Research Impact Manager

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

Salary from £42,679 to £51,000 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £54,730 pa inclusive of London allowance

LSE is a leading social science institution with huge global impact. Our researchers are world-leading thinkers on critical issues, and our mission is to know the causes of things for the betterment of society. 

LSE Research and Innovation helps to develop and sustain an environment that makes LSE the best place in the world to do excellent and impactful social science research. We provide high quality support to LSE’s academics, students and alumni across all stages of the research lifecycle and ensure responsible research practice which complies with relevant regulations and operates with rigour and integrity. 

The Research Impact Manager will work with the Senior Research Impact Manager and others in the LSE’s Innovation & Impact team to proactively support the identification, generation, and optimisation of non-academic research impacts of any type, for any user or beneficiary, and via any appropriate pathway. They will support researchers, departments or centres and the School as a whole to plan for high-quality impact, and advise both on pathways to and monitoring, evaluating and evidencing impacts. This will include helping prepare impact-related components of LSE’s REF 2029 submission.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate excellent understanding of research impact and knowledge exchange and of pathways to impact, especially in the Social Sciences and Humanities. They must have experience of promoting best practice in, and producing guidelines and other materials relating to, research impact and knowledge exchange. The successful applicant will also be able to show experience of analysing and extracting salient points from complex data, including to provide advice and guidance to relevant colleagues and School committees.

The Research Impact Manager role is offered as a 12-month, fixed-term contract or 12-month secondment basis to cover the current role-holder’s secondment to another post. Although it is advertised a full-time role, we are open to discussion about part-time and flexible working arrangements.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

LSE is a learning organisation, and we aim to support colleagues within the Research & Innovation Division to reach their full potential, to enable them to progress their career, either within their current role or by moving to other roles within the Division.

LSE is a campus-based university and staff are expected to attend the London campus in fulfilling their role. Most staff balance working from the campus or remotely and for this we can role we can offer flexible working patterns, and a blend of on-campus and remote working. We therefore encourage applications from applicants who can regularly travel to the London campus and operate in a hybrid working environment.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email k.booluck@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 21^st March 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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