Challenging, interesting and constantly changing, the University of Derby is an exceptional place to learn and an incredibly rewarding place to work. Ours is an extraordinary educational environment and because we specialise in identifying and developing individual potential, you can be confident you'll receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress. Our combined higher and further education offering is spread over campuses in Derby, Buxton, Leek and Chesterfield and we have some of the best university facilities in the UK, investing more than £200 million in facilities in the last 10 years. We achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and with more than 34,000 people choosing to study with us every year, we depend on the dedication of a team of 2,200 academic and professional services staff. Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees a family-friendly, rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress. About the role We have an exciting opportunity for 3 Impact Administrators to join our Innovation and Research department. As Impact Administrator, you will provide excellent administrative and customer service, supporting research leads working on impact for the University’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) submission. You will work directly with academics and professional services teams to upload and maintain data within the University of Derby Impact Repository, support research-impact related events and their data capture and contribute to the administration of internal meetings and working groups. Here ‘Impact’ is understood as how our academics' research has a positive benefit for people and organisations beyond the University, so alongside internally focused administration there will also be liaison with external partners and organizations. You will be expected to collaborate across the institution on planning and delivery in line with the University Innovation & Research Strategy and in compliance with REF 2029 guidance. As part of this role, the Impact Administrator may be asked to work flexibly to provide wider operational support for the University’s REF 2029 submission. For more information about the REF, please see the REF website: https://www.ref.ac.uk/ On appointment, the job title for this role will be Impact Assistant. For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Larissa Allwork, Associate Professor in History and Impact via l.allwork@derby.ac.uk For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers under the Skilled Worker route for this role; however, applications are welcome from candidates who are able to demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. Please visit Applying from Overseas - How to apply for a job at the University of Derby - University of Derby for more information. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.