Engagement and Partnerships Officer

Engagement and Partnerships Officer for Healthy and Sustainable Places (HASP), Faculty of Environment

Salary: Grade 6 (£32,296 – £37,999 p.a. depending on experience).
Available on a fixed-term basis until 31 March 2029 to complete specific time limited work.
This role will be based on the University campus (with scope for hybrid working).
We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you an experienced and capable professional who has an interest in supporting and enabling research being applied to the public good? Are you keen to work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment?

We are seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated individual to join the Healthy and Sustainable Places (HASP) data service. HASP is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as part of  Smart Data Research UK, the national programme for smart data research.  

Smart data is data generated through everyday interactions with the digital world, including via mobile apps, navigation systems, social media, and shopping. It offers a powerful opportunity to understand society and improve lives. HASP will work with business and government to bring together smart data on place to enable researchers to explore place-based disparities in health and sustainability.

As Engagement and Partnerships Officer, you will work closely with the service’s professional services team and the senior leadership team. You will ensure that HASP collects timely evidence, and thoroughly documents the impact from its research. You will curate content for dissemination and organise events that attract our academic and business partners. You will assist HASP in attracting, recruiting and retaining partners. All of these activities contribute to the delivery of a framework for collating data and narratives on research impact(s), supporting academic colleagues in delivering their research objectives, promoting collaboration with wider stakeholders, and communicating the value of research undertaken using Smart Data.

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

What we offer in return

•    26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!

•    Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance

•    Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

•    Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.

•    Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact

 Professor Nik Lomax, Professor of Population Geography, email: N.M.Lomax@leeds.ac.uk

View All Vacancies