Research Development Manager

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King's seeks a Research Development Manager for the Dickson Poon School of Law, who will help deliver University and Faculty research funding priorities, supporting the development and coordination of research funding applications to public and third sector funders.

The Dickson Poon School of Law is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised globally as one of the best law schools in the world. Our research and teaching address some of the most pressing questions of our time relating to equality and human rights, the legal implications of climate change, globalisation, international relations, trade, competition and global finance.

Members of The Dickson Poon School of Law advise governments, serve on commissions and public bodies and are seconded to national and international organisations, helping to shape policy and practice nationally and internationally.

Key aspects of this role, which is a permanent (part‑time) position at 0.6 FTE or 21 hours per week, include acting as the key point of contact for the Dickson Poon School of Law's research development portfolio, working closely with academic staff at all career stages to understand their research funding goals, encouraging and supporting applications to appropriate opportunities from concept to award offer;

supporting the coordination of responses to strategic funding calls; working with colleagues across the University to maximise opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration; working with the research development team to deliver training and development activities for academic staff which increase awareness of research funding streams and capability to apply; gathering data to assess research performance and developing insight to support decision makers;

and managing internal funding schemes.

The role reports to the Director of Research Development (Arts & Sciences) and sits within an ambitious, collaborative team of Research Development Managers who work across King's' 9 Faculties. It does not have any line management responsibilities. The role brings opportunities to support exciting disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research applications, and the chance to collaborate with academic and professional services colleagues within the Dickson Poon School of Law and, where appropriate, across the range of King's' research expertise.

Research Development Managers are part of the Research Strategy & Performance team, led by Dr Tom Foulkes (Director of Research Strategy & Development) under the academic leadership of the Vice-Principal, Research & Innovation (Professor Sir Bashir Al-Hashimi). The team incorporates c.25 staff, based across the university, who are responsible for research development, strategy, coordination of large-scale submissions and related activities. Our purpose is to enable the university to grow its research activity, exploiting synergies between research groups and helping connectivity across Faculties.

This is delivered through an ambitious research strategy for the university covering income, collaborations and international relationships. Research Strategy & Performance is part of the Research Management and Innovation Directorate, which delivers the full spectrum of research management functions for the university.

The Arts & Sciences Research Development team provides strategic and operational support for research income generation activity across five faculties: the Dickson Poon School of Law;
Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy;
Faculty of Arts & Humanities;
King's Business School; and Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences.

The Health Research Development team provides a similar role across the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences (FoDOCS);
Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, (FoLSM), Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care (FoNMPC) and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN).

The increasingly interdisciplinary nature of research means that academic staff in Arts & Sciences, and in Health, have multiple collaborations with colleagues with other research expertise, requiring collaborative working with professional services and academic colleagues across the university.

This is a part time post at Grade 7, with a starting salary expectation of £53,947 per year (including LWA; pro‑rata at 0.6 FTE or 21 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

To discuss the role, please do contact the Director of Research Development (Arts & Sciences), Dr Camilla Darling, on

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: