Impact Delivery Manager in London

Join Imperial College London and shape the future of large-scale, impact-driven interdisciplinary research. Are you passionate about driving real-world change through research? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and societal impact? Are you motivated by the pressing societal challenges of our time – whether at the intersection of human and artificial intelligence, health and technology, environmental sustainability and/or new frontiers of space, security and telecoms? If so, we invite you to join Imperial College London as our Impact Delivery Manager for our School of Convergence Science.

We are building a team of impact-driven professionals with the skills and agility to turn research into real-world solutions. The School of Convergence Science – central to Imperial’s new strategy – is seeking an Impact Delivery Manager to work with Co-Directors to take bold visions and turn them into measurable societal impact. The School is designed to accelerate interdisciplinary research, amplify global influence, attract top talent and funding, and, most importantly, deliver tangible benefits in areas of critical importance to society.

This role will be specifically assigned to either the Human and Artificial Intelligence theme or the Space, Security and Telecommunications theme.

• Leading the co-development of an Impact Plan for one of the themes in collaboration with Co-Directors, ensuring alignment with institutional strategy and societal priorities across commercialisation, policy influence, community engagement, and global partnerships.
• Working with the Co-Directors to design and embed impact pathways within research missions, fostering innovation ecosystems and inclusive knowledge exchange that translate academic outputs into real-world change.
• Embedding outcome-oriented planning and evaluation tools across School activities to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement in delivering societal, economic, and environmental impact.

What we are looking for:

• A track record of designing, implementing, and embedding outcome-oriented planning and evaluation frameworks across large-scale research programmes, centres, or consortia. You will have direct experience aligning impact strategies ensuring that research activities are not only measurable but meaningfully contribute to real-world change.
• Subject-matter expertise in one of the core thematic areas paired with the intellectual agility to support and engage across other interdisciplinary domains. You will be confident working with leading academics to understand and articulate the potential impact of complex research, and to tailor strategies that resonate with diverse stakeholders and funders.
• A deep commitment to enabling research that delivers tangible societal benefit.

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
• Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days’ annual leave and generous pension schemes).
• Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel.
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.