Head - Research Strategy and Performance

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The Head of Research Strategy and Performance is responsible for translating the research ambitions of Taylor's University Strategy 2025–2035 into a disciplined programme of implementation. The role connects institutional strategy, research intelligence, priority setting, research support, investment decisions and performance monitoring so that agreed research goals are converted into owned work streams, measurable outcomes and visible progress.

The Head provides the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Enterprise and University leaders with evidence-based advice on research strengths, funding, talent, partnerships, doctoral growth, research centres, rankings and reputation. The role has direct line oversight of CRM and is accountable for its strategy, service model, capability, resources and performance. The Director, CRM retains responsibility for day-to-day grants administration and research-support operations.

• Translate the research priorities in University Strategy 2025–2035 into a focused portfolio of implementation work streams with clear owners, milestones, dependencies, measures and decision points.
• Establish a consistent monthly delivery rhythm and provide concise quarterly reports to the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Enterprise and relevant University committees.
• Maintain a single institutional view of priorities, progress, risks and resource implications, escalating issues requiring executive decision.
• Protect strategic focus by testing proposed initiatives against evidence, institutional capability, distinctiveness and deliverability.

• Set and periodically reset CRM's strategy, annual operating plan, priorities and resource allocation in alignment with University Strategy 2025–2035.
• Line-manage the Director, CRM and establish clear accountabilities, decision rights, objectives, service standards and performance review arrangements for the Centre.
• Assess and strengthen CRM's structure, team capability, workload, culture and performance; address identified gaps and recommend changes to roles, recruitment or organisation where required.
• Ensure an effective end-to-end research support model, including funding intelligence, proposal development, pre-award and post-award coordination, researcher development and responsive faculty-facing services.

• Lead the University's research intelligence function, integrating bibliometric, grants, workforce, doctoral, partnership, commercialisation and reputation data.
• Identify the researchers, publications, fields, partners and collaboration patterns that drive research quality, impact and visibility.
• Develop clear institutional, faculty, centre and thematic dashboards with agreed definitions, baselines, targets and data ownership.
• Use benchmarking and scenario analysis to inform investment, recruitment, grants, doctoral growth, partnerships and the development of research focus areas.
• Work with the University's rankings and reputation teams to improve the quality, completeness and strategic use of research evidence for QS, MyRA and other relevant exercises.

• Develop evidence-based cases for a limited number of research areas in which Taylor's can build distinctive national and ASEAN leadership.
• Coordinate the assessment, establishment and review of research centres, flagship clusters and cross-faculty platforms against clear academic, financial and impact criteria.
• Introduce proportionate performance compacts covering scholarly quality, external…