MADAR Senior Academic Network Manager

We wish to appoint a Senior Academic Network Manager who will manage the day to day running of the MADAR portfolio, reporting to, and working closely with the project Principal Investigator, Professor Mariangela Palladino. The post-holder will provide overarching project management for MADAR's 3 strands, oversee MADAR's overall budget and the budgets of its commissioned projects and oversee the completion of all reporting mechanisms required by our funders. He/she will supervise the MADAR project's Administrator. He/she will champion MADAR's values of building equitable partnerships, coproduction and participation and identify and develop opportunities to share our research with the wider university, external audiences and the general public, online, at events and through various sector channels.

Applicants should hold a degree level qualification or have equivalent experience. They should have experience of successfully managing a large scale/complex project. They should be fluent in French. Fluency in Modern Standard Arabic or Maghrebi Arabic dialect is desirable but not essential. Applicants should have experience of partnership working and building new multidisciplinary networks., Disability Confident
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This post represents an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join a team of staff in Keele University's School of Humanities. The School of Humanities comprises English, Film Studies, History, Media, Music and Music Technology.
The Maghreb Action on Displacement and Rights (MADAR) - a five-year project - aims to directly impact the lives of people affected by displacement in the Maghreb region. The research is funded by the UKRI AHRC Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Collective Programme (Network Plus).

MADAR facilitates research collaborations and commissions research projects drawing on the regional expertise of UK and Maghreb-based scholars; supporting artistic and creative engagements is at the heart of our approach to tackle the social and political challenges associated with migration and displacement., Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience. With a turnover in excess of £170 million, over 12,500 students and a total staff of approximately 2000, the University provides high quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research. Further information can be found at http://www.keele.ac.uk.

Keele University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN charter and values equality and diversity across our workforce. We strive to ensure that our workforce is representative of broader society. In seeking to ensure our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles. The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible.