Overview
Impact and Engagement Officer (KP13063) – Bath, BA2 7AY
About the role
The Supergen Energy Networks Hub (SEN) is a £9m research project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The hub brings together collaborative teams from Industry, Academia, Government and Civil Society to carry out highly impactful, interdisciplinary research, to enable energy networks to become a driving force towards a rapid, safe and just transition to net zero.
The research Impact & Engagement Officer will work with the Research Projects and Programmes Manager to delivery impact and engagement activities for the EPSRC funded Supergen Energy Networks Impact Hub.
The post holder will advise and work alongside the Principal Investigators (PIs) that include the University’s Vice-Chancellor, and other academic and professional service colleagues.
SEN has a networks community of more than 750 individuals, which currently includes 36 active Academics and Researchers based across 7 Universities throughout the UK. A key aspect of this post is to liaise with over 50 Industry, Government and Policy partners, all at CEO and Director levels.
Duties Include
- Support and advise on development and implementation of impact and engagement strategy
- Identify additional funding opportunities
- Disseminate research and deliver impact activities
- Actively engage in forward planning ensuring alignment with the vision and ambition of the project
- Support the research, and delivery of the projects key achievements
- Coordinator with stakeholders, and wider team ensuring coordination of all aspects of the project
Further Information
This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) fixed term basis until September 2028
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lindsey Allen (Research Projects & Programmes Manager) on la955@bath.ac.uk
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
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What we can offer you:
We’re continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
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Closing Date: 19 Oct 2025
Department: Management, Specialist and Administration
Salary: £30,805 to £37,174
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