Salary Grade 7 (£ 37,099 – £ 44,263 p.a. depending on experience)
This role will be based on the university campus , with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.
Are you an ambitious and experienced project manager looking for your next challenge – in a regional policy project that will have a major impact on economic vibrancy, community resilience and sustainability, and well-being? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK's leading research-intensive Universities?
The role will manage and provide program leadership for the Yorkshire and Humber ‘Local Policy Innovation Partnerships' (YPIP) Phase-2 programme. YPIP has two innovative features that provide an exciting managerial challenge. First, it brings diverse policy stake-holders – the business, public, voluntary, and community sectors – together with university researchers who are dedicated to helping meet these stakeholders' goals for a fairer, more sustainable economy and society. Second, YPIP will unfold at an expansive scale: it will encompass an entire region of the UK, Yorkshire and the Humber, that is larger than some independent nations; and it will include, as participants, representatives of all 12 universities in this region.
The YPIP project will unfold via one cross-cutting theme – communities in their places – and three distinct, multi-part work packages that will co- produce responses to urgent challenges of inclusive growth and sustainable living. The project will have a special focus on bringing members of socially and economically marginalized and spatially isolated communities into the policy equation. The project, which officially began on 1 January 2024, will terminate on 31 December 2026. You will work directly with PI Gary Dymski in overseeing and coordinating YPIP activities. You will, in turn, coordinate with the Y-PERN project of these same 12 universities, helping to create a new model for university-region-community cooperation in linking these universities' research impact ambitions with the region's need for locally supported policy plans and actions aimed at achieving inclusive growth and sustainable living for all residents, present and future.
You will play a key role in managing and co-ordinating this project and will be expected to have proven developed organisational skills. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work to deadlines are essential – as is the ability to work as part of a team as well as independently. Intellectual initiative, creativity and curiosity are also essential.
What we offer in return
And much more!
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Professor Gary Dymski, Economics Department
Email:[email protected]
Or
Rachel Mays, Departmental Administration Manager, Economics Department
Email:[email protected]
Location: Leeds - Main CampusFaculty/Service: Faculty of Business School/Institute: Economics Department Category: Professional & Managerial Grade: Grade 7 Salary: £37,099 to £44,263 per annum Post Type: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed Term (31 December 2026) Release Date: Monday 29 April 2024 Closing Date: Friday 17 May 2024 Reference: BUSEC1007 Downloads: Candidate Brief
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