Corporate Governance Research Ethics Manager: The Alan Turing Institute
£50k (depending on experience) plus pension, private health incl. dental, 30 days annual leave, flexible working around core hours, 36-hour working week
London (NW1) with hybrid working
We are recruiting the new role of Corporate Governance (CG) Research Ethics Manager to join our small CG team, within the Office of the General Counsel at The Alan Turing Institute. Our CG team has responsibility for providing the secretariat and CG support services required for Turing’s Research Ethics (“TREx”) processes in accordance with the Turing’s new Research Ethics Policy. It’s an exciting time to join us and undertake interesting work as we ensure appropriate consideration be given to ethical matters relating to our research in data science and artificial intelligence (AI).
About the role: Reporting to the Senior Governance Manager, this is a multi-dimensional role working with stakeholders across the organisation including senior management and researchers. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Significant involvement in our TREx Panels:
- Lead on/facilitate our ethics review processes as per our TREx Frameworks including triaging initial ethics submissions prior to consideration by the reviewers and the panel
- Lead on appointment and renewal processes of panel members and reviewers
- Advise on matters of CG and the Charity Governance Code 2020
- Plan, arrange and prepare TREx Panel meetings
- Report drafting – outcomes, recommendations from ethics reviews
- Leading on ensuring the Turing’s Research Ethics Policy is maintained, horizon scanning for developments in the area; and delivering process improvements
- Assisting the Chair of the Research Ethics Panel to produce an annual report for the Audit and Risk Committee
- Delivering best practice secretariat services for the TREx Panel including maintaining of records.
- Develop and deliver appropriate training to those involved in our TREx processes
Your profile will include a degree qualification plus:
- Experience of:
- the charity and higher education sectors
- ethics processes particularly in research intensive organisations
- working with researchers and those at a senior level
- producing high quality training outputs and delivery
- company secretariat, governance or other administrative intensive work including organising and minuting senior level meetings
- risk management and the management of corporate policies
- An understanding of or interest in AI, data science and innovation (advantageous)
- Able to present complex information in an audience-appropriate format
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
- A collaborative, professionally confident relationship builder
About us: The Alan Turing Institute, as the UK’s national institute for data science and AI, plays an important part in driving forward advances in these technologies.
There is recognition of the importance of these technologies to our economic and social future: the so-called fourth industrial revolution. The technical challenge of keeping our data secure and private has grown in urgency and importance.
After launching in 2015 with six founding members including five universities, the Institute has grown an extensive network of university partners from across the UK and launched a number of major partnerships with industry, public and third sector. Today it is home to 500+ researchers and a talented business team. We are a regulated charity incorporated in England and Wales.
We are located at the British Library in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter (easy reach of Kings Cross, St Pancras and Euston). We currently work a hybrid model of remote and office working and are happy to discuss this with applicants. For more information about The Alan Turing Institute visit www.turing.ac.uk The Alan Turing Institute is committed to equality diversity and inclusion and to eliminating discrimination. All employees are expected to embrace, follow and promote our EDI Principles and Our Values.
Please call Elaine Rippon, our exclusively retained Consultant at Oakleigh Resourcing on 01477 534491 to chat about your interest in the role. You can also view the Role Profile on www.oakleighresourcing.co.uk To apply please email your CV with covering letter supporting your interest in the role to oak186@oakleighresourcing.co.uk