At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development of Trusted Research and ensure compliance across the University.
- Company: Cranfield University, a specialist postgraduate institution with global impact.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Other info: Join a supportive community focused on ambition, respect, and collaboration.
- Why this job: Shape research governance and make a significant impact on institutional practices.
- Qualifications: Experience in research governance and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 49735 - 57508 £ per year.
We welcome applications to join the Academic Excellence Unit as a Trusted Research Manager.
About the Role
This newly created role will lead the development and delivery of Trusted Research across the University. Working within the Research Excellence team, you will help ensure that research and international collaborations are innovative, secure and compliant, while fostering a culture of integrity, responsibility and good research practice. Working closely with senior stakeholders across the University, you will provide expert advice, lead assurance and due diligence processes, develop policies and training, and champion best practice. This highly visible role offers the chance to influence institutional practice, shape research governance and make a significant contribution to the University's research excellence agenda.
About You
You will bring significant experience of supporting research within a Higher Education or research-intensive environment, alongside an understanding of research governance, Trusted Research and the wider regulatory landscape. You will have a track record of developing and implementing policies, processes or frameworks, and of delivering effective guidance and training to support good practice. A confident and credible communicator, you will be skilled at building relationships and influencing stakeholders at all levels. You will combine excellent analytical and organisational skills with the ability to manage sensitive information, balance competing priorities and deliver projects successfully. Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, you will be proactive, adaptable and committed to enabling high-quality, responsible research.
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally.
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families.
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 13 September 2026
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