- Supporting the delivery of sector-leading services of research strategy, development, and to provide insightful and proactive support to the development of thematic research applications and partnerships that bring together researchers from multiple disciplines.- Embedding a culture of collaborative and devolved leadership throughout the team, that empowers all staff within the team to thrive, and working in close partnership with the wider University Professional Services, ensuring that academics and external partners receive a consistent and high-quality service to build strong credibility across all functions. - Working alongside colleagues from the Research Strategy and Services Division and the Colleges to lead the research support team for the College of Medicine and Health that provides support for researchers across research development, research support and facilitation, and contracts and research related agreements.- Responsible for developing effective systems and procedures to manage this high value, highly complex contracts portfolio valued at between £170M - £200M per annum, ensuring that these are risk-based such that the service is proportionate and effective, enabling risk whilst ensuring that the University and its individual researchers are protected and making informed decisions.

- Providing day-to-day professional services leadership of the University's Degree Apprenticeship programmes, working with a wide variety of internal stakeholders including Colleges of the University, HR, Academic Services, Finance, Business Engagement and Planning as well as academics across the institution and designated teams in partner organisations- Developing and implementing a Degree Apprenticeship Business Engagement strategy in conjunction with internal stakeholders, working to identify and secure appropriate opportunities for the delivery of Degree Apprenticeships and bringing key relationships to fruition- Developing and delivering, by working closely with relevant people and units, systems and structures, effective management and administration of Degree Apprenticeships across the University (e.g. contracts, milestones, costing, invoicing and delivery) and providing expert advice and guidance to those faculties engaged- Working in partnership with academic staff to facilitate the development of the programmes and act as a broker between the employers and academic community, working closely with colleagues in academic Schools and the Colleges- Representing the University’s interests at national and regional fora, including liaison with other UK HEIs, acting an as ambassador for UoB- Ensuring high quality submissions and full compliance with external regulators or tender activity

- Improving BE team productivity by identifying and communicating opportunities and losses and building function-wide capability to benefit from opportunities and prevent losses- Work with colleagues in the BE team and subject matter experts across the wider University to generate, coordinate the execution of, and govern productivity projects- Lead on research to identify new industry clients and sectors, UK and overseas- Build Continuous Improvement capability across all levels of the team and influence the use of Continuous Improvement tools to promote a culture of productivity improvement- Using sector standard Continuous Improvement tools and methodologies develop a rigorous set of measures to objectively benchmark the quality of BE data and identify opportunities to improve performance- Develop, identify, share and implement Continuous Improvement best practice across the BE team and more widely across the University

- Delivering the Business Engagement strategy, providing motivation, fostering opportunities and providing support to colleagues across the University to ensure annual targets are met and helping the University to achieve its strategic objectives.- Working with senior academic colleagues and the University Executive Board to bring relationships to fruition, securing income and opportunities that deliver impactful benefits.- Taking personal responsibility, with the College senior team, for ensuring that agreed outcomes are delivered on time and effectively.- Recognising and enhancing the value of local, regional and national partnerships to deliver value for the University.- Assisting in the provision of expert, credible and influential advice to the most senior internal and external stakeholders, including the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor, Heads of College and academic colleagues.- Being an able and willing internal and external ambassador for the University.

- Engage professionally with colleagues from around the world to deliver a cooperative change management service on behalf of the plant, which is recognised as value added.- Co-ordinate the planning and factory implementation of projects, covering: trials, materials delivery, sample management, coordination of training and project documentation.- Engage and support internal cross-functional team members to meet new product development and change project objectives.- Through clear communication of project objectives, timelines and accountabilities, ensure that new products and change is delivered to the customer with all key milestones met.- Work against agreed briefs, complying with reporting & documentation requirements.- Keep stakeholders informed of project progress and ensure that risks are escalated to appropriate levels and corrective actions identified and carried out.- Develop expertise on plant capability, capacity, potential and constraints.- Drive out cost in the plant through consistently challenging existing systems & processes, ensuring new products meet agreed plant protocols, complexity is minimised and levels of waste are kept within expectations.

- Integral part of project teams – working closely with a wide range of different functions within the business, building great working relationships, easily and concisely communicating sometimes difficult concepts, and understanding the impact of each individual’s contribution to delivering the best results possible.- Local, European and International legal frameworks – maintaining a proactive awareness of forthcoming changes to European and UK legislation, and being aware of the challenges faced by the wider Regulatory community.- Legally compliant and responsible labelling – devising, reviewing and approving all product legal labelling, from legal names, ingredients and allergens, to nutrition and health claims and sustainability commitments.- Regulatory compliance – reviewing and approving consumer facing output to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, advertising regulations and internal policies.- Product knowledge – maintaining extensive and detailed knowledge of our products, ingredients, processes and manufacturing sites, enabling me to carry out my role to the best of my abilities, identify issues before they become critical, and help guide projects towards completion as smoothly as possible.