Knowledge Exchange Manager

What you'll be doing

We're looking for a creative and enthusiastic Knowledge Exchange Manager to join our UK Parliament's Knowledge Exchange Unit (KEU). This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in how Parliament connects with the research community, helping to ensure Parliament has access to high-quality, timely evidence.

In this varied role, you'll lead and contribute to initiatives that strengthen Parliament's relationships with researchers and universities. From managing researcher engagement opportunities and coordinating expert requests from across Parliament, to supporting academic fellowships and developing innovative engagement activities, your work will be at the heart of parliamentary democracy.

Working in Parliament offers a unique opportunity to influence the use of research in policy and to grow professionally in a dynamic and inclusive environment.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 40% of your time in the office.

Find out more about working at the House of Commons.

Why Join us?

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

What we're looking for.

• Ability to create mutually beneficial and impactful knowledge exchange solutions by using sound judgment and leveraging your understanding of research
• Ability to build strong, purposeful relationships with both researchers and research users.
• You have experience of writing online copy, such as for web or professional-standard mailouts, to promote audience engagement.
• You are able to manage and deliver multiple discrete projects at the same time, and to strict deadlines, using your excellent time management and organisational skills.
• You are able to use your excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including at senior levels.
• You have experience of enabling successful knowledge exchange between researchers and research users.

Next Steps and Additional Information

Application Form - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application providing evidence against criteria 1 - 5 in the Job Description.

More information on the application process can be found here: Application process - UK Parliament and in the application support pack attached. If you are invited to interview for this role, the interview questions will be provided in advance.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Secondment

We welcome applications from professionals who would like to undertake this role on a secondment basis. If you are interested in joining on secondment, this can be discussed further at the interview stage.

Information Session:

As part of the process, we will be running an informal virtual information session on MS Teams for you to find out more about this role.

This session will be on Thursday 4 September at 1.30pm - 2.30pm.

To register to attend, please book your slot via Eventbrite here. If you are an internal staff member, please email Georgia Pearse (Recruitment Advisor) to receive the Teams invite.