Research Security and Compliance Manager

About the Role

Recognising that international collaborations are dynamic and complex, and an area to which governments and funders are paying increasing attention in view of national security, we are recruiting a Research Security and Compliance Manager. This role will lead a team in identifying and mitigating risks related to international collaboration and enhance assurance in line with UK legislation and funder requirements.

About the Department

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is a global university, with international collaboration forming a major part of its research portfolio. Its distinctive features are the scale and breadth of its international partnerships, the wide range of funding it accesses, and the significant impact of its research and innovation on societies and communities around the world. Enhancing our international research collaboration is one of the priorities of the University Strategy 2030.

The Joint Research Management Office (JRMO) supports researchers across Queen Mary, University of London and Bart’s Health NHS Trust. Our highly trained team is on hand to support a diverse range of research activities, from getting a project off the ground to ensuring its smooth running and future development. Our services include: Accurate project costing, Tender/application preparation and advice, Ongoing financial management of grants and awards, Assistance with ethics applications, Assistance with Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency applications, International Research partnership building and bid development, risk assessment, export control, and research security compliance.

About You

This role will lead a team in identifying and mitigating risks related to international collaboration and enhance assurance in line with UK legislation and funder requirements. Managing a critical and ever-changing function in Trusted Research and security compliance, the postholder will be required to support the Head of International Research and Innovation in formulating policy and guidance to ensure Queen Mary’s compliance with UK Export Control and security legislation, as well as monitoring legislative and funding compliance for international research collaborations within a global context.

As part of the JRMO management team, with the potential to grow and develop the Research Security team, they will lead a team in advising Faculties on case due diligence, export licensing applications, and National Security and Investment Act (NSI Act) notifications, Foreign Influence and Registration Scheme (FIRS), and in developing University training concerning risks in international research.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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