Industry Engagement Officer

Pay band: C, £35,000 - £41,900 per annum

The Royal Society is the national academy of science in the UK and plays a key role in promoting science and the value of science around the world. The Royal Society is committed to innovative scientific research wherever it is found - making use of its convening power, the Society brings leading scientists and leading industrialists together to build relationships, facilitate translation, and engage fully in the life of the Society.

The Society is looking for an Industry Engagement Officer to support the successful delivery of its industry focussed programme activities and events including, but not limited to:

· Skills and training initiatives such as PhD Training Programmes and career information events.

· The Royal Society's flagship industry event, Discovery to Prosperity (formerly Labs to Riches).

· Regional networking events such as Creating Connections.

· Providing secretariat support to the Science, Industry and Translation Committee.

· Supporting the successful delivery of the Science and Industry programme on time, to budget, and to the agreed scope. This includes:

(i) Delivering events, training programmes and meetings which build on the Society's commitment to innovative scientific research, to showcase excellence in UK industrial science, and strengthen links between the Society, industry, academia and the public.

(ii) Drafting a range of written materials, including the annual case study publications for Discovery to Prosperity (formerly Labs to Riches).

(iii) Maintaining up to date and accurate contacts relevant to science and industry.

· Working with the Industry Programme team to deliver engagement activities in support of the aims of the industry programme.

· Provide secretariat support to the Science, Industry and Translation committee fostering a successful working relationship with the committee.

· Developing key internal relationships across the Society and ensuring that industry activity is co-ordinated across the Society and the Science and Industry programme is presented in an effective manner.

· Representing the Society as appropriate at meetings and working effectively with other organisations in relation to science and industry work.

· Identifying and implementing methods for the promotion and support of translational activity.

· Ensuring appropriate evaluation methods are used for all Science and Industry programme activities.

· Contributing to other activities as required.

Location: Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG, plus the option for some hybrid remote working

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Knowledge/ skills/ abilities

• Good awareness of and demonstrable interest in a broad range of scientific
• the broader industry sector
• Essential

Circumstances

Self-management

• Works unsupervised and can motivate self
• Produces results under pressure
• Can manage in stressful situations
• Pushes for the best results

Working with others

• Contributes ideas and identifies opportunities to work with others both within the team and across the organisation
• Willing to provide feedback to sectional colleagues when requested
• Produces succinct presentations and papers for senior colleagues
• Understands when to seek senior advice on potentially delicate negotiations

Resource Management

• Makes the best of internal/external resources and coordinates well with external partners to best meet the needs of the Society
• Builds contingency into projects taking into account possible outside factors
• Sets and monitors performance against quality and results orientated targets
• Focuses on both short and long-term goals

Critical thinking

• Determines and clarifies the exact requirements of any situation
• Checks information for accuracy and raises concerns if information is inaccurate
• Extracts the key points succinctly, clearly and accurately
• Puts forward suggestions for improvement concerning current processes or systems
• Tries different ways of doing things to get the best results

Adaptability

• Overcomes obstacles and is not deterred by setbacks; checks assumptions and first principles and works out alternative approaches
• Reacts proactively to new challenges and works in a flexible manner to produce solutions
• Provides feedback and participates in discussions surrounding new ideas approaches or projects

Managing people and relationships

• Delegates effectively, setting clear expectations and authority
• Monitors results and feedbacks to team on a regular basis
• Recognises others' contributions and acknowledges their limits
• Helps others to identify ways to improve their performance
• Prioritises supervisory responsibilities and carries them out in a timely fashion
• Understands and can identify client/stakeholder/staff needs and looks for opportunities to improve