Outreach, Education

The Outreach, Education & Policy Manager, part of Research Enterprise Services (NU-RES), Research Compliance Team, facilitates the development and deployment of professional and mandated research-related training for research administrators, research staff, and faculty across the Northeastern campus network. In addition, this role is responsible for creating and curating communications and facilitating the successful deployment of research-related policies, including updating procedure documents and communications. The Manager works collaboratively with research compliance, college leadership, and NU-RES staff to promote the effective use of research project management tools and systems, aswell as alignment between these systems, practices, and institutional policy.

The Manager is responsible for building acomprehensive plan to design, develop, document, and deliver training related to research administration and the continuous improvement of department initiatives. In addition, the Manager works with identified stakeholders to develop and deploy engaging online instructional content for a variety of research administration, finance, and compliance topics.

• Assess and identify training needs for faculty and staff in research administration
• Partner with internal stakeholders and subject matter experts regarding training needs and instructional design
• Facilitate learning through a variety of delivery methods,including classroom instruction and virtual training
• Use software to create online videos and modules in partnership with subject matter experts using University-approved systems
• Partner with key stakeholders to update online training materials and tools to ensure they are current and correct
• Provide relevant training metrics and data to leadership toensure that research trainings are completed
• Gather feedback on all training delivered and measure effectiveness and satisfaction, as well as recommend mitigation sand enhancements to services
• Design and apply assessment tools to measure effectiveness and summarize evaluation reports to determine the impact of the training

• Work with research compliance leadership to ensure that policies are up to date and revised on a routine cadence or as otherwise needed
• Develop and ensure the execution of critical communications forpolicy rollouts
• Ensure that all stakeholders are aware of policy changes andthat key documents are updated and revised to support successfulpolicy rollouts

• Work with the research compliance team to develop effective and engaging content for the website and newsletters
• Offer input and guidance on ways to improve communication withkey stakeholder groups across the NU-RES enterprise and build rapport with other stakeholder teams to facilitate well-thought-out communication

• Build and deploy a comprehensive training plan covering the research administration lifecycle for research administration professionals and related staff across the University, including gathering and executing feedback and continuous improvement
• Map out training plans and design and develop an in-house training program, including a tiered certificate program
• Monitor and analyze developments and major issues within the research administration field to share with faculty and staff, as appropriate, through newsletters
• Manage and lead monthly continuous learning sessions, including
  
  Learn More and Brown Bags, including identifying and managing theneed for ongoing education and inviting relevant guest speakers
• Work with Research Compliance leadership to manage the Responsible Conduct of Research series to deliver…