CREATE Centre Manager

at  University of Glasgow

JOB PURPOSE

To manage the overall running of the Centre for Responsible Electronics and circulAr Technologies (CREATE), a major investment towards accelerating a green economy for electronics.
CREATE will enable a shift to a fully sustainable electronic manufacturing model using a multidisciplinary strategy, with a focus on supporting the ‘Electech’ industry in Scotland. The Centre allows the region to address the current sustainability problems and provides an opportunity to scale across the UK to achieve a greater market share of this global industry.
You will engage with potential users of the research and to facilitate a dialogue with industry about technological challenges and translational opportunities. You will also be responsible for managing the work packages and aims of the grant, identify and help lead changes needed for the delivery of this cross college and university strategic grant.
You will provide regular financial, administrative and management reports, with recommendations as appropriate to the Strategic Advisory Board. The position offers extensive industry-facing networking opportunities, and an opportunity to support cross-disciplinary research and commercialisation activities.
The post holder will report to the PI, Professor Jeff Kettle, and will make sure that the project stays on track and that objectives, milestones and deliverable as well as any changes in the research are documented.
For informal enquires, please email Prof Jeff Kettle (jeff.kettle@glasgow.ac.uk).

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To manage and coordinate the Centre and to communicate decisions to key stakeholders, as appropriate.
2. To develop and implement a consistent and robust project management methodology, including the delivery of the overarching project and its work packages (WPs) within agreed timescales, budgets and scope.
3. To provide comprehensive project management support to the PI and co-PIs, including planning and monitoring, financial management, change management, reporting, and co-ordination of funds allocated to WPs.
4. To provide specialist advice and guidance to Academics, Central and College Research Support Staff, including knowledge of funders’ rules, regulations, systems and terms and conditions to ensure successful project delivery within allocated budget.
5. To communicate to key stakeholders, including communities, any updates to changes to the Terms and Conditions and FAQs of UKRI funding rules and/or partnership agreements.
6. To communicate with all relevant partners and stakeholder communities, including consultation and management of expectations; engaging and managing stakeholders from senior management to operational staff to ensure clarity in the delivery of key programme messages (verbal and written).
7. To be responsible for the creation and maintenance of the project risk register, coordination of regular reviews to identify and manage project risks, identify and implement mitigating actions and solutions, and highlight issues to the PI and co PIs, as appropriate.
8. To manage project milestones and deliverables to ensure successful completion of the overall programme and WPs.
9. To effectively coordinate with the programme team.
10. To manage effective liaison and communications across the programme stakeholders throughout the programme lifecycle.
11. To proactively manage the overall programme budget to maximise recovery within the rules of the funder and advising the Strategic Board on appropriate courses of action.
12. To liaise with the Central and College Research Support Teams to provide accurate information for claims and reporting to the funder.
13. To proactively identify opportunities to improve administrative systems, processes and procedures in order to improve the management of project delivery and participate in relevant working groups and liaising with staff from across the University to enhance its research performance and reputation.
14. To liaise with external partners where necessary to negotiate budget information and to balance priorities on the ‘flexible’ budget within the funding.
15. To act as the key contact coordinating any requests from funders for periodic updates on the grant progress, visits and requests for information, audits or to attend events or activities organised by funders concerning the programme.
16. To assist in the delivery of workshops, sandpits and annual events in collaboration with external stakeholders.
17. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the PI.