Programme Director for Centre of Excellence in Energetic Materials (CoEEM)

Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2026

Location: Shrivenham, Oxfordshire

About the Role

CoEEM is a UK Government-driven initiative to pull together and champion essential national capability in energetic materials which include explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics, and gas generators. In this role you will be responsible for the development, implementation and delivery of CoEEM vision and will play a pivotal role in driving this programme forward. You will be responsible for the operations management of non-academic functions of CoEEM which includes promoting and building awareness of CoEEM and providing support to the Head of Centre for Defence Chemistry for the overall management and leadership of CoEEM.

In addition to day-to-day running of CoEEM, you will project manage non-technical functions that promotes CoEEM and its activities. This includes building relationships and working with associated organisations to drive forward CoEEM membership and develop plans that provide coordinated research, training, test evaluation and knowledge in the Energetic Materials (EM) community.

About You

You will have a first/second class degree (or equivalent) in a science-related subject with experience of managing multiple strands of activities in either a higher education or scientific environment. In addition, you will have experience of influencing and directing people to achieve desired outcomes, and planning, managing, and delivering projects experience.

You will be strategically minded, but detail orientated, motivated and able to use own initiative.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Purnima Patani at p.patani@cranfield.ac.uk.

Interviews will be held 11 December 2024.

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