ROCG Recruitment Application

Overview

The Research Organisation Consultation Group (ROCG) provides UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with insights and advice from a research and innovation management perspective on policies, processes and administrative arrangements associated with grants, fellowships, and studentships. 

As a member of the Group, you will have the opportunity to feed into areas of strategic importance to UKRI, drawing on your knowledge, experience, and networks, to ensure that UKRI is hearing feedback from the research organisation community.

Why your views matter

We are seeking enthusiastic and committed people to join ROCG. In your application you should evidence your abilities and potential in the following:  

• Can you demonstrate substantive knowledge and breadth of experience of the policies, processes and administrative arrangements for grants and other funding types from a Research Organisation perspective?  

• Can you provide what experience you have of research and/or innovation strategy or policy development within your organisation and the ability to influence change? 

• Do you hold an understanding of the work and operations of UKRI (or other funders) including knowledge of the funding application processes and of managing awards?  

• Can you describe your ideas for how you would support two-way dialogue between UKRI and ROCG members, for example utilising networks within your organisation or regional, sector or other networks outside your organisation? 

• Can you describe your motivation to join ROCG and any ideas or constructive feedback you would provide to UKRI to make things better for the sector? 

It is important that ROCG represents the broader research and innovation community that UKRI funds. UKRI welcomes applications from small, medium, and large UK based organisations from across the sector, including but not limited to universities, independent research organisations, research institutes and public sector research establishments. 

We have approximately 16 members on ROCG and have a rolling bi-annual renewal of the membership, whereby approximately half of the panel spaces will be available.