The Role

The Alliance and Impact Manager will be responsible for building and maintaining strategic relationships with key external stakeholders, partners, and industry bodies to ensure the benefits to stakeholders and the institute are realised. Such relationships will be supported through a variety of different funding mechanisms and will be targeted to generate maximum impact from our research.

The post holder will work with the Directorate to support strategic planning and execution, develop engagement plans and track progress of relationships through evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of engagement initiatives. They will be required to create impact reports, case studies and other written materials to capture and share insights from external engagement across the [Employer hidden].

The Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in a science discipline.
• Skills in implementing strategic engagement plans and ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Understanding and awareness of current trends and challenges in [Employer hidden] relevant stakeholder sectors (advantageous).
• Experience of managing collaborative projects or programmes (essential).
• Self-starter with ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, flexibility, multi-tasking, and experience working with diverse teams.
• Strong communication skills, strategic thinking, and ability to build and maintain relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.

Additional Information

Salary on appointment will be within the range £44,500 to £55,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. This is a full-time post offered on an indefinite basis.

Applicants must submit their CV as part of their application, along with a covering letter explaining why you are suitable for this role.

Further information and details of how to apply can be found here, or contact the Human Resources team on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden] quoting reference 1004825.

Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sectors of society. The Institute supports equality of opportunity within the workplace and expects all employees to share and display these values. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.

About the [Employer hidden]

The [Employer hidden] is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Its mission is to deliver healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology and food. A partnership between [Employer hidden] Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, it brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute.