 years, one of your referees should be your current or most recent manager. Your referees will not be contacted without your permission. The appointment of the successful candidate will be subject to references.Your

cover letter

should explain your

motivations for applying

to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the

essential and desirable criteria

detailed in the Job Description PDF document below. Please note that all essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview.

Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. We

highly recommend

using individual criteria as headers and explaining below, using examples, how you meet the criterion, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.

To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications submitted via our official careers webpage, warwick-careers.tal.net.Interview Date:

To be confirmedDesired Start Date:

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We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here .

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer .

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

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Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here .

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. Further information on all of the University''s Awards and Accreditations can be found here . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance .

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.

In line with the DBS Code of Practice, the successful candidates for any roles involving regulated activity, will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. The University will take all necessary measures to ensure that any individual subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group specified (i.e. children and/or adults).

We expect all employees, volunteers, and partners to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University undertakes not to discriminate against anyone who makes a disclosure relating to a conviction. The information disclosed at application stage is only visible to the central DBS team (i.e. not recruiting managers) to ensure there is no bias during the shortlisting process.

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